As has been said you can do a helluva lot worse than a Felicia. I picked a '98 R plate 1.3L for a frankly extortionate £300 with long test and tax and about 50k miles on it. Wasn't the greatest car ever, but not a bad run around by any stretch.
I then handed it over to my girlfriend who ran it into stuff, over stuff, and generally abused it for about 20k miles. I replaced a scabby wing on it, and did the front struts when the spring cups rotted away.
When she got offered her mum's Ka as a hand-me-down I put a fresh years ticket on it (only needed a wheelbearing) and sold it for £420. Bangernomics at its best!
Looking back, I really wish I'd done this to it:
I then handed it over to my girlfriend who ran it into stuff, over stuff, and generally abused it for about 20k miles. I replaced a scabby wing on it, and did the front struts when the spring cups rotted away.
When she got offered her mum's Ka as a hand-me-down I put a fresh years ticket on it (only needed a wheelbearing) and sold it for £420. Bangernomics at its best!
Looking back, I really wish I'd done this to it: