A wee cheap car

[sneakypete]

Ok, this is to LR guys n gals on west coast near me - Gourock.
Looking for a wee run-around for the daugther. She is now in possession. Looking for a Polo, fiesta, Micra type thing. MUST be road worthy

[si_guru]

I'd advise to look for a Micra.

[sneakypete]

Hi Si_guru

I have to agree with you, we looked at a couple in some local garages - ideal wee cars.

1 Garage wanted £1050 for a P reg with 80k on clock.
Other garage wanted £750 for P reg with 53K on clock.

[v8kenny]

Did you get sorted with a car Pete ?
If not I've got an escort ghia that you may be interested in
No tax but 10 months MOT
Get this - 36,000 miles from new ! and one previous owner !
Has a new exhaust and all the electrics work fine (windows , sunroof etc)
Only accross the pond from you in Dunoon
Its on a J plate and not asking for much - £200 would buy it
Its bright red and has an auto box

[sneakypete]

Hi V8Kenny,

Sounds a little cracker. I'll ask the daughter tonight if she's interested, but I suspect because its an auto the answer may be no. What size is the engine 1.1 or 1.3. 36K on the clock!!! its not even broke in. J plate, thats 92 / 93ish?

Peter.

[v8kenny]

Hi Peter
It's a 1.6 engine and its the ghia with leccy windows,mirrors etc

[sneakypete]

a 1.6 will be too powerfull for her just now, she only learning - lesson number3 was this am. The insurance would be sky high as well I'd imagine.

i forgot to ask her last night - sorry.

[Hubber]

Pete i saw the wee car last night and it is a cracker, great value.

[sneakypete]

Hi Hubber, hows you doing mate?

Thanks for that, I really need to ask daughter person about it.
I got a quote from Adrian Flux for her ... due to the age they suggest 3rd party F&T for her ... lots of add on bits, sounds a corker of a deal. Free roadside recovery, bags of liability and personal injury cover other bits as well. They quoted £1102 thats even taking in that she only has a provo license at present.

[sneakypete]

asked daughter last night ... her words ... "its too big dad, I only want a 1.2 engine to start with"

Sorry mate. thanks for the kind offer all the same. wish you luck moving it on.

[v8kenny]

Nae worries Pete - still available if anyone else wants it

[sneakypete]

time to kick start this again ... we are still looking for a weee car ... say upto a 1.4 engine - Polo, Golf, Clio, Fiesta, 206, 106 puegeots

upto £500 to £600 ish.

anyone out there in the west coast of scotland got anything needed moved.

[v8kenny]

I'll keep my ear to the ground for you Pete - there's always wee cars for sale this side o' the Clyde

[nicktinworth]

Hi There

I have a 1998 Fiat Cinquecento Sporting in broom yellow, it has 61,000 miles with full service history from new.

It has alloy wheels, central locking and electric windows.

It has mot until april 2008 and tax until the end of November 2007.

It is a cracking little car and am not really sellign but if you want it, it is here.

By the way it is a 1.1 litre and very cheap to run and insure. average 45mpg and £160 fully comp insurance and i am 25 years old.

Return email if interested.

And we can sort something out on delivery too

Cheers Nick

[sneakypete]

I'll keep my ear to the ground for you Pete - there's always wee cars for sale this side o' the Clyde


Thanks mate, really appreciated.

Nick - sent you a pm mate, basically - i've passed on info to the daughter, let her decide.

[nicktinworth]

Please see photos for your review

Cheers Nick

[G-Cam]

Hi There

I have a 1998 Fiat Cinquecento Sporting in broom yellow, it has 61,000 miles with full service history from new.

It has alloy wheels, central locking and electric windows.

It has mot until april 2008 and tax until the end of November 2007.

It is a cracking little car and am not really sellign but if you want it, it is here.

By the way it is a 1.1 litre and very cheap to run and insure. average 45mpg and £160 fully comp insurance and i am 25 years old.

Return email if interested.

And we can sort something out on delivery too

Cheers Nick

I was going to suggest a Cinquecento Sporting as well.
I had one for a while - it was a great wee car. It has a close ratio gearbox (the Siecento did not have this).
Broom Yellow is a fab colour as well.
It always felt fast and was BIG fun. Make sure it comes with the 'red key' as this is the one for the alarm reset etc....
The parts were cheap (I fitted a K&N filter, Sports Stainless exhaust (Sounded FANTASTIC), Brembo drilled disks & uprated brakes - all cheaper than Fiat original parts).
You can get Abarth kits for them and they have quite a fan base in the Italian car scene. The used to be rallied and are pretty good for auto-testing (but not so good on PCT's due to the low profile Pirelli rubber)
My only regret is that by the time my kids learn to drive there wont be any decent Cinquecento Sportings around.
They are Group 2 insurance
Watch for :
Accelerator cable snapping (always carry a spare)
Front tyre wear - and Pirelli used to be the only make of tyre that was to the original size - but this may have changed?

Try here: for LOTS of links:
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/ajwebster/cinqlink.html

IMHO - why buy a mini when you can buy a Chinq

[sneakypete]

Thanks all, we have now got a wee cheap car - she bought a Fiesta for 650.