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I absolutely hated our AX. Most unrelaible car we ever had.
Renault 4 is what you want, so much quait gallic character you'll forgive the 850cc beast's other many faults. A mate had one and it was a total laugh. Took him about 3 weeks to get the hang of the dashboard mounted gear change though.
Beware that they rot badly on the rear suspension mounting points so check carefully there before buying.
But buy one.
And shove a Gordini or 5GTT motor in it.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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ishan
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acclaim Acclaim ACCLAIM!!!
Ticks all the above boxes
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SteveP
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I had a Skoda Favorit (estate) as my first car (well, 2nd technically) but I'd thoroughly recommend one. Quick enough if you work it, will do anything you ask of it and not bite you back, parts are cheap - when you need them (not very often). I thrashed around in my estate for over a year and all it needed was a middle box exhaust. It was that good (but having had another car put a nice crease two doors and with other bits of rust here n there), I then bought an L reg on ebay for 120 quid with around 6 months MOT. Swapped the good bits over from my estate - sold it for £375 when the MOT was coming up ;D
Must say though, don't buy an early injection (later models were badged 'E'). Feel pretty gutless, even compared to the heavier estate - cos that was an early carbed model - felt much more responsive, and no less economical!
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2003 - Volvo S60 D5 SE (Daily) 1989 - Volvo 360 GLT 1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
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Chevette *n
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Top grammar tips! Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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Polo saloon FTW!
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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You know it makes sense...
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1962 Datsun Bluebird Estate - 1971 Datsun 510 SSS - 1976 Datsun 710 SSS - 1981 Dodge van - 1985 Nissan Cherry Europe GTi - 1988 Nissan Prairie - 1990 Hyundai Pony Pickup - 1992 Mazda MX5
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lada riva mazda 121 austin maestro 1.3 (mini engine) rover 214
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GJM
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Alloy engines; like communism- great in theory.
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Think you need to take into account spares availablity when choosing. Not great if you cant track down a head lamp or head gasket set etc Think a 4 door mk2 Escort would be best IMO, minter for £500, vast amounts of street cred, easy to tune, cheap to insure, lots of spares and large owner base, easy to work on. Gotta be a safe bet
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Neil
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Kia pride Yugo Sana Fiat 127 Citroen Ami Bedford HA Volkswagen Derby
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Yugo Sana! You are one DIRTY BOY!
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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suffolkpaul
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go pug 106. modern enbought o offer good economy and old enought to be cheap on parts.
cheapo insurance + tax too. the 1.4 8v is very nippy too.
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Neil
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Yugo Sana! You are one DIRTY BOY! Pure filth Mr B! Yugo Sana. top class, grade A sh1te The latest model.... WTF??!
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what!! That is atrocious. Do Zastava/Yugo still exist? I thought their factory got bombed to sh*t when it kicked off in the balkans with that Milosevic guy a few years ago.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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slater
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METROOOOOOOOOO!
Fits all the criteria.
- Common enough to get parts for but you never see any decent ones - Shares engine and brakes (almost!) with a mini soo billons of tuning options - Cheap and easy to get hold of - 1.3 is quick enough as standard but can be very fast with simple tuning. - Just as relyable as any other car (its the owner that dicides that! maintinence!)
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Neil
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what!! That is atrocious. Do Zastava/Yugo still exist? I thought their factory got bombed to sh*t when it kicked off in the balkans with that Milosevic guy a few years ago. Would appear so....... www.zastava-yugo.de/pageID_1124367.htmlSo much sh1te, so little time!
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Shag a dog, I thought eastern europe was doing better than that stuff nowadays. Even the most rudimentary Romanian peasant is gonna be unhappy at having to drive round in such a god-awful turd-crate. Give me strength!!
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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Neil
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^^^^^ PMSLROFLMAO!! ;D
It's reassuring to know that in this crazy world you can still lay your hands on some brand new, top drawer tripe! W.I.N.
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Wheels are nice on the new silver Yugo though!
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suffolkpaul
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Retro Free - just a pug 406 with 230k miles on it...
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agreed..look liek ATS cups too me!! prolly cheaper..will have to get me a set! lol
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few more popped into my head... Hyundai pony marina based, mitsi engine:), austin ital still a marina!, reliant kitten (rare but shares most mechanics with robin) subaru rusty, er i mean justy... its a subaru, it will go forever! as long as u keep it from disolving when its wet... pug 309 ive always prefered these to the 205, the back end just looks better! triumph dolly
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