Car for Mini Mike

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dinny_g wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 5:22 pmVW Polo
Oh, so close.

What you actually want it a VW Lupo.
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An absolute unit
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ZedLeg wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 9:41 pm Perfect

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... =relevance
very good condition... if you ignore the massive dents.

I think I'd rather have a maestro than that piece of crap!
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And its got the mobility box !
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Avoid all dealers at the £1500 price point. They're all fucking liars and chancers. Up your budget to £2 - £2500, buy private and you should get something decent.

My daughter is smitten with her Twingo GT.
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Rich B wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 9:59 pm
ZedLeg wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 9:41 pm Perfect

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... =relevance
very good condition... if you ignore the massive dents.

I think I'd rather have a maestro than that piece of crap!
If it's not a rot box, it low key might be one of the better suggestions. It's certainly not going to need half a grand of body control module :lol: would be easy to work on, cheap to run, classic insurance alone could save literally thousands over the course of a couple of years, will have actual interior space, etc etc...

The flipside is, if it ends up in a ditch your kid is probably heading to intensive care, rather than walking away trying to think of ways to explain how they wrote the car off.
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Gwaredd wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 10:33 pm Avoid all dealers at the £1500 price point. They're all fucking liars and chancers. Up your budget to £2 - £2500, buy private and you should get something decent.

My daughter is smitten with her Twingo GT.
oh yeah, this is very true.
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Rich B wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 9:59 pm

I think I'd rather have a maestro!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 000&page=4
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Will Mini Mike need to carry anything for his ap'ship (is boot space a consideration?)?
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What have the insurance quotes come back as for these Mike?
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Worth checking the IG as someone said. Peugeots an Volvos used to be cheap but small stuff seems to attract a premium, Corsas etc. A 1.6 petrol S40 or V50 or C30 would be cool9ISh) safe, reasonably economical etc.
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Think of what your typical boy racer would put backwards through a hedge. They’ll be higher to insure for that reason
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Thanks to all of you for your valuable contributions based on real world knowledge and experience. I explained to Mrs Mike that the evo Hive Mind was hard at work and we'd get back to her with a decision asap. I want you to know I appreciate the time you took to reply.

I've been in a workshop all morning, came back to check on this thread and got a message from Mrs Mike who has apparently been out and bought a car she saw on Gumtree this morning when she was sitting having a coffee with a friend.

Its a 1 litre petrol Corsa in silver, "surprisingly nippy", one owner, 60,000 miles and has been hoovered. So there you go.

I don't know why I, sorry, we, bother.
Cheers,

Mike.
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Had a 1l corsa once. Never again 😂 sorry little Mike
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Would a VW Up fall into your price range?

A wildcard would be an old (easy to maintain) classic. The insurance could be lower too. When I started my R-R apprenticeship in the early 1970s I had great fun in my Hillman Imp.
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PaulJ wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:59 pm Would a VW Up fall into your price range?

A wildcard would be an old (easy to maintain) classic. The insurance could be lower too. When I started my R-R apprenticeship in the early 1970s I had great fun in my Hillman Imp.
it's over Paul - let it go.
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jamcg wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:58 pm Had a 1l corsa once. Never again 😂 sorry little Mike
To be fair, I expect it'll be a more modern corsa, and I believe they are slightly less hateful.
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Rich B wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 1:02 pm
PaulJ wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:59 pm Would a VW Up fall into your price range?

A wildcard would be an old (easy to maintain) classic. The insurance could be lower too. When I started my R-R apprenticeship in the early 1970s I had great fun in my Hillman Imp.
it's over Paul - let it go.
Easy for you to say, but an all alloy OHC rear engined car was exotic among my mates A40s, Anglias and Minis at the time. :D
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A 1 litre Corsa is a cruel punishment but if he’s not a petrol head then he may not give a crap as long as it has 4 wheels and goes from point A to B 🤷‍♂️
How about not having a sig at all?
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Beany wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 1:05 pm
jamcg wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:58 pm Had a 1l corsa once. Never again 😂 sorry little Mike
To be fair, I expect it'll be a more modern corsa, and I believe they are slightly less hateful.
This was modern. If it’s the na 1l 12v engine it’s as asthmatic as they come
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