Tell them I was resigning if I didn't get a company car / car allowance and did 35k miles a year. 

Tell them I was resigning if I didn't get a company car / car allowance and did 35k miles a year. 

This - it's a ridiculous situation!

You speak sense, I don't get 40p a mile so will have to start tracking it and offsetting against my tax.

1k car it is, got this one until mid feb, figure I'll make the most of it while I can and buy something after its gone.

Yeah, I know the rules the company helps with that side of things, that said I still need to sort out a car.

Budget (after doing various comparison websites for insurance) is:

£1000 for car
£1500 for insurance

I may have a bit extra to play with but once you go above £1000 value of car, the insurance goes sky high plus anything extra comes out of what little house deposit I have saved up.

Thinking:
Ford mondeo, with my budget you're looking at 150k miles plus and may not be diesel.
Ford fiesta diesel, again looking at 120k plus miles on the clock
Peugeot 206 1.9d heard horror stories regarding these, anyone have real experience with them?

With only 1 years mot ride planned for the vehicle is it still worth me restricting myself to diesels as there are bucketloads of petrol cars below £1000?

Anyone know what I need to be looking out for on high mileage diesels or cars in general, what mileage normally results in big repairs, some cars I've seen talk of recently replaced Cambelts or new batteries, should any of these be ringing alarm bells like "oh well I'll try this but if it doesn't work I'll just flog the car"?

have a look for one thats been gas converted

Quote from: Eggtastico on January 27, 2013, 08:33:51 AM

have a look for one thats been gas converted

that would be a pain in the arse filling up wise.

Maybe so, but the cheaper you can run the car, the more profit you could make.

I don't know which Fiesta you are considering MK6? If you consider a MK5 you shouldn't have too much issue finding a Diesel one, but you might have to travel a bit.

The Mondeo (MK3's) suck for around £1000, low or high mileage they can suffer from costly faults to include Rear Wishbone Bushes failing (knocking) and problems with the Dual Mass Flywheel and Fuel Pump, both can be pricy to repair £6-1000 quite easily, otherwise they are nice cars, they go well and are good on fuel, but for your budget i would be steering clear of them.

Can't remember where you are but i think it was Bristol area: 01 Corsa 1.7DI 16v £1300

I'd not want to do that sort of mileage in a Corsa/Fiesta.

Rather pick up a BM, or Merc for that sort of money.  Should be able to get some bland Jap wagon, like the avensis for that too.

In the old job we put 170k+ on a Combo 1.3 diesel, i put 75k a year onto a Astra Van and Kia Rio, both as uncomfortable/small as a Corsa, but reliable and cheap to repair when they go wrong.