AdzC Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 My Rover 114 GSi has just died on me today with head gasket failure (bloody K series engine). Anyway it's not worth me repairing especially after i've just spent £150 last week getting it through its MOT. Got a maximum of about £800 to spend. Any suggestions as to what to get as a replacement? Got to be economical and cheap to insure as all my NCB are on the Supra. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 106 or hyundai accent. My fav. small cars which you can drive and not give any care about. They are surprisingly fun to drive as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdzC Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Thanks. 106 sounds good, not bad money now. Shame I can't stretch to a MK1 Rallye. Any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I hated the 106 I had, only kept it for 24 hours, worst car I've ever driven. The Escort I had before it was a cracking car for £250, quite nippy while being fairly economical too. http://www.megaboost.co.uk/escort/escort-final-00.jpg Needed a few hundred spending welding the sill area for the MOT but was otherwise trouble-free in the time I had it, if you can find one without any obvious holes and a bit of history it should see you OK. Lui was selling one on here that looked quite nice and was around your budget: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=147058 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdzC Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Thanks Michael. The one you posted a picture of is certainly very clean. Lui's car will be too far for me to travel unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_TT Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Honda civic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 106 is great car! How dare you michael. I love the cheap feel to it and way it jumps around corners at high speed You don't want a "nice" bargain for the money otherwise you'll care when its bashed into etc. Hence I'd get something cheap. Even a micra isn't bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 A bit off topic but I feel your pain with the head gasket failure. I've got a metro (still got it) which had HGF. I fixed it myself (eventually) and was very pleased when I cranked the thing over and it fired up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdzC Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 All good suggestions. After the problems with this Rover i really don't care what it looks like as long as it's reliable. Steve, out of interest was it relatively easy to put a new headgasket on? Just thinking about doing it and then putting it through an auction. Would like to get some money back as I have just changed the entire rear brake drums, handbrake cable and front tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 106 is great car! How dare you michael. I love the cheap feel to it and way it jumps around corners at high speed "great" isn't a word I would use to describe any aspect of the 106 ownership experience and mine was a relatively nice one (without getting to the sporty versions). Everything feels flimsy, the pedals are in a silly offset so you try and accelerate with the wheel arch, the car is made of tinfoil and has so much glass that it feels like you are driving a greenhouse. I felt very vulnerable on the motorway. In it's defence the car did handle quite well, was quite perky for a diesel and had excellent MPG but the rest of the package really let it down. This was mine: http://www.megaboost.co.uk/106/pics-13-04-08/peugeot-106-056.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I felt very vulnerable on the motorway. that statement is quite true. Passing lorries took nerves of steel. Yours looked a lot nicer than mine. I do recall it pulled to the left (problem with all 106s apparently) and brakes were terrible. Don't take it downhill with 5 people in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spuduk99 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Volvo 480 turbo? Cheap as you like and you'd be suprised how quick these are. They do have thier share of niggles but they have character at least! Otherwise a mercedes 190e would be pretty good. Not the most economical of cars but they are bomb proof as long as they haven't been neglected too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonshaw_uk Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 my bro just bought a saxo VTR on an R plate for £900 nice little car for the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Pug 205 diesels are very reliable and cheap........i've managed to stomach driving one 40miles per day for 2 years or more now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Ok what about a Nissan Micra?? Or a Rover Metro?? Both cheap, will have very low road tax costs...etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdzC Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 my bro just bought a saxo VTR on an R plate for £900 nice little car for the money That would be a nice little runabout. Have to see if there are any around that price. Ok what about a Nissan Micra?? Or a Rover Metro?? Both cheap, will have very low road tax costs...etc... Definitely not another Metro or Rover of any kind. They really are sh1te. Japanese runabout is a definite option though. Pug 205 diesels are very reliable and cheap........i've managed to stomach driving one 40miles per day for 2 years or more now. Had a 205 for my first car and still have a soft spot for them. Have to see if there are any that aren't too old and past it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Steve, out of interest was it relatively easy to put a new headgasket on? Just thinking about doing it and then putting it through an auction. Would like to get some money back as I have just changed the entire rear brake drums, handbrake cable and front tyres. I'm not great with the spanners, but yes it was fairly simple, just time consuming. I remember needing to read and re-read several sections of the Haynes manual to find out exactly what I needed to do. *If* you decide to do it, you may need to get the cylinder head skimmed so that it's perfectly flat again. I did, to be on the safe side. I also changed the radiator because I thought the "mayonnaise" might have got into it and clogged it up. If you're interested in how the engine internals work, it's a good job to do yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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