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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 04:51 AM
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My Corsa has finally died, head gasket failure now beyond economical repair so what shed do I buy next?

Any suggestions? Trying to keep insurance and tax down to a minimum.
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 07:24 AM
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Rover GTI honda mechanicals make sure it's the 1600 twin-cam CRX engine
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 07:54 AM
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 10:46 AM
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 11:01 AM
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What sort of money are we talking? and What size car?
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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You could get an A2. A little gay looking but the 2002+ are 35 quid a year tax and about 200 quid for 2 x 30+ers with 3 points each.

It might be about 5k odd to buy though, possibly outside the budget.

I'd consider another cheap Corsa type.
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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I'm sure he said SHED ,shed's are from
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 12:07 AM
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Depends - but I had a Saab 9000 for a year and spent pennies keeping it on the road.

Real reliable comfy old barge, bought for
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