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slickliner6 · #16 Post by **slickliner6** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:41 pm

guiddyfaint wrote:What have you finally decided with?

no decision as yet.but cant really go and look until i get home (about another 2 weeks yet)

fatboy · #17 Post by **fatboy** » Sat Dec 01, 2012 6:38 pm

My partner in crime at work has just bought a tiny Kia Rollerskate, 999cc and costs a piddling £30 a year to tax !

blinkey501 · #18 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Dec 02, 2012 7:33 am

I think when buying any car now you have to take into consideration the road tax, I have just bought a renault laguna off my bosses wife which i can remember him buying for her.
It really is a nice car but its an 1800cc and the tax for 12 months when i have to tax it will be 250 quid.
My 206 estate has just sneaked up to 170 quid which is a 1100cc.

On another note colin who i work with has a 17 year old son who has passed his test and colin has helped him with insurance. Colin has also done all the work on the car for MOT and even taxed it for his lad....I think he is very lucky.
I had to laugh though has colin told me friday his son has done over a thousand miles in two weeks

slickliner6 · #19 Post by **slickliner6** » Sun Dec 02, 2012 7:51 am

I am taking everything into consideration,but mainly the insurance.

although it aint gonna be as bad as a lads insurance.
The kind of cars im looking at is...... Yaris,KA,saxo,206,corsa,matiz (in that order).
Found a great insurance company for females, diamond.co.uk ,for a yaris its under £700 (TPFT).(thats awesome compared to gocompare or that fecking meerkat one)lol.

So i just gotta get home so i can go looking at the cars i found on the tinterweb.

blinkey501 · #20 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:46 am

slickliner6 wrote:I am taking everything into consideration,but mainly the insurance.

although it aint gonna be as bad as a lads insurance.
The kind of cars im looking at is...... Yaris,KA,saxo,206,corsa,matiz (in that order).
Found a great insurance company for females, diamond.co.uk ,for a yaris its under £700 (TPFT).(thats awesome compared to gocompare or that fecking meerkat one)lol.

So i just gotta get home so i can go looking at the cars i found on the tinterweb.

Well i can tell you what to look for when buying a 206.
Back bushes on the wishbones are the main issue. When test driving the car put your foot down and see if the car pulls slightly to one side, then take your foot off the excellerator and see if it pulls the other eway. Thats how to test them.
If you hear a clunking noise from the front end when going over bumps its one or both anti roll bar links
The radiator fans on the 1100cc bearings fail has they have a small motor, but a replacement can be found for 60 quid on ebay.No other peugeot model fits. Ask me how i know.
If you look at the rear of the vehicle from a distance and the car has excessive negative camber that is due to the bearings in the rear axle worn, peugeots have a trailing arm set up. It will not be the wheel bearings!
It is easier to change the rear axle, but this is not just the 206 all the peugeots they suffer the same fate at higher miles.
That said these are not bad cars i have had seven peugeots.
The saxo is the same demons has the above but it is same has the 106 peugeot in size and floor pan etc. Apart from the panels they are the same car!
I would not rule out a renault clio in your list too has they are good little cars.
The up side for the KA is they are cheap and cheerfull but back light bulbs are a bas*ard to change has the back bumper has to come off!!!!
Corsa,s are good little cars and spares are readily availabe and they are easy to work on. But having the choice i would have the yaris. Toyota reliability is second to none.
I have worked on all the above cars and i can say whole heartidly......The KA's back bulbs are really a Bas*ard. Really.. Really really really.

slickliner6 · #21 Post by **slickliner6** » Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:15 pm

blinkey501 wrote:
slickliner6 wrote:I am taking everything into consideration,but mainly the insurance.

although it aint gonna be as bad as a lads insurance.
The kind of cars im looking at is...... Yaris,KA,saxo,206,corsa,matiz (in that order).
Found a great insurance company for females, diamond.co.uk ,for a yaris its under £700 (TPFT).(thats awesome compared to gocompare or that fecking meerkat one)lol.

