What car should I buy?

[Speed43125]

- Fiat Tipo

You'd be very hard to pressed to search out a Tipo estate nowadays! let alone one in good nick. I can't even think when I last saw one of those in any form.

 

[bspahh]

You'd be very hard to pressed to search out a Tipo estate nowadays! let alone one in good nick. I can't even think when I last saw one of those in any form.

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/fiat_tipo_lounge says there are 2000 models of the Fiat Tipo Lounge (the estate) still on the road. Auto Trader lists 28 for sale

 

[Non Multi]

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/fiat_tipo_lounge says there are 2000 models of the Fiat Tipo Lounge (the estate) still on the road. Auto Trader lists 28 for sale
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I think the poster above may have been thinking of the older estate version of the mark 1 Tipo ('88-'93), the Tempra Weekend.

 

[DustyBin]

Of those, no Fiats came up in my searches so I assume they're pretty rare, and I dislike Focuses (Focusi?) just on personal taste. I did look at a couple of Astras (and Insignias) and Meganes. They were on my final shortlist alongside the Pugs of varying sizes; the Clio Tourers; and of course the VAG offerings from their assorted brands- which turned out to be the eventual winner.

Foci.

 

[Jamesrob637]

Do Fiat still make the newer Tipo? I know it was released in the mid-10s, so it's plausible that it might have ceased production recently.

 

[pdq]

Do Fiat still make the newer Tipo? I know it was released in the mid-10s, so it's plausible that it might have ceased production recently.

Yes -
from https://www.fiat.co.uk/tipo/tipo-hatchback

 

[Sun Chariot]

I wrote to Santa and I asked for an MG X Power SV-R. It's rare (only 42 made) and was the 5 litre, 410bhp variant. I've asked Santa for 15 years, for one of these; but he isn't reading my letters...

 

[DustyBin]

I wrote to Santa and I asked for an MG X Power SV-R. It's rare (only 42 made) and was the 5 litre, 410bhp variant. I've asked Santa for 15 years, for one of these; but he isn't reading my letters...

He's probably doing you a favour!

(Each to their own in seriousness, but although rare and sort-of-interesting it's not for me).

 

[Sun Chariot]

He's probably doing you a favour!

(Each to their own in seriousness, but although rare and sort-of-interesting it's not for me).

He probably knows it isn't ULEZ complaint.

 

[DelW]

I wrote to Santa and I asked for an MG X Power SV-R. It's rare (only 42 made) and was the 5 litre, 410bhp variant. I've asked Santa for 15 years, for one of these; but he isn't reading my letters...

He probably knows it isn't ULEZ complaint.

Well, if you'll excuse the pun, perhaps it's because it doesn't comply with the Sanity Clause ...

Getting my coat already

 

[talldave]

Avoid diesels, they're either going to be a ULEZ pain ("zone" will tend to "UK") or bring AdBlue/DPF hell.

If you decide on a make/model, research the range & facelift dates and seek out high end versions with more features. Eg Ford "Titanium" or "Vignale" editions.

If you're feeling brave, buy at auction, sticking to cars with no warning lights or rattling engines, having checked the MOT history to see how loved they were. You'll get what you want for under half your budget, leaving enough in the kitty to get a good independent mechanic to service it and eliminate niggles. You'll also find larger cars much better value as the only lively sector of the car market is small economical runabouts.

 

[DelW]

Avoid diesels, they're either going to be a ULEZ pain ("zone" will tend to "UK") or bring AdBlue/DPF hell.

If you decide on a make/model, research the range & facelift dates and seek out high end versions with more features. Eg Ford "Titanium" or "Vignale" editions.

If you're feeling brave, buy at auction, sticking to cars with no warning lights or rattling engines, having checked the MOT history to see how loved they were. You'll get what you want for under half your budget, leaving enough in the kitty to get a good independent mechanic to service it and eliminate niggles. You'll also find larger cars much better value as the only lively sector of the car market is small economical runabouts.

If you scroll back to post 116, you'll see that the OP made his choice over two months ago.

 

[talldave]

If you scroll back to post 116, you'll see that the OP made his choice over two months ago.

LOL! The pitfalls of working through an interesting thread on two devices!

Relieved the OP followed my first point!