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"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
12/04/2014 at 16:37 • Filed to: None

After selling the Disco in November, I'm looking for something fairly priced and tidy to fill up its main role in my life; comfortable hauler for medium to long trips. I'm thinking of about Ł5k max, but I'm really struggling to make a sound decision. The two LandRovers take up all of my tinker time, so I needa no breakey. So obviously I'm looking at an Alfa.

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Fix me Oppo, and find me something fun and sensible within 50 miles of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

DISCUSSION (50)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 16:41

Within 50 miles of Newcastle probably excludes an AMC Eagle wagon, mores the pity.

Brian Silvestro > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 16:42

pls buy 159 wagon thx

TDogg > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 16:42

obviously

Schaefft > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 16:43

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-XK8…

You can thank me later.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Schaefft
12/04/2014 at 16:46

Ha! Drug capital of the North East. How's the motor? My gmail is locked out :/

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 16:47

I second the Alfa actually, lovely cars. Also hello fellow geordie.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
12/04/2014 at 16:47

They're not even on the Autotrader drop-down menu

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/04/2014 at 16:49

You know what? I saw one of your posts with the Panda in your driveway and my immediate thought was: Tyneside! For fear of embarrassing myself I said nothing. Y'alreet

Schaefft > Schaefft
12/04/2014 at 16:50

Alternatively: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv…

(just ignore the mileage, it'll be fine!)

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Schaefft
12/04/2014 at 16:51

Tax 0_O

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 16:56

Haha you were right. Moved here for uni a couple years ago. It was a big upgrade from my hometown, which was made most famous for a man pretending to get lost at sea in a canoe.

Schaefft > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 16:58

You can't log back into your email account?

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/04/2014 at 17:01

Haha that guy. You're more famous for greeting a monkey off a boat with a hangman's noose and accusing it of being a Frenchman

Schaefft > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/04/2014 at 17:01

Wow, we might actually be able to get enough people together to have a north east oppo meetup. Three's a crowd!

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 17:04

Such noble things to be known for... I believe at one point we had the highest teen pregnancy rate in Europe too.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Schaefft
12/04/2014 at 17:05

Yeah might be possible one day, most of the UK oppos live down south it seems or we could get quite the gathering.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Schaefft
12/04/2014 at 17:06

Sort of. I'm getting error messages or refresh loops on all devices when trying to log in under my personal account and can't access recovery options. The big G are on the case apparently.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/04/2014 at 17:08

Yay North East! We're good at obesity too. Whereabouts are you? Schaefft is in Gateshead and myself in Wylam.

Schaefft > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 17:12

Ah, I was wondering why I suddenly didn't any replies anymore. :p I'll send you my mail to your other address, you should have it in 5min.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 17:12

I'm only a mile or two out from the centre, have to live reasonably close to uni.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Schaefft
12/04/2014 at 17:15

alex@sharklasers.com is back up

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/04/2014 at 17:16

My guess was Heaton (and this is going to sound really really anal) based on the brickwork in your driveway

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 17:20

Are... are you a detective?

Schaefft > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 17:20

Yup, just sent my reply from a few days ago. :)

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/04/2014 at 17:23

Am I right? Just a landscaper who recognises bricks! And I used to live on 6th Ave...

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 17:25

Yeah you were spot on haha.

My citroen won't start > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 17:29

Just get some new wheels.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv…

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > My citroen won't start
12/04/2014 at 17:32

Not bad! But tax and mpg might hurt a bit. Bonus marks for spinning all 4 wheels though. B+

My citroen won't start > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 17:33

And "only" 50k miles

My citroen won't start > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 17:37

In all honesty I'd probably go for something like this. Auto, leather, cool little engine and low-ish mileage.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv…

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > My citroen won't start
12/04/2014 at 17:41

I love a Saab, but the tax band is ludicrous! Ł485 a year for a 2.0 is cray cray. The tax and emission rules changed prior to this age of vehicle so maybe a older one?

My citroen won't start > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 17:43

Perhaps, I'm unfamiliar with tax on cars in Britain, I assumed smaller displacement engines meant less tax, but surely there is a lot more to it for the Saab to be that expensive.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > My citroen won't start
12/04/2014 at 17:48

Emissions regulations. Tax Ł is based on grams of CO2 produced per kilometer. It sort of works I guess, if you're a namby pamby eco-centric hairy vagina'd bra burning hippy with a Nissan Leaf which indirectly consumes fossil fuels and directly consumes finite Lithium. It doesn't work when I can't buy cool cars.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > My citroen won't start
12/04/2014 at 17:48

also; thank you for actually looking around for me :)

My citroen won't start > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 17:51

Ah that's interesting (in a bad way), politicians here probably don't even know what CO2 is. When considering older vehicles, in what year were the new regulations enforced?

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > My citroen won't start
12/04/2014 at 17:58

Based on vehicle registration date.

Pre 1st March 2001:

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Post 1st March 2001:

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Post 1st March 2010:

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If that Saab was made post 2010 it would cost Ł860.00 just for road tax :/

My citroen won't start > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 17:58

Nah, don't mention it. It's alway nice to help ;)

My citroen won't start > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 18:12

Apparently I'd have pay Ł1,090 for my Subaru. Yikes

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv…

Applied some new filters to my search (I ignored all the Lagunas and Mondeos, but I actually quite like the new Laguna)

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > My citroen won't start
12/04/2014 at 18:19

Saab's out, I hate that body style. Saab had lost it by that point. The Audi though, I must've missed it. High miles but looks fairly clean. A very probable contender.

I'd love a big dirty French diesel, preferably Citroen (NOT the previous to your gen C5, what a POS) or a big Peugeot. I'm slightly swamped for not narrowing down what I want. Should I just say reliable, economical, diesel wagon?

My citroen won't start > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 18:59

There were a couple of 407s SW (a car I nearly got myself) with lowish miles and there was an A6 but tax was a bit too much. If you want to haul stuff that's probably the best bet, but go for something with a bit of character.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > My citroen won't start
12/04/2014 at 19:17

I totally agree. If not character then at least some fun! Thanks for all your help, I've actually got something to think on now.

My citroen won't start > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/04/2014 at 19:23

That's ok, I love car searching, keep us updated! I wasn't going to tell you but from all the cars available on auto trader under 5k and near you my favorite was a Disco 2.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > My citroen won't start
12/04/2014 at 20:59

Hahaha NO! Admittedly I'd love one because I've never had one before. But so many reasons not to.

Pick one:

-I already have too much Lucas in my life.

-My girlfriend would double kill me.

-3 Land Rovers and an Alfa. Pot luck as to which one will start on a cold morning.

Also, this was me and a friend just last week;

Kinja'd!!!