iv just crashed my N reg corsa!
my poor baby has gone to car heaven and i need advise on what to buy next!
just need a 4 door car for the school run and for going to work.........roughly 50 miles a day.
has to be reliable and not too expensive to run and insure...
what would you recommend!
2006-10-04 04:19:58 · 35 answers · asked by Mrs Chicagosgirl!! 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
can go up to £1000
2006-10-04 04:23:06 · update #1
I'll get a lot of flack for this answer, but, I have a Hyundai Elantra and I have had it for 6 years now and I LOVE IT!!! Great on gas, always starts, stops and goes, no prob! Leather seats, CD player, Flood lights, back wiper, Aluminum rims (no hub caps!) The one I have is a GT. It has 4 doors and a hatchback which is really awesome. Lots of trunk space. The one thing I would make sure you do is check the saftey rating for the year and make you are planning to buy. Ive notices with the Hyundai's that different years rank quite a bit differently in the saftey rating.
2006-10-04 04:24:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
£ 1000 is dodgy territory price wise, enough to hurt if you buy a load of rubbish, not enough to get a guarantee.
Whatever you get a service history showing a cam belt change within the last 2 years 24 000 miles has to be essential, otherwise you need to change the belt, like £ 15 plus labour, I just got quoted £ 325 to £ 400 to change the belt on a petrol Toyota,
I always change the belt when I buy a motor but it is £15 and an afternoon of my time.
Car breakers often have cheap sound motors for sale, T reg Mondeo 100 000 miles short tax and test for £ 900 at my local breaker yesterday.
If you liked the Corsa get annother. better the devil you know
2006-10-04 04:41:59 · answer #2 · answered by "Call me Dave" 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go with a Chevy Cavalier. I currently have a 2 door, and it is awesome. It drives smoothly and very nice. And the insurance on it wasnt all that bad.
You can always go for a Saab, I hear that they are one of the most reliable cars. I am not sure on what they cost. But I am just putting some ideas out there for you.
There is also a volkswagon car (not station wagon), but there are volkswagon 4 door cars and they are pretty cute looking. Kinda small though. Sorry, I am just giving you ideas.
2006-10-04 04:23:46 · answer #3 · answered by Katherine S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u were happy with the corsa then id jst go for another one...u get them cheap enough nowadays neways....if anything id stick with a honda or vauxhall...hondas dont tend to break bt arent the cheapest whn they do whereas vauxhalls tend to be a bit less reliable but cheap for parts ( i have an astra and so far have spent maybe £100 at the scrappy's n have a had a new clutch,3gearboxes, sport interior,full new suspension, new lights,new wing mirrors and a new passenger side window) and i find vauxhalls are cheaper on insurance aswell...im not a major fan of vauxhalls btw i prefer ford's ( which break more often funnily enough lol) bt thts the facts...go with vauxhall if i were u
2006-10-04 13:06:29 · answer #4 · answered by vekmaster98 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
right now i drive a 2000 cavalier z24 2 door run realy nice besides all the work i have done to it (tuner car) i would imagine a 4 door cavilier would be just as nice , we recently just bought a 99 ford tauras 4doors (familiy car) pretty roomy but mine seems to go through gas pretty quick. My cavalier does better on gas it seems like. I would also recomend the mitsubishi lancer or galant.
2006-10-04 04:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by zombie_002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always loved japanese cars. They're fuel efficient, easy to drive and maintain and they aren't all that expensive. You should look at a Toyota or a Honda. They can be very fuel efficient and they have smaller 4 door models that aren't all that expensive. I'm not familiar what kind of model you can get for a 1000 pounds, but I assume you can get a 94 or 95 model for that price.
GOOD LUCK
2006-10-04 04:32:06 · answer #6 · answered by Nestor Q 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Toyota Yaris. I've got a 4 door one and it's efficient with petrol and in 5 years hasn't failed an MOT. You also get the groovy digital speedo. The boots are quite small but the back seats can slide forwards making it bigger and there is still enough leg room for passengers in the back.
2006-10-04 04:24:46 · answer #7 · answered by sarahlee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing about how most women drive is funny anyways such as you wrecking your car. Also, I don't think you could be any more vague on the car. You didn't give a price range or really anything. I could name 30 reliable 4 door cars. Accord, sentra, maxima, camry, corolla, civic, blah blah blah.
2006-10-04 04:23:44 · answer #8 · answered by mojo2093@sbcglobal.net 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Another corsa. We always buy vauxhall, but we recently went a bit sporty and bought a renault megan coupe convertable. Needless to say 2 mnths on we are back to vauxhall, no1 one else can match them. We have kids too.
2006-10-04 04:24:38 · answer #9 · answered by siany warny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get another Corsa, they fit the bill, although 4 door seem to be quite rare
2006-10-04 04:24:25 · answer #10 · answered by poli_b2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