tomturd Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Serious question, any ideas? Needs to be pretty cheap, ie less than £1000 really, easy and cheap to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Maybe try and find out what the bulk of the cars are in the regions you're going to, just in case you need any spares? Cheap cars tend to be cheap for a reason, so make sure you pick one that's not about to shit the bed or anything. Check the mpg too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaXsteri Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 I assume you want a 1litre for insurance purposes? What about a French diesel, my Citroen BX 1.9TD is the same insurance group as my old Fiesta so its cheap to insure.French diesels last forever, i'm on 200k so far and over the distance you want to go i would imagine the diesel would make a big cost difference. Also the tank is massive, whereas something like a Fiesta or other 1litre car will only have a tiny tank so you will have to stop more frequently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Morris minor?It's like a mecchano set, ridiculously easy to work on. Get it all serviced nicely and she'll be economical and go for aaaaaaaaaaaaaaages withouht work.Really cheap to insure too with it being a classic (tax exempt too) and it's a 1litre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank_rider Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Morris minor?It's like a mecchano set, ridiculously easy to work on. Get it all serviced nicely and she'll be economical and go for aaaaaaaaaaaaaaages withouht work.Really cheap to insure too with it being a classic (tax exempt too) and it's a 1litre.in a similar vein a citreon 2cv?one of the old skoda/ladas, or one of the new skodas for that matter.mk1/2 golf (any probs when going through europe and the parts will be readily available)vw beetleof course theres always a mini, estate preferably so you can fit a couple of petrol cans in it.not sure of the engine size, but an old army jeep, or landrover.one of the old toyota pickups like they tried to kill on topgear, they have proved they go forever no matter what you put them through!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendee Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 your planning on driving to mongolia in a 1liter? when you planning on getting there before or after retirement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipsy Jock Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 i know what you're up to pandas seem to be pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomR Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 If you go french then get nothing other than a peugeot diesel, engines are actually really good, the only think that would go wrong is the rest of the car, so if that all seems dandy then you should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Some cheap Japenesse crap, very reliable dispite mecalling it crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Poyntontrials.com Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Citroen ax...mine was fine for ages till i broke it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 You might like to read 'Long Way Round' by Ewan McGregor. They were on bikes, but it's still interesting. All kinds of mafia shit going on in the Ukraine and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 A Cheap Mini?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endofreak Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 What about a wee Polo? My mum had one years ago. It had over 100k on the clock and she drove it back and forward from Belfast to Dublin quite a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Serious question, any ideas? Needs to be pretty cheap, ie less than £1000 really, easy and cheap to fix.I have some serious questions for you aswell Tom:1.) Why?2.) When?3.) Are you crazy?4.) Can I come?I look forward to your responses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted December 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 1) for fun, and to raise money for charity2) 22nd july for 3 - 4 weeks3) nope 4) Yes, but you will need your own car and ideally one other person to come along with you.Ta for the responses, were looking at a polo at the moment for £450. Id personally like to go in a mini estate cos it'd be nice and roomy and pretty fun to drive (and ive always wanted one). We really need something easily fix/bodgeable so the older/more reliable the better Im guessing - none of us have ever done mechanics further than putting bikes together.http://www.mongolrally.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 This??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted December 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 This???Thats 1.5ltr... we need something under 1000cc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 (edited) Thats 1.5ltr... we need something under 1000cc Oki dokiThe smallest i find is a 1.2. sorry i couldn't be of any better helpWhat about a smart car? Edited December 27, 2005 by Hoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 (edited) in a similar vein a citreon 2cv?Yeah, and those citroens seem popular in the mong rallys... The morris is just sexier! Edited December 27, 2005 by nichols_sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendee Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 looking through that website that looks awsome i reckon that would be shite loads of fun and totally different to anything else people will more than likely do in there lives.id be well up for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 998cc mini, and mod it up rally style, could prob be found cheapish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 looking through that website that looks awsome i reckon that would be shite loads of fun and totally different to anything else people will more than likely do in there lives.id be well up for that.f**king yeah! In a few years time, i'll be well down for this. Reading their site is so funny. Will I definately get to Mongolia?No, what would be the point of that?Is it safe?No, of course it's not safe. We will be driving through some very remote places in wholly unsuitable cars with no support system. If you want safety guarantees there are plenty of package holidays to the Isle of Wight.Awesome.Good luck with it Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Fiat Uno or Fiat Cinquecento.The mongolia rally isnt about speed its about actually doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmt_oli Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 998cc mini, and mod it up rally style, could prob be found cheapish Fraid not, minis although very nice, are a bit too expensive for this. to get a mini capable of doing the event before falling apart would need more money than they want to spend i reckon. Although it would be easy to fix on the way, good fun, and they are usually reliable once youve sorted any outstanding problems.As a couple of people have mentioned, a 4x4 fiat panda, they would be perfect. Im pretty sure my dads got one in andorra, dunno if he want to keep it, but needs new doors, they are rusted and one was broken into. other wise i think it just needs a service and it should be ok to go. i will see after new year whether its still there, and if theres any way of getting it back (has been standing for a year or so), i may even be able to give it to you for free, but it will need work doing to it!Fred, it would definately have to be the uno, and i think even that may have some computer management in it, but it needs to be as simple as possible, incase anything goes wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendee Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 ive been browsing auto trader and found a couple....minipoloIm thinking the polo might not be shit enough for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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