what car

[Petal~flower]

need to get a car ASAP. My budget is not huge. Under �2,000

Any suggestions on what I should look for. As I have no idea.

Serious help needed please!

[moncs123]

buy from the auction those floods cars and repair it very cheap but wolth it

[Petal~flower]

thanks moncs. But buying from an auction would be no good with me. Would end up buying a load of old crap.

looked at a Vauxhall Astra 1.8 sport today. 5 door. S reg �1,600. All mod cons!

Any opinion?

[weggiewabbit]

�2000? I usually aim for more like 200!

If you just want a runabout or a shopping trolley, a Fiesta is ideal. Tough, reliable, cheap to fix. Will rust away to nothing eventually, like most cars.

Not sure about Auto Trader � mostly dealers ... you�d get much better value buying privately, even on ebay.

One advertised privately in the local paper could prove to be the best buy of all. You need to know how to give it a quick inspection though.

[tali1]

Vauxhall Astra 1.8 sport = expensive insurance for sport

[donn1901]

If you want something reliable and that will hold the value for when you sell it on then buy German. Try and stick to Audi, VW, Seat, Skoda, BMW, Merc etc.. I've owned about 5 VWs and never had a prob. 1 starter motor in 2 years on the 1 golf. I now have an a3 and its great. Seat's are cheaper as their not german but all parts are vw. Small engines are off a polo and big engines are off a golf.

Hope this helps.

[Petal~flower]

Thanks everyone for your replies.

Still looking!

[steffomini]

Volkswagen Golf -built to last ,can be more expensive than other makes though
Toyota Corolla-bit boring but ultra-reliable
Skoda Fabia-great if you don't mind the badge
Nissan Micra-as Toyaota but a bit smaller
Daihatsu Sirion-something different but Japanese so again reliable
Stay away from French and Italian makes at that price i.e Peugeot,Citroen,Fiat,Alfa

[steffomini]

My niece has a Perodua Kelisa.It's a brillant little car and for �2000 you could have a nearly new one 54 plate maybe.
Stick the name into Autotrader search and see what you think.Uses Diahatsu running gear and does about 50mpg

[Petal~flower]

Thanks for that steffomini.

My budget "tops" is about �1,700. and thats really pushing it.

My ex husband is now helping me, and he seems to favour the fiats.

Thanks for you help

[steffomini]

Just try to get a low mileage one with a service history if it's gonna be a Fiat ;-)

[Petal~flower]

thanks again steffomini :-)