I miss my 1st car, but I think anyone who gets their 1st car should spend no more than £500 on it as they will crash, scratch or bump it. 98% Guranteed.

Glad you got somthing sensible, good to park!

I was in town yestarday and some guy spent about 10 mins trying to get the big VW Tourag into a largish space, he failed and drove off.

I miss my 1st car, but I think anyone who gets their 1st car should spend no more than £500 on it as they will crash, scratch or bump it. 98% Guranteed.

Glad you got somthing sensible, good to park!

I was in town yestarday and some guy spent about 10 mins trying to get the big VW Tourag into a largish space, he failed and drove off.

lol my sisters been driving now for 3 years... yet to have a ding at all. Brand new car with fully comp insurance.

When does this "guarantee" expire??

My first car was a 1957 Volvo PV, with a roaring 60 Hk DIN 1600cc B-16 engine, 3 speed with 1st gear unsynced.
Mine was dark green

3 cylinders lick balls!

theres so much vibration from the engine even WITH a balancing rod

Between the overt ***ism and the obvious inexperience with said engine--personally, I just cant get enough Edd.

Ive had a couple 3 cyl cars. Both were silky smooth, no different than a good 4 cyl, just with a very distinctive idle. Indeed, Ive owned the 4cl and 3cl Daihatsu Charades and the 3 was markedly smoother. Its actually pretty legendary, especially in turbod form, among the rally set.

I wish they still sold them in the states. Id get a new one in a heartbeat. People used to make fun of my wittle hatch, so Id make them drive it, and theyd be sold. Very Mini-like, but even better as it was Japanorific. Tin can-like in an accident, but you cant have everything. Only car I ever owned where I consistently got notes under my wiper for offers to buy it. Who wouldda thunk it?

My left nut to get my Charade (totaled by a redneck in a taxi) and my 68 Saab back. I only sold the Saab as everybody kept warning me what a liability it would be--but dangit, in retrospect it ran like a brand new car, and I sold it for a measly $500. :cry: Stupid me.

Well he is from Newcastle

So the argument goes against cycle helmets too MO.

With hindsight Id go the other way.  Noone should spend less than a grand on there first car for the same reasons.

The cost of buying a car is so negliigble compared to running it and if youre likely to crash you dont want to be sat in a tin box.  Too many friends died in crashing sh*t £5-600 cars (Vauxhall Novas, old fiestas, Pugeot 205s).  For a tiny bit more the people who bought puntos, bigger old cars and newer models walked away even from rolling them, etc.

I had a sh*t vauxhall nova but luckily never crashed.  I would NEVER go back to a sh*t car and sure as hell wouldnt put my kids in one.

You can get strong cars for under £500.

COUGHvolvoCOUGH

they might not have street cred but it might save the drivers life if cocooned in a sweedish tank. Unless they hit a VW bus head on.