looking for a new car

[iain_herts]

Hi all i am currently looking for a new car i have a rover 414sli G reg at mo and in the past 4 months been hit 3 times out side work all by lorry drivers.so i am after a new car i live in hertfordshire(waltham cross) has any1 had any dealing with peogot bristal street in waltham cross iv seen a peogot 106 s reg £3500 my limit is about £4000 mainly after a car cheap to run and cheap to insure.

thanks iain

[Steve H]

Something like a 2001 Focus 1.6 Zetec? Unsure if you can get one of them for 4k, more like 5k.

What sort of size are you after?

[iain_herts]

something smaller than wot i have like a corse peogot size

[paulyoung666]

i know you said you have a budget but ........... , have you thought about a new small car , some of the deals can be very good indeed , were you thinking about finance for it or buying it outright ?????????? :)

[iain_herts]

i have a loan from my bank of £4000 im only 19 so cant get the free insurence ones

[paulyoung666]

i have a loan from my bank of £4000 im only 19 so cant get the free insurence ones



well it was worth a thought :erm: :D :D :D

i reckon buying from a main dealer will not be the best idea , have a look at a reputable secondhand car place , recomendation is the thing to look for ;) , have a look at this (http://www.parkers.co.uk/pricing/used_car/valuation.aspx?deriv=15041&plate=59&pay=false&buyorsell=buy) and you should see the reason why i said stay away from the main dealers ;) :D :D :D

[Dave Stones]

have you tried the auto trader used car search? its proven very useful for me :)

[edit] and dont forget to check the ABI website to see what group it is in, if you dont already know. teh car i want is a group 16, greedy bloody insurers :(

[iain_herts]

i have been looking in the auto trader but i want to go with a dealer/second hand dealer my mum got her astra from 1 about 4 years ago and they where good

[Dave Stones]

i dunno, if you go to the auto trader website you can set it to search for trade only...

[iain_herts]

cheers for that cos i rely want a corsa 2001 X Reg VAUXHALL Corsa 1.2i 16V Comfort £3700

[paulyoung666]

cheers for that cos i rely want a corsa 2001 X Reg VAUXHALL Corsa 1.2i 16V Comfort £3700


did you check out the link i provided earlier , a main dealer will have your eyes out :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

[Mick]

Or check this deal:-

03 REG VAUXHALL CORSA 1.2 CLUB 3DR RRP: £9075. DC Cook Price £4695. (http://www.dccook.co.uk/newcars2.asp?CID=9756)

[Chris W]

cheers for that cos i rely want a corsa 2001 X Reg VAUXHALL Corsa 1.2i 16V Comfort £3700

Not quite what you are looking for... but similar

here (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9858&item=2488954191&rd=1)

there is quite a selection here (http://motors.listings.ebay.co.uk/Cars_Vauxhall-Opel_W0QQa38Z2623QQa39Z1967QQa41Z2024QQa6ZQ2d24QQa 85Z2614QQalistZa39Q2ca41Q2ca6Q2ca85Q2ca38Q2ca3801Q QcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQ copagenumZ1QQfromZR2QQgcsZ13QQgotopageZQQloglZ0QQl opgZQQpfZShowQ20ItemsQQpf_queryZQQpfidZ1150QQreqty peZ2QQsacategoryZ9858QQsapricehiZQQsapriceloZQQsat itleZQQsbrftogZ1QQsocmdZListingItemListQQsofocusZp fQQsosortorderZ1QQsosortpropertyZ1QQsotrZ2)
but i didn't look to see if any are local to you, the first one linked is those.

MB

[gary_580]

Consider a Peugeot Deisel. Will save you in servicing costs and fuel and probably will mean cheaper insurance to the performance too.

[paulyoung666]

so it looks as though £3500 for a 's' reg 106 was way over the top as i suspected :erm: :erm:

[iain_herts]

yeah Deisel mmm FREE Deisel but it will have to stop at every bus stop if u get wot i mean

[Marge]

Can I jump on the bandwagon :erm: Looks like my compo may be coming through soonish and I want an MGF, any ideas ????

[iain_herts]

1999 VAUXHALL CORSA 1.6 Sport Manual,
3 door, Hatchback, Black, 52000 miles, Central Locking, Front Electric Windows, Air Conditioning, Power Steering, Drivers Air Bag, Alloy Wheels, Colour Keyed Body, One Owner, Radio Cassette £3795.

