Any ideas on a dead cheap car ,less than £2500 which is somewhat reliable.
The reason why I ask is because I use the car only for a few months every year and it tends to sit in the garage for the remainder of the time.
I had a Lexus LS430 which was prohibitively expensive to repair and with the last fault as a result had to get rid of it.

Don’t mind large engines and in fact prefer large petrol engines and insurance costs are not a problem however a reasonable reliability would be an advantage (this tends to leave out Audi and BMW)

So it looks like there are only a few Hondas and Toyotas left.

Any thoughts on older BMW’s or Vauxhall’s?

Or any other suggestions ? Volvo perhaps
Thanks for any suggestions,however outlandish they may seem.
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Hi all, I bought a 2013 Mazda CX-5 in Oct 2018, the milage was170,000 kilometers. It was driving grand until Dec 2018 when it lost power and the turbo chargers went along with the engine... Brought it back to car dealer, they had it over a month... Got it back in Jan and they said they sent it to a main Mazda garage to be fitted with a new engine and turbo chargers. I got a further 9 month warranty off the dealer. Then last week (March 2019) the heater stopped working and I got it checked and there was no coolant. It took 3.5litres of coolant. Brought it back to the dealer. They ran tests and told me that it looks like the head gasket is gone... I'm not up to speed on the mechanics of a car. My question is, what's the best course of action? Should I tell the dealer that I no longer want the car? Is it most likely going to give me more trouble now? They had the car so long the last time I feel like they messed me around. It's a big car dealer and doesn't neccenecesn have a bad rep as far as I know. Read more

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Hi,

I’m really hoping someone can help me, I have had a nightmare and I don’t know what to do.
I purchased this car 4 months ago, it’s 2011 reg and had done 92k. The cambelt snapped and destroyed the valves and pistons so I purchased a complete replacement engine for 1200 from Charles Trent. A mechanic quoted me 350 to install the engine, I bought a replacement cam belt kit, water pump and a clutch release bearing. The mechanic installed the engine but the car just won’t run, it cranks but does not start, mechanic then gave me a bill for 450 because it took an extra day (even though it does not work ??) another mechanic now has car and has changed the fuel pump and injectors have been primed, various sensors and senders replaced, swapped the fuel injection pump and injectors over and it still doesn’t run. I’m now 2200 in and my car does not go, I’m so ridiculously stressed. Diagnostics have been plugged in and no fault codes. The engine starts with quick start but runs really rough and cuts out. I have now went injectors off to be tested because there is a possibility they are no good but I am doubtful that they are the cause of the engine not starting. Contacted Charles Trent who say only the block and head are covered by the warranty and basically send it back if I’m unhappy but on top of the 1200 I have spent 1000 in labour and parts so I don’t want it taken back out. If anyone could help or have any suggestions I would be so grateful as I’m losing My mind and my bank balance is dwindling rapidly.
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