The Beater thread
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The Beater thread
So after 50k miles, 4 years and 3 winters it's time to take the S2000 out of daily commuter use and put it in the garage I've finally got. 80 miles a day 5 days a week is slowly emptying my pocket and the additional running costs are becoming irksome. I needed another set of winter tyres and that's another 400 quid plus it will need another full service if i keep the miles up. I toyed with using the motorbike but it's just a little too far on a 125 and in all honesty, the bike, like the S2000 is meant to be used for fun only.
So i went out today and got chatting to someone who runs a garage that knows someone who is selling one of these
Driven it around the block, started it from cold - all good. 82k miles, no rust and no knocks or bangs and a full MOT, needs tax but at £93 for the year ... i'll cope. I like the fact that it's red and the fact it's a Schumacher edition is hilarious. £200 to insure, high 50s mpg and it has only cost me £600. It's had new brakes, new handbrake cables, new exhaust, new alternator, new radiator and various oil seals done, has a full service history Admittedly it's not as clean as the one above but it's not far off, just needs a wash and a polish. I'll be removing the rear seats and anything else that's not driver related to make it as light as possible. Found some higher profile ( and cheaper ) tyres to ease the mpg up a little. I reckon on getting a good mid 50s mpg out of it on the run to work and back.
Fuel costs will come down from nearly £360 to about £150 a month and every mile I stick on this is a commuting mile I'm not putting on the S2000. Means i get to enjoy it on nice drives on nice days. No need for winter tyres on the S2000 and no need to worry about crashing it in the winter months.
It's also FUN and i can see some smiles per mile driving it - i can't commute in something miserable or boring and as much as a Mk3 Golf 1.9SDI would be cheap to run ..... i'd want to kill myself just knowing it was sat outside. I looked at Micras ( mostly rust buckets at this price point) and anything TDI was either too expensive or an utter nail with a boat load of high mile issues awaiting the new owner.
Looking forward to picking it up next week.
So i went out today and got chatting to someone who runs a garage that knows someone who is selling one of these
Driven it around the block, started it from cold - all good. 82k miles, no rust and no knocks or bangs and a full MOT, needs tax but at £93 for the year ... i'll cope. I like the fact that it's red and the fact it's a Schumacher edition is hilarious. £200 to insure, high 50s mpg and it has only cost me £600. It's had new brakes, new handbrake cables, new exhaust, new alternator, new radiator and various oil seals done, has a full service history Admittedly it's not as clean as the one above but it's not far off, just needs a wash and a polish. I'll be removing the rear seats and anything else that's not driver related to make it as light as possible. Found some higher profile ( and cheaper ) tyres to ease the mpg up a little. I reckon on getting a good mid 50s mpg out of it on the run to work and back.
Fuel costs will come down from nearly £360 to about £150 a month and every mile I stick on this is a commuting mile I'm not putting on the S2000. Means i get to enjoy it on nice drives on nice days. No need for winter tyres on the S2000 and no need to worry about crashing it in the winter months.
It's also FUN and i can see some smiles per mile driving it - i can't commute in something miserable or boring and as much as a Mk3 Golf 1.9SDI would be cheap to run ..... i'd want to kill myself just knowing it was sat outside. I looked at Micras ( mostly rust buckets at this price point) and anything TDI was either too expensive or an utter nail with a boat load of high mile issues awaiting the new owner.
Looking forward to picking it up next week.
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I'm after something too. Since my ban ended ( and having got rid of a Golf 3 months ago ) I've noticed how much I'm spending on fuel. So I'm looking for a something under a £1000 as the weather worsens and the pocket feels the pinch.
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Random choice, how much does it weigh?
I used a vec dti for my commute. Dull doesn't matter on the roads I was using. 50mpg, minimal service costs, pretty bulletproof tbh. Comfy, good stereo and climate are nice. Good seats a must if its a long commute.
You can add things like a Bluetooth stereo for £150 notes ffs
I don't do miles now. Don't miss it. The S on winters is my snow car. Full on Dinitrol underneath, all good.
I used a vec dti for my commute. Dull doesn't matter on the roads I was using. 50mpg, minimal service costs, pretty bulletproof tbh. Comfy, good stereo and climate are nice. Good seats a must if its a long commute.
You can add things like a Bluetooth stereo for £150 notes ffs
I don't do miles now. Don't miss it. The S on winters is my snow car
. Full on Dinitrol underneath, all good.