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What would a good but cheap car to get used in Northern Ireland?

I know some of you are car geeks :P

Taking insurance in to consideration foo

 

A really cheap car to maintain that it very reliable is a older Honda Civic, I don't know what the prices are like in the UK though. They are very easy to drive and are a lot of fun on a budget.

 

You could get a 1.5 liter petrol one for cheap. I used to have a 1997 eco vtec civic that was pretty cheap to insure because it was a "eco" engine still was a 115hp though.

 

The engine is a D15Z6 if you ever look for one. 

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My first car was a Nissan Sentra. It was great little first car. I totally recommend something like it. Think, Small, 4 Door, Small Fuel Efficient Engine (You want it to get up and go for safety reasons though).  

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Not joking, Porsche 924. they were produced from 76-88. You can get them for about $3500 Canadian. They have GREAT millage, 30miles/gallon, and with a 16 gallon(65L or somthing) gas tank, thats like range of at least 450 miles. And yes they will really go if you floor them. my 1980 p24 turbo has a 0-60 of like 7.1 seconds. No fast in the world of super cars but far faster then anything else at thing price range. plus, its a Porsche :D

 

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Really? I know people in leeds who pay less than that .... but yeah it really does depend on the area!

yeah. its bad. bradford is the worst though. i wouldn't want to live there.

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VW LT Van engined Porsche, I found it funny when people used to mock them but a solid engine with potential to improve the power yet still maintaining the reliability, not really something to be mocked :)

Some of them were that, My 924 has an Audi I4 2.0L Turbo

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Some of them were that, My 924 has an Audi I4 2.0L Turbo

 

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Mazdaspeed 3.

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How is this if say in a year or some I got this for a similar price with similar condition?

http://www.gumtree.com/p/volkswagen/volkswagen-golf-1.9-sdi-genuine-102k-/1116548749

That doesn't seem too bad. It will fairly boring to drive. But you can always make the most of it. :)

But having a car at all is awesome.

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Fair enough, id rather funnel that money into a house :P and pick up a nice M3 for £15k or sometihng

 

I hope you were talking about the last proper M3  :P

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I hope you were talking about the last proper M3  :P

But honestly, the E92 M3 sounds so boarish. That baritone-like roar of a BMW V8.

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But honestly, the E92 M3 sounds so boarish. That baritone-like roar of a BMW V8.

Oh yeah, a guy living few blocks away from me has one (white  <_<) and god does it sound good

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Oh yeah, a guy living few blocks away from me has one (white  <_<) and god does it sound good

4 door or 2 door?

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4 door or 2 door?

Coupe

[spoiler=Almost exactly like this one ]BMW-M3-Coupe-with-Competition-Package-20

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What would a good but cheap car to get used in Northern Ireland?

I know some of you are car geeks :P

Taking insurance in to consideration foo

anything you have space to fix, great for learning. Also have it checked out by a independent mechanic, whats 100 on top of what your already paying.
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Coupe

I just wanna drive one purely to slide around, simply because it's so tail happy.

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I hope you were talking about the last proper M3  :P

 

Duh, my brother has one 

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I hope you were talking about the last proper M3  :P

 

 

But honestly, the E92 M3 sounds so boarish. That baritone-like roar of a BMW V8.

 

 

Oh yeah, a guy living few blocks away from me has one (white  <_<) and god does it sound good

 

 

4 door or 2 door?

 

 

Coupe

[spoiler=Almost exactly like this one ]BMW-M3-Coupe-with-Competition-Package-20

 

 

I just wanna drive one purely to slide around, simply because it's so tail happy.

 

 

Duh, my brother has one 

 

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PLZ GUYS THE OFF TOPIC IS REAL

 

Small <2.0 L petrol hatchback, go go go

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I know nathin about cars plz much confuse D:

 

What did I say there that confused you  :huh:

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The litre bit :(

 

I iz a big noobz and need ez language plz

 

Car engine sizes are measured in Litres, generally a 1.0L engine is smaller and less powerful than a 2.0L engine - they are generally cheaper cars, cheaper to insure, and use less fuel

 

I think even my mum knows that ;P

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Anything Lamborghini will do fine....

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Car engine sizes are measured in Litres, generally a 1.0L engine is smaller and less powerful than a 2.0L engine - they are generally cheaper cars, cheaper to insure, and use less fuel

 

I think even my mum knows that ;P

I kinda know that but not when i'm looking for cars.

 

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