Automatic starter/first-car on a budget.

[Darrell]

Nice one. How much??

 

[HappytalkAgain]

just under £3k Maybe over the odds but a 6 month warranty with a reputable local garage.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Result:

2006 VW Polo Auto. Great little runner. Well under budget and ideal first car. Collected today and fully insured.

I’m proud as punch as they’ve funded the whole thing themselves from their own saving’s despite us offering to contribute. Very admirable.

I’ve offered my cleaning services but they are excited to do it themselves at the weekend.

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Looks great Ant, you must all be delighted!

 

[BigJase88]

Car prices are crazy. My brother had one of those 14 or so years ago on an 02 plate and it was grand

 

[Darrell]

Car prices are crazy. My brother had one of those 14 or so years ago on an 02 plate and it was grand

With a bit of luck and all things being relative they won’t lose too much dough when they flog it or chop it in for the next one.

 

[fabes]

Mad prices, but the new norm....?
Great they landed a good car.

Introduce them to two buckets if they are washing it?
PS, it's overkill, but I cannot stress how good claybarring an old car is. The paint feels like glass afterwards!

 

[clk320x]

Car prices are crazy. My brother had one of those 14 or so years ago on an 02 plate and it was grand

I bought a little Polo automatic as a run around a couple years ago… 2001… cost me £350, sold it 7k miles later for……£350!
Apart from a battery & alternator never skipped a beat. Went pretty well too! 1.4 petrol I think.

 

[davymead]

Looks an excellent buy. Great first car.

 

[poormansporsche]

Is it the 1.4L 75bhp ? If so the wife had one..It's the best combo, slow as shit but dead reliable with a normal TC gearbox

 

[HappytalkAgain]

Is it the 1.4L 75bhp ? If so the wife had one..It's the best combo, slow as shit but dead reliable with a normal TC gearbox

It is indeed Brett.

 

[BigJase88]

Is it the 1.4L 75bhp ? If so the wife had one..It's the best combo, slow as shit but dead reliable with a normal TC gearbox

My brother had the 1.2l 3 cylinder varient it was a rocket ship

 

[Piff]

We started our 2 in a Citroen C2 but it was a manual. Cheap insurance with me & SWMBO as named drivers. Going back 15 years though