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That's strange, it's cheaper to insure than a 1.2 Punto for us. If we were to insure the Laguna for the year it'd be £375, my partner's 30 and she had a non fault claim 2 years ago. If all other running costs were as cheap as insurance I'd keep it!

She's getting PX'd on Saturday, I hope it doesn't break this week....

You're welcome to come and have a look at it, I was just going to PX it in.

Car - £400 Mats/CD Player - £19 Oil + Filters - £33 Total £452

I did a bit of work on the Laguna today, changed the oil, oil filter and air filter. I fit a CD player and then gave her a quick wash. I've done 400 miles in it so far and it's not missed a beat. It's such a comfortable car but not the most economical, I'm getting just short of 25 mpg so it...

If it doesn't blow up/set on fire/break down then it'll be £400 well spent.

It is a good cruiser, did 45 miles on the motorway tonight, at 60mph it's doing just over 1500rpm and you can't even hear the engine.

Yeh I work in Meltham Mills, good spot!

I've looked at deals on Fiesta's but diesel Ibiza's seem to be about the best value for money at the moment.

I used to enjoy changing cars and trying to make a bit of money. But I've been putting a lot of money in to my house over the last 12 months and have been getting to work in a 10 year old Punto. I've still got that and I'll go back to using it once I've found something for my partner. I'm...

I know, I should just leave it as it is and try and get my money back in a months time. But I've been on eBay already looking for bits and pieces to tidy it up.

Just ordered an air filter and oil filter for £9 delivered, so I might treat her to that....

Yeh it's a cheap way to get 150mph!

It feels quicker if you manually shift through the gears, 7.8 is a bit optimistic though.

I can see what you're saying.

Cash my way? ;-)

hah, I bet I can find £4.40 under the seats as it looks like the interior has never been cleaned! Probably not as fast as you'd think, it sounds good though.

It's a bit ropey to be fair, I'll just stick it on eBay at 99p no reserve when I'm done. I don't expect to make anything on it. I'm looking forward to giving it a good clean though, see what she's like under all the filth! Yeh it is really comfy, wafting to work in this was certainly better...

It was £400, I won't even be changing the oil. There were 2 weeks left on the Panda insurance policy that I transferred on to this for free, so it just gives me chance to find something else.

After selling our Panda at the weekend I had every intention of buying an X Type Jag last night, but it was not as described and the current owners were reluctant to negotiate on price to reflect the issues with it. This left me in a bit of a predicament as I needed a car for today. I was sat...

Death trap.

See that just doesn't ring true. A few months after it was new it would be worth what? 10/11k? To write it off surely the cost of repair would need to be 60/70% of that? I'd have thought it would have been sorted out. But I could be completely wrong, it just seems strange for a 10k car to be...

A decent thread showing what is required.... http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?694889-New-quot-Cheap-quot-Big-Brake-Alternative-(Brembo-300mm-discs)&highlight=406+brembo

Cheers Rob. I couldn't find one with that sort of mileage/history/tax/mot for under £4k.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/fiat/panda/panda-100hp--28k--fsh--recent-cambelt/2005487

It's now on Pistonheads as we need something a bit bigger. http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/fiat/panda/panda-100hp--28k--fsh--recent-cambelt/2005487

My girlfriend is getting close to 40mpg and she only does short trips.

Is that a lot? What would you expect to pay for a 1.4 16v petrol? A 1.2 8v Punto is £120 a year.....

There seems to be quite a range on used prices. I'd have thought an early 2006 car with 80k and in decent condition/history could be had for £2000-£2250.

I don't mind the dash and the seats but the door handles and some of the plastics do feel cheap.