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Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 9:55 am
by AnilS
Criteria is;
No more than £500 ideally

1.0 - 1.6 engine preferred

Manual

Good MOT

Plenty of life left in it.

Something along the lines of a Lupo/Arosa/Swift/Polo/Ibiza/Focus ........................... You get the picture.

Prefer something no more than 30 miles from B61 and happy to pay cash on collection.

Thanks  ;)

Re: Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 2:50 pm
by max
O/t but is your GTR white with the plate ending ANL?

Re: Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 4:39 pm
by AnilS
Yes Sir  :)

Re: Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:35 pm
by max
Very nice.
Spotted you last (or this!) week coming down the Wolverhampton Road in Oldbury.
I was in the Sterling Grey X5 coming out by the Wernley

Re: Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:23 pm
by pvr
Stick with a Polo, the first one I bought for the children was a delight to maintain with no expense during the 3 years / 30k miles. You can still understand the engine workings as well on those cars  :))

Re: Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:17 pm
by 535dboy
Or you should be able to get the 50th anniversary beetle for £500

Talking of which are you at mid Sussex tonight PVR?

Re: Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:30 pm
by pvr
Nope, not worthy. Probably because I was not complimentary about the Macan  :))

Re: Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 4:32 pm
by AnilS
[quote="max"]
Very nice.
Spotted you last (or this!) week coming down the Wolverhampton Road in Oldbury.
I was in the Sterling Grey X5 coming out by the Wernley
[/quote]

I wasn't speeding was I?  :P

Thanks for the spot  ;)

Re: Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 4:43 pm
by 535dboy
[quote="pvr"]
Nope, not worthy. Probably because I was not complimentary about the Macan  :))
[/quote]

I was but can't be arsed now.

Re: Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 7:03 pm
by max
[quote="AnilS"]
[quote="max"]
Very nice.
Spotted you last (or this!) week coming down the Wolverhampton Road in Oldbury.
I was in the Sterling Grey X5 coming out by the Wernley
[/quote]

I wasn't speeding was I?  :P

Thanks for the spot  ;)
[/quote]

Just slow enough for me to get a good look  :))

Re: Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 8:20 am
by AnilS
:))

I normally drive like an  O:-)

:))

I was visiting my Dad. Lives by the BMW garage.

Re: Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:43 pm
by AnilS
Budget up to £1k but looking to go less.

Thanks

Re: Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 8:40 pm
by AnilS
OK. Hopefully winter "runabout" arriving on Monday. Came out of leftfield!

Re: Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 8:44 pm
by X5Sport
Pushbike, or Moped?

Re: Wanted : Cheap winter runabout

Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 9:41 am
by AnilS
Being loaned to me for 6 months!  :-[

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