We're moving back to the U.S. (in 8 days!!) and selling our car. As you'll see, it's rather old, and we admit it's a bit loud (but passes MOT every time, go figure). But it has served us well for weekend jaunts, big shops, and road trips (Cornwall, Lake District, Peak District, etc.), even with our bikes (bike rack included if you want!). We live in Cambridge and don't use it (or need it) to commute, and I think it's been perfect for occasional driving -- inexpensive, low insurance cost, automatic transmission, and tape deck, the latter of which means you can get great tapes of 80s bands at charity shops.
Specs:
Blue 1996 Volkswagen Golf 1.8 CL, unleaded gas, petrol
4-door + hatchback
MOT for all 2011 (passed in Dec 2010)
Tax disc til June
Mileage: 103k (driven less than 10,000k in the 3+ years we've owned)
Automatic, not manual
Exhaust system replaced (catalytic converter, heat plate, muffler).
New battery
Recent tires
See pictures and more details on our Gumtree ad:
http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/dependable-inexpensive-vw-golf-automatic/77396913We're asking 500 GBP, but will take any offers at this point!
Thanks!
Kate