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Help buying a polo
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:14 pm
by Lewin
Hi guys and girls!
I'm looking to buy my first car and need a little help.
Now i've got about £2000 to spend (ish)
Below is a car that I've looked at.
Let me know what you think.
He's asking £1750 for it, but that includes a sound system.
The car is a 1.4 CL
R reg (1998)
Mods: Tinted windows, spoiler, alloys and exhaust.
Has done 88 k miles
Any suggestions welcome!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:40 pm
by monkeyalan
looks a bit used and abused for that sort of money.
don't let the ice and alloys cloud your judgement.
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:44 pm
by Lewin
I agree. It isn't in great condition.
Alloys are trashed anyways, so would buy some new ones.
I can't seem to find any other polo's near where I live.
Most of them are £2500, which seems far to much for a 10 year old polo.
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:27 pm
by chunkychimpanzee
I would not pay for what he asks for!! I reckon the condition of this Polo with 88k only worth about GBP 1300. I am sure you can find something better than this!! Have you tried autotrader, local paper, ebay, pistonheads.com, etc.?
Samuel
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:50 pm
by Lewin
I've looked and looked, but everything looks overpriced
Look at this car below for example:
Black polo
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:54 pm
by dragon_green
shed, tbh! wait for the right car...
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:57 pm
by Lewin
I've got my test coming up and if I pass, I'm not going to have a car!!!!
Re: Help buying a polo
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:13 pm
by bstardchild
Lewin wrote:Hi guys and girls!
I'm looking to buy my first car and need a little help.
Now i've got about £2000 to spend (ish)
Below is a car that I've looked at.
Let me know what you think.
Seems a bit much TBH
And it's pretty ratty
Your location would help
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:16 pm
by Lewin
I live in surrey. Near gatwick airport.
what do ya think about this one...
Polo
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:17 pm
by bstardchild
Lewin wrote:I live in surrey. Near gatwick airport.
what do ya think about this one...
Polo
Tried that link before - didn't work
Seems to be plenty on the bay of E
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:20 pm
by Lewin
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:26 pm
by bstardchild
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:29 pm
by bstardchild
Lewin wrote:Snip
try this
Yeah that worked
too many doors for my tastes but it's a nice blank canvas and an attractive colour, seems better value too
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:32 pm
by Lewin
Yeah I agree. 3 door looks waaaaay better.
Top notch car you got there though, that's how I want to get mine to look.
Is it me or do you think that this car is over priced?
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/CA ... 7105877224
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:46 pm
by bstardchild
Lewin wrote:Yeah I agree. 3 door looks waaaaay better.
I think so but you do lose a bit of practicallity
Lewin wrote:Top notch car you got there though, that's how I want to get mine to look.
not hard
When i bought it it looked like this
Lewin wrote:Is it me or do you think that this car is over priced?
<snip>
It's an open air so has the 16V alloys (which I like) and they hold a higher price (they can be a bit leaky tho!!!)
Recent cambelt (so less worries)
Mines done over 100K so I wouldn't worry about the mileage too much
Years MOT and some new tyres/brakes all good things
maybe but not by much
