07-07-2014, 04:21 PM
Bloody hell, I go away for a couple of weeks and Tom gets a new car! And then apparently another one!
I honestly don't know what to suggest mate, we've gone through this so many times. I think I'd be looking older (because we all know my hatred of newer cars), simple but bombproof, and cheap enough to be disposable. My old man had a P-reg Nissan Primera for 4 years, it cost him a grand with 48k (about 2008 this was), did 50mpg on a run (1.6 petrol), didn't feel overly slow, was very, very comfy (as comfy as the 190), and apart from a snapped drive shaft never went wrong or failed an MOT in 55k and 4 years despite the abuse and neglect my dad gives cars (he changed the oil twice in that time), he then sold it to a neighbour who's put another 8k on it, and finally had to do the clutch. Bit boring but it did the job cheaply, reliably and comfortably, even made me consider the GT with the SR20 engine.
I honestly don't know what to suggest mate, we've gone through this so many times. I think I'd be looking older (because we all know my hatred of newer cars), simple but bombproof, and cheap enough to be disposable. My old man had a P-reg Nissan Primera for 4 years, it cost him a grand with 48k (about 2008 this was), did 50mpg on a run (1.6 petrol), didn't feel overly slow, was very, very comfy (as comfy as the 190), and apart from a snapped drive shaft never went wrong or failed an MOT in 55k and 4 years despite the abuse and neglect my dad gives cars (he changed the oil twice in that time), he then sold it to a neighbour who's put another 8k on it, and finally had to do the clutch. Bit boring but it did the job cheaply, reliably and comfortably, even made me consider the GT with the SR20 engine.
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