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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: MaxV6 on 07 January 2012, 21:41:03
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would you eagle eyed chaps mind awfully seeing if you can spot anything in your magical wardrobes full of bargain motors???
budget about £400-600
ideal answer, around about a 99/00 1.2 automatic Corsa.... or equivalent...
MUST be an automatic , she stupidly passed her test on an auto basis, so only allowed an auto.....
she's 18 and therefore insurance is a killer.... so 1.0-1.4 engine,
prefer petrol for all sorts of reasons, not least to be sure she doesn't get confused and stick diesel in my miggy one day....
thanks in advance for your help chaps....
Cash sale.....
(i didn't think it was appropriate to put this in the sale/wanted section, as i'm rather expecting people just to point me in the right direction..... not necessarily have one for sale themselves... )
any advice welcome....... i've not looked at anythign with less than 6 cylinders for a long time..... (one of our other daughters had a 106 pug that i'm keen not to ever be reminded of..... )
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is there a manufacturer who does an auto for such low capacity?
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Just sold a saxo 1.4 auto on a R plate with 60k for £495. Cracking car. Simple, fairly reliable and still look good for an old car.
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wish you'd waited for an extra fiver now..... ;)
Tidla, yeah, a few, there's an auto version of both the 1.2 and 1.4 corsa for example,....
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wish you'd waited for an extra fiver now..... ;)
Tidla, yeah, a few, there's an auto version of both the 1.2 and 1.4 corsa for example,....
Aren't they the Easytronic autos??? If so, they seem to break a lot, they're like SWMBO's Smart, ie a manual gearbox with auto controls.
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No idea Andy, it's not got enough cylinders for me to have ever given a rats ass about until now...... 8)
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No idea Andy, it's not got enough cylinders for me to have ever given a rats ass about until now...... 8)
Not sure at all, just know that some of the new smaller engined Vauxhall run-abouts seem to have these fitted cos they're a bit better on fuel than a 'proper' auto. :-\ :-\
eBay often has a Vauxhall Easytronic for 'spares or repair' :-\
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Nissan Micra 1.0 or 1.3 CVT. Bombproof, cheap on insurance, good on fuel :y Or if she fancies a bit of 2 seat retro look...Nissan Figaro 1.0 Auto.
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Are these electronic, tiptronic or what ever you want to call them classed as 'Auto' from a license point of view, i suspect they are not, as not classed as Auto........... :-\ :-\ :-\
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Are these electronic, tiptronic or what ever you want to call them classed as 'Auto' from a license point of view, i suspect they are not, as not classed as Auto........... :-\ :-\ :-\
Pretty sure they are. I'll dig her V5 out when I remember, but I'm sure it just has aito as the gearbox. :-\
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Nissan Micra 1.0 or 1.3 CVT. Bombproof, cheap on insurance, good on fuel :y Or if she fancies a bit of 2 seat retro look...Nissan Figaro 1.0 Auto.
good car..
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Small auto cars seem to hold their price very well. . .
Lots of the fairer sex taking their test in autos now. . . and therefore always plenty of buyers looking for cheap older small auto motors.
For some strange reason most females struggle with manual gears ??? ???
They are about though . . just gotta search em out . . but IMO a small auto will always fetch a much better figure than a manual ;) ;)
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Are these electronic, tiptronic or what ever you want to call them classed as 'Auto' from a license point of view, i suspect they are not, as not classed as Auto........... :-\ :-\ :-\
Pretty sure they are. I'll dig her V5 out when I remember, but I'm sure it just has aito as the gearbox. :-\
If there is no clutch pedal then they will be auto's, I suppose?
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Is this near you?
http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/ford-fiesta-125l-16v-zetec-automatic/93227013
looks ok
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Nissan Micra 1.0 or 1.3 CVT. Bombproof, cheap on insurance, good on fuel :y Or if she fancies a bit of 2 seat retro look...Nissan Figaro 1.0 Auto.
Early micra breaks timing chain due to being crap insufficient lubrication, Nissan blamed the owners for not changing the oil enough. :P
Ken
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my mother in law had a micra, suffice to say i'll be cold and dead and pushing up daisies before THAT happens again.
top budget is up to £700 , i've looked at every bloody polo and corsa i can find online, ......
was mildly interested in that fiesta in bicester, till i got the insurance quote.... for some reason it's £400 a year more than a similarly specc'ed corsa....
