Car for work

[Takeshi]

Thanks to all of you for advices guys.I wish to try don't hurt nobody but I hate french cars and Italian also.For me the most important thing is :Are the car reliable or not?Of course its depends of the previous owner and how he/she takes care for the car.I'm checking every month/year the TUV reports or web sites like Honest John.So in this case for this money I'm interested which car should be most reliable to carry me to work and shopping nothing more in the cheapest way (spend less money for parts - not include fuel and oil of course).
P.S. SirKit Breaker what means "on something reliable and better made like a TukTuk."-is that strange name of car or its joke.

 

[telectrix]

I had Renault megane mk1 worst car ever had got rid after month

my lady has a renault megane scenic 2000 reg, had it from new. apart from brakes, tyres, 1 clutch, and the usual bits for mot, only actually broke down last week with fuel pump knackered. it does have 110k on the clock. perhaps she has been lucky.

 

[Kamikaze]

What about one of these. Cheap to run!

 

[Adam W]

A tuktuk is basically a motorised rickshaw, popular in countries such as Thailand and India:

 

[bugsy]

On a seriuos note get yourself a Volvo estate , I had three when I first started out, totally reliable and utter workhorses, when I got shot of my last one it had 210,000 miles, same engine and gearbox, apart from the odd service just pads, disc's and tyres ,but I did change the oil and filter on a regular basis and I used to tow a master craft every weekend

 

[Takeshi]

Volvo is not a bad idea, but is the car insurance much expensive than Civic for example?

 

[telectrix]

volvo 240 estate , say 1992, get one for under £500. built like a tank, last forever.

 

[Takeshi]

volvo 240 estate , say 1992, get one for under £500. built like a tank, last forever.

Too old and too big for me, I'm looking for something with lower fuel consumption.

 

[High Tower]

Mondeo 2.0 td-ci, about a 02 plate will cost less than £2k,

Fast
Cavernous and good for storage
Comes with roof rails- Just add roof bars and your in!
Reliable
Relitively comfy
Cheap as chips to run Discs pads and service kit all in -£110
50mpg
Chain driven engine - no cambelts to worry about

I couldnt think of a better option

 

[simpson93]

to be honest ur not gunna get a low fuel consumtion car with 600-900 if ur looking for womething cheap get urself a nissan micra 200 pound low insurance also would be a plus i guess

 

[High Tower]

Needs a bit of tidying

2001 FORD MONDEO LX TDDI ESTATE TURBO DIESEL on eBay (end time 13-Feb-11 09:19:59 GMT)

2001 (Y) Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDI Zetec Diesel Estate (Swap) on eBay (end time 28-Jan-11 20:02:55 GMT)

 

[Takeshi]

Thanks to all of you guys.I almost decided to buy Civic 6-th generation, 1,4 or 1,5 engine maximum with 90 BHP, low costs and cheap insurance.I hope so don't make any mistakes with this choice.

 

[High Tower]

should be ok, but you wont get many tools in

 

[Takeshi]

should be ok, but you wont get many tools in

Yes I know that, just need to move myself from A to B reliably nothing more.