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« on: March 24, 2011, 08:35:30 pm » |
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Dear All,
Our Fiesta years are over due to baby arrival!
Red Ford Fiesta 1.9 Diesel, R Reg, 50k, 5 doors, tow bar, sunroof. Radio (+casette!) which works, RDS.
Does >60 mpg on the motorway and never less than 50.
Never let us down, and can pull a double trailer no problem. Easy to drive, easy to learn on, easy to replace if you bend it. Most of the parts are the same as the transit, so every AA man in the galaxy can fix it very fast. Parts v cheap.
(Previous blue diesel fiesta had a clutch lever fixed in 20 mins by an AA man)
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Will_Lee
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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2011, 08:40:02 pm » |
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Oh yes - just MOTed today. It needed a new exhaust part plus some bulbs etc.
A year of motoring for v little cash.
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ross_burkin
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« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2011, 03:53:39 pm » |
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Lucy and I are after a summer runabout for the Summer. We'll have a chat and I'll be in touch in a day or so.
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« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2011, 04:11:29 pm » |
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You missed your vocation Will, should have been a car salesman !
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« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2011, 06:51:03 pm » |
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if ross doesnt have it, hello im learning to drive  dunno how much it would cost to insure though...  |
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« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2011, 02:07:52 pm » |
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Lucy is currently engaged in ongoing talks with her parents about cars so we'll give this a miss.
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« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2011, 02:42:58 pm » |
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« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2011, 06:47:16 am » |
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If anyone is thinking of a cheep car I would suggest this would be a good buy.
In my experience you can pay a lot more and only slightly reduce the chances of picking up a car shaped nightmare so a known source is very important.
John I can't imagine there is going to many cars cheeper ti insure than a fiesta.
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« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2011, 10:08:18 am » |
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The thing about a cheap ordinary car is that first you save by paying less to buy it, then you save by the insurance being less, then (because it was so cheap to buy) you save again by insuring it third party only. After that you save because the parts are so cheap. With this particular one you save because it uses so little fuel. If you are a man (esp a young man), having a low powered car reduces the chance of killing/injuring yourself and/or someone else too. This is especially true if you yearn for a fast car.....
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« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2011, 12:56:41 pm » |
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Dave, you'll be surprised at how much an old, small and perfectly reasonable powered car can be to insure for a 17/18 year old!
I was paying just over 1K for the micra with my dad as the first driver.
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« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2011, 06:09:41 pm » |
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just done a bit of research, to insure your car will, i would need £4,858.16 a year premium  thats a no then... |
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« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2011, 10:00:30 am » |
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« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2011, 11:11:46 am » |
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i think my mums car will suffice |
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« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2011, 12:32:44 pm » |
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Add some electric motors to the tricycle to drive the back wheels and add a tow bar and off you go. Could take a bit longer to get to L-O-S and you may need to stop to re-charge but no need for insurance or petrol.
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Will_Lee
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« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2011, 09:44:34 am » |
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75 watchers now and £255. A little bit exciting!
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