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Are these electronic, tiptronic or what ever you want to call them classed as 'Auto' from a license point of view, i suspect they are not, as not classed as Auto........... :-\ :-\ :-\
Pretty sure they are. I'll dig her V5 out when I remember, but I'm sure it just has aito as the gearbox. :-\
If there is no clutch pedal then they will be auto's, I suppose?
Was just a thought, often these do not come up as auto's on searching web sites, but guess 2 pedals is the thing... :) :)
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I think the Easytronic version of the Corsa is quite a recent model. I have an early (95 M plate) which has a conventional auto box with sport (and ice) mode. Very nice little cars and even though she's been pretty much left to sit for the past 8 or 9 years (since the school runs stopped) she'll still do 40mpg on a run when she gets the chance. Quite nippy too.
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Nissan Micra 1.0 or 1.3 CVT. Bombproof, cheap on insurance, good on fuel :y Or if she fancies a bit of 2 seat retro look...Nissan Figaro 1.0 Auto.
Early micra breaks timing chain due to being crap insufficient lubrication, Nissan blamed the owners for not changing the oil enough. :P
Ken
never heard of it (may be different models sold here ).. the only problem is at high rpms, Air condition goes off..
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Nissan Micra 1.0 or 1.3 CVT. Bombproof, cheap on insurance, good on fuel :y Or if she fancies a bit of 2 seat retro look...Nissan Figaro 1.0 Auto.
Early micra breaks timing chain due to being crap insufficient lubrication, Nissan blamed the owners for not changing the oil enough. :P
Ken
never heard of it (may be different models sold here ).. the only problem is at high rpms, Air condition goes off..
I think Nissan may have always done that with the A/C - even the 300ZX twin turbo cuts the a/c compressor out at full throttle.. just so you can have every last horse to have fun with :)
Granted 'fun' doesn't really spring to mind when you say 'Micra' ;D
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I think the Easytronic version of the Corsa is quite a recent model. I have an early (95 M plate) which has a conventional auto box with sport (and ice) mode. Very nice little cars and even though she's been pretty much left to sit for the past 8 or 9 years (since the school runs stopped) she'll still do 40mpg on a run when she gets the chance. Quite nippy too.
Corsa C onwards had the easitronic, no real mechancial or electrical issues with them but they are not the most refined and need the latest software (the ealier software on them is woeful!).
The Corsa B used the bulletproof proper auto but was only available on 1.4 upwards
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Nissan Micra 1.0 or 1.3 CVT. Bombproof, cheap on insurance, good on fuel :y Or if she fancies a bit of 2 seat retro look...Nissan Figaro 1.0 Auto.
Early micra breaks timing chain due to being crap insufficient lubrication, Nissan blamed the owners for not changing the oil enough. :P
Ken
never heard of it (may be different models sold here ).. the only problem is at high rpms, Air condition goes off..
I think Nissan may have always done that with the A/C - even the 300ZX twin turbo cuts the a/c compressor out at full throttle.. just so you can have every last horse to have fun with :)
Granted 'fun' doesn't really spring to mind when you say 'Micra' ;D
Sound more like a design fault where the aircon over the refridgerant at high revs!
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Sound more like a design fault where the aircon over the refridgerant at high revs!
Maybe on the Corsa, but not on the ZX.
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i think you mean Micra Aaron.....
still hunting...... where's good for auctions these days ??? (looked at WOMA, nothing coming thru of any interest)
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i think you mean Micra Aaron.....
Yup, I did. Not concentrating, clearly.
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i think you mean Micra Aaron.....
Yup, I did. Not concentrating, clearly.
It's that pair of incident in the car park earlier, isn't it? ;)
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i think you mean Micra Aaron.....
Yup, I did. Not concentrating, clearly.
It's that pair of incident in the car park earlier, isn't it? ;)
They were It was very distracting..
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My mate's just bought a nice looking Saxo for about £500. Is in good nick. Low mileage.
