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A Peedo 106 then...
If you look around you'll find something. If there's a few used car dealers near you speak directly to them.
For £1K you'd not get much that's not high mileage or has a issue or two.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Colour would also be unimportant. In fact the less appeal it had to other people, the more likely you're going to end up with a bargain.
I'd ask your local dealers to keep an eye out for you for old incoming part ex's and if you're knowledgeable enough, hit the auctions.
Get the petrol though - easier to maintain and you don't have to worry about forking out £500 for a refurbished turbo
We picked up a car that had 400 miles on the clock so we saved the VAT. We also benefited from the almost 3 years no MOT + service/parts free for the first 10,000 miles (or whatever) or 3 years whichever comes first. If you can find a lowish interest loan then over the years it may pay for itself: For example I swear they make most cars to start falling apart after a certain number if years, the plastic knobs fall off or break, rubber degrades, . . . .
Just my opinion but I do find that a reliable newish car is real piece of mind.
I have found superb cars as second hand and been fairly lucky but I have had the odd lemon where catalytic convertor goes or some other parts where you think I should have prayed harder!!
Good luck
We've got a 2008 model, estate with a decent spec, and 2.0 TDi engine which we're hoping to sell for about £2k. It's due an MOT but will probably cruise through and it's still a really smart car.
To be honest, you'll also be able to find a Ford Focus, maybe a Mondeo, for a similar price, age and spec.
It currently costs a fortune to park in York, but I can go once a month if the weather is nice. Being essentially banned from driving to York means I won't be going there in future - i'll go somewhere else I'm allowed to go. Trade in York will suffer as I won't be the only person saying 'sod this' to an effective ban.
Options could be to spend a fortune driving to town, park up, get the train to York or doing the park and ride - I dislike both options as I prefer to unload any shopping/camera equipment at some point in the day so I can go for food.
The other option is sell my vehicles and pay tens of thousands on a new vehicle just so i'm allowed in the city - not going to happen.
It'll also see taxi fares increasing to cover the cost of vehicles that meet silly regulations or for paying the fine each day.