Pergout 306 or Vaxuall Corsa?

Question

i have around 800 pounds. what is the best car to get? what shall i do to it (mod etc) where shall i look? just help me out here :) or any completly new suggestions welcome :)

Answer 1

with the cash you have buy either, be honest £800 is new pushbike money and you get what you pay for.

Answer 2

Def Corsa, as before don't mod up a cheap car - especially with one of those 'Mecano' spoilers, wait til you can afford a better car. Try Auto trader & local papers.

Answer 3

Having owned a 306 I'd say buy the Corsa. 306 turbo diesel engine is brilliant but the rest of the car is iffy, especially the alarm system which is unlimited trouble.

Answer 4

i would say vauxhall corsa there cheaper on insurance and there cheaper parts should you need them.

Answer 5

I'd go for a Corsa gsi model (3dr), but you might struggle to get one as cheap as that.

Mod's wise haynes manual 'modifying' and 'performance' and of course just a corsa haynes is handy to have!

Mods are all about personal preference, if you're new to it start simple, like air intakes, alloys, uprated brakes, you'll get ideas the more you do, and if you join a club you'll get some more ideas!

I would say don't get one and start ripping it to shreds, trying to do stuff without a manual, or without some practice first especially with bodywork, if it goes wrong you'll have to get a pro to fix it, costing time and money.

Answer 6

Corsa's rust!  Peugeots do not.  Pugs are not unreliable at all in so much that they will rarely, if ever, let you down. They DO get a number of small niggling faults though such as electric window switches failing.  Try a Peugeot 306.

I am on my 4th Peugeot and have never had a breakdown in well over 200k.

Answer 7

I would go with the Vauxhall Corsa. Peugeot's are unreliable. I wouldn't bother modding the car, I have never understood why people stick exhausts and spoilers on old cheap cars.

You should have a look on www.autotrader.co.uk you can type in what type of car and what price range and it will nring up a list of cars for sale.

Answer 8

306