kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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Looking to probably sell up my blobeye Subaru later in the year, group 20 insurance and 14mpg is killing me! Going to be mainly sharing a car with my mum now, looking to get a Mini Cooper S or something.
Anyway...
Started to look around for temporary cars for under a grand. Done this in the past but always ended up with something chavvy i.e. Punto GT Turbo, 206 GTi as they had a (bit...) of poke. However I don't really care anymore tbh, looking around it seems Mondeo's are available in decent spec for really cheap money! Ones like these...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201111382492348/sort/priceasc/transmission/manual/price-to/1000/maximum-age/up_to_10_years_old/fuel-type/petrol/model/mondeo/make/ford/postcode/ss12uq/page/1/keywords/leather/radius/60/advert-type/featured-listing/dealer/19008/usedcars?logcode=flp
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201112382507978/sort/priceasc/usedcars/price-to/1000/maximum-age/up_to_10_years_old/fuel-type/petrol/transmission/manual/model/mondeo/make/ford/page/1/radius/60/postcode/ss12uq?logcode=p
There's loads of them tbh. Nice interior, those are the two leather ones around my area, look fairly modern Ii'd say they look £2,000 worth of car. Do we know anything about them? Don't care about the mega miles but are they reasonably reliable? Or do you know of any other car similar... VW Bora/Passat are other possibilities. Basically looking for something that looks more than it's worth?  and modern enough not for the interior to depress me 
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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Oh and I know the £150 Mondeo is actually £1,150... but obviously it's reasonable to think he'd take a grand for it.
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
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My dad has an 02 reg 1.8 and to be fair it's quite a nice car. Didn't realise you could pick them up so cheap now! For something to run around in for a bit I wouldn't say no tbh.
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Jed D
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quote:
Originally posted by kz
Don't care about the mega miles
then you're getting a bargain at them prices, people run a mile when they see alot of numbers on the dash.
if i had to own a ford it'd be one of them
heard endless problems with the steering on focus's and fezzys
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
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Oh, the only problem my dad's car has is that the driver's rear door is rusting from the inside out The steering makes creaking noises at low speed but it's always done that and he's had it years so if it's broken then it can't be that broken.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by JedDy
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Originally posted by kz
Don't care about the mega miles
if i had to own a ford it'd be one of them
heard endless problems with the steering on focus's and fezzys
steering? what marks? theres 3 marks of focus and 7 marks of fiesta so try and be more specific
mondeos are great cars. my dad has a diesel estate with 170k on the clock and it's still going well. most reliable car he's ever had.
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dannymccann
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My mums old l reg 1.9 petrol estate had 150k on it 5 years ago, its still going strong even though it was an insurance write off
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
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Nice one seem pretty solid then kinda planning a coastal tour of the UK, that would be a test and a half for it!
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