Suggestions for cheap car due to MoT fail of current one

[KungFooBob]

Boxsters?

Google IMS and RMS, I dare you.

Then check out the VED cost

[mangocrazy]

Boxsters?

Google IMS and RMS, I dare you.

Did it a while back. Barry Hart's name came up. Also Jon at Stanwood engineering in Clay Cross is up to his armpits in broken and scored Porsche cylinders.

[KungFooBob]

The early ones don't get bore scoring, that's the 2nd gens and the 911's.

If you want a laugh look at the cost of road tax for an early 00's Boxster S.

[KungFooBob]

Buy her a nice MB SL, just not one with ABC.

[mangocrazy]

We've now switched attention to a 2012 Ford Focus Estate with 1.6L petrol engine. One minute we're bouncing off the rev limiter, next minute crawling through treacle.

[ZRX61]

We've now switched attention to a 2012 Ford Focus Estate with 1.6L petrol engine. One minute we're bouncing off the rev limiter, next minute crawling through treacle.

Had a Focus, it went through 4 transmissions in the first 10k miles. The first tranny lasted 57 miles from new.

[mangocrazy]

We've now switched attention to a 2012 Ford Focus Estate with 1.6L petrol engine. One minute we're bouncing off the rev limiter, next minute crawling through treacle.

Had a Focus, it went through 4 transmissions in the first 10k miles. The first tranny lasted 57 miles from new.

What series/model year was that?

[weeksy]

We've now switched attention to a 2012 Ford Focus Estate with 1.6L petrol engine. One minute we're bouncing off the rev limiter, next minute crawling through treacle.

Had a Focus, it went through 4 transmissions in the first 10k miles. The first tranny lasted 57 miles from new.

We've had multiple Focus/Fiestas since 2012, never had a single issue with any of them. It's basically what the wife drives. I've owned 7 Mondeos and had very little in the way of issues.
I've done 57,000 in 2 years in the Transit with no issues.

[Ditchfinder]

How about a fabia estate?

[Count Steer]

I was going to suggest 'go large' and get a Skoda Superb estate but, looking at S/H prices you're talking 150k miles in the stated price bracket. (There's even one at 240k miles for about £2.5k - diesel obvs).

[weeksy]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186889711411 ... R8r65_-bZQ

Perfect, petrol, estate, decent miles,

[mangocrazy]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186889711411 ... R8r65_-bZQ

Perfect, petrol, estate, decent miles,

I like the look of that. Right price, right mileage, right spec. Will investigate.

[mangocrazy]

As far as I can make out, that Mondeo has the (rather rare) Mazda-developed DOHC 16v petrol engine that makes around 140 bhp. The vast majority of Mondeo estates of that era have TDCi diesel engines.

[weeksy]

As far as I can make out, that Mondeo has the (rather rare) Mazda-developed DOHC 16v petrol engine that makes around 140 bhp. The vast majority of Mondeo estates of that era have TDCi diesel engines.

Right?

[mangocrazy]

As far as I can make out, that Mondeo has the (rather rare) Mazda-developed DOHC 16v petrol engine that makes around 140 bhp. The vast majority of Mondeo estates of that era have TDCi diesel engines.

Right?

It's good. Stuff like that appeals to the nerd in me. Most car buyers probably wouldn't care about what's under the hood as long as it used their preferred fuel, but I like to know...

[weeksy]

As far as I can make out, that Mondeo has the (rather rare) Mazda-developed DOHC 16v petrol engine that makes around 140 bhp. The vast majority of Mondeo estates of that era have TDCi diesel engines.

Right?

It's good. Stuff like that appeals to the nerd in me. Most car buyers probably wouldn't care about what's under the hood as long as it used their preferred fuel, but I like to know...

I had a 2008ish petrol one for a while, went perfectly fine and happy. Only sold it because i went to the pain in the squeaky arse CR-V.

[ZRX61]

What series/model year was that?

I don't recall, probably about 20 years ago. Ford bought it back so the only cost was fuel

[Dodgy69]

Auto Trader...put your price in, distance, etc etc, you might find a little gem, private.

[MyLittleStudPony]

Old Honda Accord estate? They're hard to fault for what they are.

[mangocrazy]

How about a fabia estate?

Good shout. Mrs Mango doesn't want anything too big, and a Fabia Estate is less threatening than the bigger Skodas or a Mondeo.