So i just gotta get home so i can go looking at the cars i found on the tinterweb.
Well i can tell you what to look for when buying a 206.
Back bushes on the wishbones are the main issue. When test driving the car put your foot down and see if the car pulls slightly to one side, then take your foot off the excellerator and see if it pulls the other eway. Thats how to test them.
If you hear a clunking noise from the front end when going over bumps its one or both anti roll bar links
The radiator fans on the 1100cc bearings fail has they have a small motor, but a replacement can be found for 60 quid on ebay.No other peugeot model fits. Ask me how i know.
If you look at the rear of the vehicle from a distance and the car has excessive negative camber that is due to the bearings in the rear axle worn, peugeots have a trailing arm set up. It will not be the wheel bearings!
It is easier to change the rear axle, but this is not just the 206 all the peugeots they suffer the same fate at higher miles.
That said these are not bad cars i have had seven peugeots.
The saxo is the same demons has the above but it is same has the 106 peugeot in size and floor pan etc. Apart from the panels they are the same car!
I would not rule out a renault clio in your list too has they are good little cars.
The up side for the KA is they are cheap and cheerfull but back light bulbs are a bas*ard to change has the back bumper has to come off!!!!
Corsa,s are good little cars and spares are readily availabe and they are easy to work on. But having the choice i would have the yaris. Toyota reliability is second to none.
I have worked on all the above cars and i can say whole heartidly......The KA's back bulbs are really a Bas*ard. Really.. Really really really.

ta blinkster.
very informative,i will take it all into consideration.

HowardQ · #22 Post by **HowardQ** » Sun Dec 02, 2012 11:34 pm

I'd seriously consider the Yaris.
Well built, reliable, economical and not usually driven by boy racers, so might be good to insure.
(Saxo, Corsa and to some extent the 206 are all popular cars for the lads).

fatboy · #23 Post by **fatboy** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:20 pm

TBH any small compact car will not be easy to work on cos its erm small and compact

Iguess it comes down to price and availability, Ford,Vaux parts will always be cheaper than jap
If you go French then GSF are prob the cheapest parts you will find ( german, swedish. french )
Have to agree with HQ, yaris a top lil motor,lot less likely to have been thrashed by a testosterone fueled spotty git

slickliner6 · #24 Post by **slickliner6** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:01 am

Well..............its all sorted.......

Fiat seciento s,,899cc,,
2000 reg (Irish plate,imported).
61000 miles.(old mot's to back up mileage)
full service history.
12 months mot.
6 months tax.
radio/CD player (highly important for a 17yr old girl.lol).
very very tidy(tiny rust spot inside boot lid).
price paid = £600
Insurance(in her name) = £664 fully comp (£350 total excess).

quite pleased with it all TBH.

D-Rider · #25 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:05 am

Astounding!

HowardQ · #26 Post by **HowardQ** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:13 pm

That sounds pretty good all round, hope she enjoys it.

Years ago Terri had two old style Pandas and a Punto, which were all reliable and lasted well other than the early Panda which had a bit of rust.
Terri loved all three cos they were so easy to park, were very economical and always started well.

D-Rider · #27 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:55 pm

HowardQ wrote:
Years ago Terri had two old style Pandas

Bet they didn't breed

HowardQ · #28 Post by **HowardQ** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:19 pm

Yes they did!

We called it Punto, but it looked nothing like the parents, it was metalic green, (possibly from eating too much fresh bamboo.).
If I ate lots of fresh bamboo, it would turn me green.

slickliner6 · #29 Post by **slickliner6** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:29 am

Cant wait to see her face xmas morning teehee.

blinkey501 · #30 Post by **blinkey501** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:20 pm

slickliner6 wrote:Cant wait to see her face xmas morning teehee.

Thst will be a lovely surprise for her, nice one