tillylamp 1,830 Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 how about a morris minor traveller.... cheap insurance, good on fuel, dead easy to work on, good ground clearance, loads of spares kicking around........infact there's one laying in my dads field........................ .............i'm trying to broaden your choice.......... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wales1234 5,542 Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 I got a Astra estate CDti 1.7 and I absolutely love it do a lot of miles and its cheap to run with 30 quid a year tax ! Drove it all the way to Spain and back and Scotland a few times absolutely no problems so far Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,866 Posted June 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 I got a Astra estate CDti 1.7 and I absolutely love it do a lot of miles and its cheap to run with 30 quid a year tax ! Drove it all the way to Spain and back and Scotland a few times absolutely no problems so far the tax over here for that is about 550 euros lol,wellcometo Ireland lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,866 Posted June 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 how about a morris minor traveller.... cheap insurance, good on fuel, dead easy to work on, good ground clearance, loads of spares kicking around........infact there's one laying in my dads field........................ .............i'm trying to broaden your choice.......... now thats a beauty.i dont think i could afford that,lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,866 Posted June 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Estate cars. Man up you lot and get a 4x4 Great until you need to get somewhere in a hurry or need more than 20mpg here's my 4x4.....dodge ram v8 5.7 hemi sport 400bhp.......it's pretty quick for a truck on a run i can get 21mpg...and 15 in the town,yeah perfect for me lol...ffs thats a monster truck,,,back to the estates guys,,,where do i turn to ,lolthe avensis estate I got pal is the best car iv bought . I towed my caravan last weekend to Kilkenny and I may not of had anything on the back at all and cheap as chips to thanks bri,im going to be getting busy next week and ringing round,i have 2 lads looking out for me once I make that call,lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
northern lad 2,292 Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Got a Toyota Avensis estate ...had it 2 years and its never letme down,theres 152,000 on the clock still runs sweet as a nut.Took it into Toyota a few months back for a headlight bulb and was telling them how pleased I am with it,apparently theres a guy in scotland driving one with over a million miles on it(possibly Haymin).2litre D4D engine,40 + miles to the gallon.Only criticisms , crap turning circle and a bit on the slow side,would deffo have another.ATB Dave 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,830 Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 how about a morris minor traveller.... cheap insurance, good on fuel, dead easy to work on, good ground clearance, loads of spares kicking around........infact there's one laying in my dads field........................ .............i'm trying to broaden your choice.......... now thats a beauty.i dont think i could afford that,lol nice ain't it...tax exempt as well....i was talking to an old bloke about the moggy 1000's.....he said, he put a new clutch in one and only needed 3 implements to do it.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RossM 8,121 Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 I've had the Octavia scout a month now, love it 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 how about a morris minor traveller.... cheap insurance, good on fuel, dead easy to work on, good ground clearance, loads of spares kicking around........infact there's one laying in my dads field........................ .............i'm trying to broaden your choice.......... now thats a beauty.i dont think i could afford that,lol nice ain't it...tax exempt as well....i was talking to an old bloke about the moggy 1000's.....he said, he put a new clutch in one and only needed 3 implements to do it.... I'll bet one of those was a hammer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,828 Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 I got a Astra estate CDti 1.7 and I absolutely love it do a lot of miles and its cheap to run with 30 quid a year tax ! Drove it all the way to Spain and back and Scotland a few times absolutely no problems so far the tax over here for that is about 550 euros lol,wellcometo Ireland lolwhat was the tax like when you were using the punt jigsaw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,830 Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 how about a morris minor traveller.... cheap insurance, good on fuel, dead easy to work on, good ground clearance, loads of spares kicking around........infact there's one laying in my dads field........................ .............i'm trying to broaden your choice.......... now thats a beauty.i dont think i could afford that,lol nice ain't it...tax exempt as well....i was talking to an old bloke about the moggy 1000's.....he said, he put a new clutch in one and only needed 3 implements to do it.... I'll bet one of those was a hammer probably............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 No no no no.... Dont anybody get a Mazda6, they are shite, i was talking bollocks earlier in the thred... deluded, thats it! Take it from me, steer well clear of them Mazda 6's... (Till i get mine!!) What sort of year and model you looking at Bosun? You heard much about their reliability and repair costs? I've looked at the Mazda 6 Estate myself, the 2.2 top spec, you got a lot of toys for your money. Leather, Sat Nav, Bluetooth you name it. And at 170 horses should have a bit of poke. I just haven't heard much about them, good or bad. Looking for a 61 or less Gaz, a 2.2 TD, full speck would be the ideal as i want to get over to the continent. As far as reliability goes, from what i gather its no different than a Ford, which it really is. But as i said earlier, you get a lot of car for your dollar and it looks a damn sight better than others in its class. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treecreeper 1,136 Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 I looked at swapping the Mrs car and mazdas were bloody cheap with spec and milage compared to other stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,866 Posted June 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 I got a Astra estate CDti 1.7 and I absolutely love it do a lot of miles and its cheap to run with 30 quid a year tax ! Drove it all the way to Spain and back and Scotland a few times absolutely no problems so farthe tax over here for that is about 550 euros lol,wellcometo Ireland lolwhat was the tax like when you were using the punt jigsaw christ,im not sure.....think twas 300 and odd pounds for a 1.9 i was only young...ish back then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,828 Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 I got a Astra estate CDti 1.7 and I absolutely love it do a lot of miles and its cheap to run with 30 quid a year tax ! Drove it all the way to Spain and back and Scotland a few times absolutely no problems so far the tax over here for that is about 550 euros lol,wellcometo Ireland lolwhat was the tax like when you were using the punt jigsaw christ,im not sure.....think twas 300 and odd pounds for a 1.9 i was only young...ish back thenwhy is it so expensive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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