Grays CarsDealer's Website Dealer's Location


Distance: 1 miles
Price: £3,795

wot u recon on this

[paulyoung666]

1999 VAUXHALL CORSA 1.6 Sport Manual,
3 door, Hatchback, Black, 52000 miles, Central Locking, Front Electric Windows, Air Conditioning, Power Steering, Drivers Air Bag, Alloy Wheels, Colour Keyed Body, One Owner, Radio Cassette £3795.

Grays CarsDealer's Website Dealer's Location


Distance: 1 miles
Price: £3,795

wot u recon on this


parkers (http://www.parkers.co.uk/pricing/used_car/valuation.aspx?deriv=13520&plate=59&pay=false&buyorsell=buy)


why is there such a difference i wonder :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd:

[iain_herts]

yeah y's is there a difference think i wait and ask a mate at work his mate own a grays and he said he do me a deal so see wot he offers

[paulyoung666]

yeah y's is there a difference think i wait and ask a mate at work his mate own a grays and he said he do me a deal so see wot he offers


whats a grays :confused: :confused: :confused:

[iain_herts]

grays is the ford place near me that do second hand cars
EDIT whops my mistack its not ford it my local second hand dealer but not ford

[homealone]

Can I jump on the bandwagon :erm: Looks like my compo may be coming through soonish and I want an MGF, any ideas ????

get one with a roof - it has been known for rain to affect Manchester :D

[Marge]

get one with a roof - it has been known for rain to affect Manchester :D

Well I don't think it's rained today so thats one day out of 365 so I'm gonna take the chance ;)

[Escapee]

Consider a Peugeot Deisel. Will save you in servicing costs and fuel and probably will mean cheaper insurance to the performance too.

The Peugeot 106 1500cc diesel is not one of their best engines, they have a tendency to crack cylinder heads. breakers yards find heads from these engines are in huge demand.

[Dave Stones]

Consider a Peugeot Deisel. Will save you in servicing costs and fuel and probably will mean cheaper insurance to the performance too.
what world are you living in? pump costs at the local:

petrol 81.9
diesel 82.9
lpg 38.9

hehe saving on diesel? not at the pump anyway ;)

[iain_herts]

yeah ok diesel cost more but you get more miles out of a tank of diesel than u do petro plus if i did get a diesel car i dont pay for it i know some1 who can get it for free. my mum has a vauxhall astra diesel 1.7 and she can get like 500 miles out of 1 tank

[paulyoung666]

yeah ok diesel cost more but you get more miles out of a tank of diesel than u do petro plus if i did get a diesel car i dont pay for it i know some1 who can get it for free. my mum has a vauxhall astra diesel 1.7 and she can get like 500 miles out of 1 tank


free diesel :tu: :tu: :tu:

it is white isnt it ;)

[iain_herts]

well mmmm it er comes from er a big vechical that carrys ppl

[paulyoung666]

well mmmm it er comes from er a big vechical that carrys ppl



well then it should be white , mind you it aint g'teed to be , i would be careful , getting caught with red in your tank is going to be painful ;) , and even if you have a tank of white they can tell you have been using red :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd:

[iain_herts]

na its deff white they dont use red only farmers do

[Julian]

na its deff white they dont use red only farmers do

And marine diesel. :)

[Escapee]

well then it should be white , mind you it aint g'teed to be , i would be careful , getting caught with red in your tank is going to be painful ;) , and even if you have a tank of white they can tell you have been using red :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd:

One of the guys I worked with used domestic central heating fuel, it's exactly the same as diesel but doesn't contain the added heavy oil ingredient. If you used it neat it would wreck the engine because it lacks the necessary lubricant, he used to measure the viscosity with a viscosity cup of normal diesel and then keep adding normal engine oil to heating fuel and measure the viscosity until they were the same. He could then work out the amount of engine oil required for x amount of central heating fuel. He said he had to do this for each delivery of fuel because grades varied so much, he was running with it for a couple of years and clocked up over 30K without any adverse affects. (the car had done over 130K by the time he got rid of it) He lives in a rural are and stopped the process when the authorities started dipping tanks in his area to check for farmers using it in their cars. He says its undetectable but was afraid to take the risk. He now has a modern diesel and is a bit more worried about the injectors and engin management.

He has done some wierd and wonderfull things and is a very clever guy, he once tapped his inlet manifold and regulated LPG in to see if it worked, and he said it was a success. He said the downside was carrying the Propane bottle on the back seat of his fiat 126 was dangerous and a bit of a pain.

[orangebird]

Can I jump on the bandwagon :erm: Looks like my compo may be coming through soonish and I want an MGF, any ideas ????

Yes, don't get one - renound for blowing head gaskets, leaky hoods etc etc etc. If you want a little sporty number, try an Mazda MX5, far superior to the MGF. :)