I'd personally make her take her manual test then she can have a pick of what she wants.
I guess, although I don't know, that finding an auto that fits the bill may become tedious. Just my initial thoughts though :y
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it's already tedious.....
keep seeing ones just out of the price bracket, or on the other side of the world.... adding 3 figure costs to go fetch it sight unseen....
hoping she'll be patient.... and not rush off and buy something without me.... if it gets near the end of the month i'll be able to double the budget..... which will make it a helluva lot easier....
(bearing in mind there's the insurance to deal with.... Admiral have given me a good quote to put my mig and the new rollerskate on a multi-car, multi-driver policy..... where she'll earn the NCD for the rollerskate, and i'll keep mine..... )
£386 for the year on my 3.2 mv6 , and between £1190 and £1290 for a corsa (1.4 auto oddly is cheaper than 1.2 auto to insure???? )
saw a nice little cdx 1.4 , but for some reason that quotes at £1650 for insurance....
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.......... and between £1190 and £1290 for a corsa (1.4 auto oddly is cheaper than 1.2 auto to insure???? )
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.......... and between £1190 and £1290 for a corsa (1.4 auto oddly is cheaper than 1.2 auto to insure???? )
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Ouch!
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think that's steep, you should see what compare the market and confused served up, typical price for the "competitive" brands was around £2K and upwards... just for the corsa,
I'm already with Bell Direct, and they're part of Admiral, so when i rang them to see what the score was, they gave me a pretty damn good deal, eye watering, but not boll0ck removing like the rest, and they're pretty good about following on , and continuing the breakdown cover and such like....
i got a quote to see what happened if i bought her a 2.2 Omega...... £3700 on the same kind of multicar-multidriver competitive policy.... (Confused etc started at £4700)
buying her a 3.2 MV6 meant a £4700 premium
, i suspect i'll give that a miss.
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Sound more like a design fault where the aircon over the refridgerant at high revs!
Maybe on the Corsa, but not on the ZX.
PMSL, the above should have said that it maybe a design fault where the refridgerant over pressurises at high revs (as this is dependent on the type of aircon pump used and from memory the japs dont use the squish plate ones)
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How much would a 1.6 auto Astra G cost to insure.....a lot more of those about.
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Sound more like a design fault where the aircon over the refridgerant at high revs!
Maybe on the Corsa, but not on the ZX.
PMSL, the above should have said that it maybe a design fault where the refridgerant over pressurises at high revs (as this is dependent on the type of aircon pump used and from memory the japs dont use the squish plate ones)
I didn't even spot the missing word.. in-brain autocorrect ;) Anyway, I said Corsa when I meant bubblecar Micra so apparently neither of us were doing all that well!
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How much would a 1.6 auto Astra G cost to insure.....a lot more of those about.
they start at £1650 to insure
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How much would a 1.6 auto Astra G cost to insure.....a lot more of those about.
they start at £1650 to insure
... and are crap on fuel, especially when knocking about town. SWMBO's auto 1600 16v Astra G used to get around 27/28 around town & the best we ever saw was on a run to the Highlands when it managed about 37 ???
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it's already tedious.....
saw a nice little cdx 1.4 , but for some reason that quotes at £1650 for insurance....
I found the same. Not sure why a higher spec model carries such a higher premium - more bits on the car to potentially repair I suppose, certainly no difference in performance - but given that the write-off value is probably only £4-500 I couldn't understand it. Profiteering by insurance companies as usual I suppose.
When my daughter passed her test I tried to pursuade her to use our 1.4 CDX Corsa rather than buy her another car but she refused to drive an auto. Mind you a quote for her at the time was £1800 and with her boyfriend on the policy the premium went up to £2500. Apparently lads are a higher risk than lassies not because they have more accidents but because they tend to have them at higher speeds! You can at least be grateful you're searching for insurance for a daughter.
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It should be a Micra ;D ;D but if your not having it then try these.....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-ROVER-MINI-SPRITE-Automatic-GREY-11MONTHS-MOT-/200698413450?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2eba8ec18a
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1988-AUSTIN-MINI-MAYFAIR-SILVER-/180793154663?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2a181c9c67
Both as cool as they come for a girl :y