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Title: Five best cars under £1000
Post by: pscocoa on 17 March 2009, 15:50:18
Best bargains under £1000

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/17032009/36/five-best-cars-under-1-000-0.html
Title: Re: Five best cars under £1000
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 17 March 2009, 16:33:34
Pug 306 dont deserve to be in that list..problem car..
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Post by: tmx on 17 March 2009, 18:45:18
Very true about the omega

306's aint that bad and the diesel ones are completely bullet proof later 306's are quite reliable electrically too!
Title: Re: Five best cars under £1000
Post by: largecol on 17 March 2009, 19:20:27
Yeah i saw that to - methinks the prices of pre-loved Migs are about to rise??? :D :D
Title: Re: Five best cars under £1000
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 17 March 2009, 19:24:39

design and handling may be good for 306 but mechanic reliabilitiy :-/

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/index.htm?md=295

Actually from the mechanics I dont hear good things about Pugs..


I have selected the bad comments ;D

http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/peugeot/306/r48690/

http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/peugeot/306/r20744/

http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/peugeot/306/r78015/

http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/peugeot/306/r25438/

http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/peugeot/306/r99785/

http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/peugeot/306/r70099/



Title: Re: Five best cars under £1000
Post by: unlucky alf on 17 March 2009, 19:26:28
why do they say in the article avoid police owned ones?, surely it at least guarantees they have been maintained with no expense spared ;)
Title: Re: Five best cars under £1000
Post by: CaptainZok on 17 March 2009, 19:28:10
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why do they say in the article avoid police owned ones?, surely it at least guarantees they have been maintained with no expense spared ;)
Ask Hotel21 for his opinion on ex-plod motors.
Title: Re: Five best cars under £1000
Post by: tmx on 17 March 2009, 19:30:01
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why do they say in the article avoid police owned ones?, surely it at least guarantees they have been maintained with no expense spared ;)


Because they are Ragged to f**k and made to go upto 100mph over speedhumps! i certaoinly would never own a filth car again

btw they dont get much maintanance theyre test expempt!
Title: Re: Five best cars under £1000
Post by: unlucky alf on 17 March 2009, 19:34:41
ooops sorry,,,,,,,,,,,,,now where did i put my coat :-/ :D
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Post by: Del Boy on 17 March 2009, 19:52:12
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ooops sorry,,,,,,,,,,,,,now where did i put my coat :-/ :D
To be fair I've had loads and I mean loads of ex-police motors and all of them have been more reliable than cars I have bought that were non ex-plod. Yeah they may have been thrashed but they have one of the most comprehensive service histories of most cars on the market today. Just my tuppence worth.
Title: Re: Five best cars under £1000
Post by: STMO123 on 17 March 2009, 19:56:03
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ooops sorry,,,,,,,,,,,,,now where did i put my coat :-/ :D
To be fair I've had loads and I mean loads of ex-police motors and all of them have been more reliable than cars I have bought that were non ex-plod. Yeah they may have been thrashed but they have one of the most comprehensive service histories of most cars on the market today. Just my tuppence worth.

They didn't last that long then?  ;D
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Post by: Del Boy on 17 March 2009, 20:22:32
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ooops sorry,,,,,,,,,,,,,now where did i put my coat :-/ :D
To be fair I've had loads and I mean loads of ex-police motors and all of them have been more reliable than cars I have bought that were non ex-plod. Yeah they may have been thrashed but they have one of the most comprehensive service histories of most cars on the market today. Just my tuppence worth.

They didn't last that long then?  ;D
Well over the years I have  :P  ;D And the mrs. always used to drive one of the 2 cars I always used to have.
Title: Re: Five best cars under £1000
Post by: Danny on 20 March 2009, 15:48:26
no no NO!!! My girlfriend has a 306, 2000 V reg, only 65k on it, she's had it a long time, and although well looked after and not harshly driven, its F**KED!!! it just doesnt ever have a trouble free day
Title: Re: Five best cars under £1000
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 20 March 2009, 19:08:13
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ooops sorry,,,,,,,,,,,,,now where did i put my coat :-/ :D
To be fair I've had loads and I mean loads of ex-police motors and all of them have been more reliable than cars I have bought that were non ex-plod. Yeah they may have been thrashed but they have one of the most comprehensive service histories of most cars on the market today. Just my tuppence worth.


Agreed ..............I had a great 3.2 plod estate.............with no problems.................plods are well worth a look ...........but don't pay too much. :y :y :y :y
Title: Re: Five best cars under £1000
Post by: mars on 20 March 2009, 19:48:16
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no no NO!!! My girlfriend has a 306, 2000 V reg, only 65k on it, she's had it a long time, and although well looked after and not harshly driven, its F**KED!!! it just doesnt ever have a trouble free day


A mate of mine has owned an ex-plod unmarked 306 (P Reg) for a number of years and had hardly any trouble with it :y :y