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  Corsa C 1.3CDTi SXi/Energy/Breeze.
  Corsa C 1.4 SXi/Exclusiv/SRi
  Astra G 2.0 DTi
  Astra G 1.7 CDTi
  Focus 1.8 TDCi (Mk1)
  Toyota Corolla 1.4 VVTi
  Fiat Grande Punto (rare in budget, 1.4 16v or 1.3 Multijet 90ps)
  Fiat Stilo 1.9JTD


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LeeM
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25th Jan 10 at 23:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/828391.htm
air con, alloys, cam chain (no belt, no need to change) tax is £125 a year, and for an added bonus cruise control can be retro fitted pretty easily.
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
For a 1.4 Corsa, at 22 with 3NCB and 0 claims (which won't actually be true until August when I renew) it was £600ish


try igo4 brokers. im 22, 1 ncd 0 claims 0 points but a dr10 ban. 700 for my sri c
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Passat TDi
deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by lee_wee
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/828391.htm
air con, alloys, cam chain (no belt, no need to change) tax is £125 a year, and for an added bonus cruise control can be retro fitted pretty easily.

Something like that is very tempting I must admit.
LeeM
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25th Jan 10 at 23:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do it, i love mine! i picked mine up on an 04 with 70k for £2700
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I would say a GSi-T but I've just averaged about 10-15 mpg tonight

Corsa C would be my choice tbh mate, 1.3CDTi !
Whittie
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http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1424456.htm
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
Zetec S is in the £5000 budget, and a much more exciting car than any of those.

Find one, in a derv, and I'll give you a big sloppy kiss. They have gone up in value


Could be knocked down??

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201003350823868/sort/priceasc/usedcars/make/ford/model/fiesta/fuel-type/diesel/maximum-age/up_to_5_years_old/transmission/manual/quantity-of-doors/3/price-from/4000/body-type/hatchback/maximum-mileage/up_to_60000_miles/engine-size-cars/1-4l_to_1-6l/keywords/zetec%20s/postcode/da124uw/page/1/radius/1501?previous=%2Fsearch%2Fresults%2Fusedcars%2Fpostcode%2Fda124uw%2Fradius%2F1501%2Fmake%2Fford%2Fmodel%2Ffiesta%2Fkeywords%2Fzetec%2520s%2Ffuel-type%2Fdiesel%2Fmaximum-age%2Fup_to_5_years_old%2Ftransmission%2Fmanual%2Fquantity-of-doors%2F3%2Fprice-from%2F4000%2Fbody-type%2Fhatchback%2Fmaximum-mileage%2Fup_to_60000_miles%2Fengine-size-cars%2F1-4l_to_1-6l%2Fsort%2Fpriceasc%2Fpage%2F1&logcode=p

Result if they've gone up in price though, well for me anyway as I'm selling
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
quote:
Originally posted by deano87
quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
Zetec S is in the £5000 budget, and a much more exciting car than any of those.

Find one, in a derv, and I'll give you a big sloppy kiss. They have gone up in value


Could be knocked down??

Result if they've gone up in price though, well for me anyway as I'm selling

Big kiss

It's only the dervs which seem to have gone up in price.
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quote:
Originally posted by lil_g
I would say a GSi-T but I've just averaged about 10-15 mpg tonight

Corsa C would be my choice tbh mate, 1.3CDTi !


is this what iv got to look forward to!

yours standard? pretty slow standard tbh
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your 22 and 4 years ncb, and your insurance is still that much who are you goin with, rip me off . com ?
StueyBoy1989
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oh and corsa exclusive would be the one for me if i was you.
Ant
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26th Jan 10 at 09:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Buy my 1.7 Sri cdti for 5k
Whittie
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Just get an e36 M3.
Iain M
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http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1446377.htm
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Originally posted by Iain M
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1446377.htm


do it, spend the rest of the budget on insurance and petrol
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What about one of the 306 hdi jobs?
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Naaa don't fancy a 306.

Think I might try and track down a nice Exclusiv. Keep an eye out for ones for sale privately.
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why spend £5k

go out and get a 1.7 TD astra for 500- 700 with as long an MOT as possible, when it breaks / needs a belt scrap it and buy another one, dont see the point in spendng £5k on a car you dont want to enjoy
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As much as it gauls me to admit it, i'd say your best bet would be a focus Deano.

I would suggest the Astra too but steering faults on these are far too costly and common for it to better tha focus in the purchasing stakes.

I know i'd never spend that kind of money on a daily driver and if I had 5k to spend on a car I know exactly what it would be going on and it wouldn't be getting wasted on some paltry, mundane eurobox daily beater.

Unless you're dead set on pissing five grand away, i'd say get an earlier focus and just kill that every day. They seem to go on and on and on in spite of all kinds of abuse and neglect.
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quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
quote:
Originally posted by lil_g
I would say a GSi-T but I've just averaged about 10-15 mpg tonight

Corsa C would be my choice tbh mate, 1.3CDTi !


is this what iv got to look forward to!

yours standard? pretty slow standard tbh


Yeah standard powerwise mate. Very thirsty on boost, not otherwise.

Need to pay you a visit to be fair!
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1.4 corsa petrol
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Fiesta Zetec-S TDCi is the one to go for mate.

I bought mine with the full ST bodykit, lowered on eibach springs, K&N panel filter, 17" multispokes and facelift headlights for £5.5k

Only £35 a year tax, 50+mpg and very cheap insurance.
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quote:
Originally posted by swill_omnibus
1.7CDTi SRi

Jambo
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Deano. Live a little.

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