Suggest a car < £2k

[littlened]

To be used as a second car...

Must not make a 30 year old man look like a chav or a puff while driving it
Decent mpg
Cheap to insurance
Isn't a 1 litre hairdryer
Reliable, and or cheap to fix
Must not cost more than £2k

Any suggestions?

[Teed]

a 1978 Viva..

[Heeeed the Ball]

Use taxis, its cheaper

[hiroftm]

Originally Posted by littlened

To be used as a second car...

Must not make a 30 year old man look like a chav or a puff while driving it
Decent mpg
Cheap to insurance
Isn't a 1 litre hairdryer
Reliable, and or cheap to fix
Must not cost more than £2k

Any suggestions?

Age? Preferance on type?

[Icarebecauseyoudo]

Focus 1.6

[Dinsdale]

If it was me I'd buy this

I'd be the coolest person on the hard shoulder

[HillView Aviator]

[Treacle]

Alfa Romeo 156 JTD
42mpg on average, engine more reliable than the petrol version an all.
Depends what floats your boat really mate.

2002 models or earlier can be bought for the £1000-£2000 mark now, make sure it has a history with it!

[littlened]

Originally Posted by hiroftm

Age? Preferance on type?

Something small to medium, and as new as possible, mainly for the sake of reliability.

On my searches, MG/Rovers have popped up alot, cheap because they're not made anymore, but low miles and reasonably new. i.e 2004, < 50k on the click, and under £2k. Downside is possible problems with the K series engine, but manageable.

Originally Posted by Treacle

Alfa Romeo 156 V6.
or Alfa Romeo 156 JTD

Can be bought for the £1500-£2 mark now, make sure it has a history with it.

The 156 is a tad ugly, the 147 is nice though but I think they're a little more expensive.

[Teed]

Originally Posted by HillView Aviator

Satsuma Castanet XR4 Turbo.....fucking pissing mesell here!!