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**brettarider** · 30-10-2011, 11:52

Why ate you buying him a car? He'll get one that's BFG'd and euro lights fitted out the sixth sense or the NAAFI notice board for the same kind of dosh and not forgetting mouching around the car parks for a cheap car that needs a small amount of work on it. With the rate we will be heading back west there's bound to be some good cheap cars floating about over there.

**Bushmills** · 30-10-2011, 12:02

Originally Posted by MittMayo

A mate of mine used to look at cars and, if he was seriously interested, would ask the owner if they minded him taking it for an MOT.
He would then get it MOT'd , tell the examiner to highlight anything and everything likely to need attention in the next two years and then go back to the owner.

He'd use the advisory notices as a haggling tool if he still wanted it.

Worst case scenario - he is down the cost of an MOT

Best case, he gets the car cheaper and it has 12mths MOT which he knows is legit.

Worth a thought. If the owner refuses, walk away as there must be a reason.

Wott Mitt says!

Also you can get an RAC inspection which is v thorough, also you don't need fully comp insurance on a 750 quid car, just get quotes on 3rd party!

**MadKev** · 30-10-2011, 12:26

My boys all put a girl on their early insurances as named driver, got at least 10% off. Didn't let the girls near the cars though.

**TheRedButton** · 30-11-2011, 17:08

VW's are solid cars, you can drive the wheels off them. But even with a bit of rot and rust, as long as its got a reasonable amount of time on the MOT and drives well enough there shouldnt be a problem. And £1300 is whats to be expected really. Bad times.

**TheIronDuke** · 30-11-2011, 17:22

Originally Posted by Legs

I know most of you are brilliant

Steady Tiger. I do not like arse lickers. I'd buy him a big Volvo. It is not exactly a babe magnet and his mates will take the piss, but he's going to wrap the fucker at some point and Volvo's are tanks.

Out of curiosity I did a Google on 'Legs has a son' and came up with this. You kept your Chinese heritage in the cupboard, eh?

**Blokeonabike** · 20-12-2011, 15:37

You did say he is in Germany? A 1 litre car on the autobahn wont be much fun! Give him the cash and let him sort a car out over there.

**Steven** · 20-12-2011, 15:43

Have to agree with the idea of letting him buy one on the BFG circuit.

For 900Euros he should be able to get hold of pretty decent car that already has all the extra bits he will need for driving on BFG plates.

Just give him the cash (if you can trust him to buy a car and not just piss it all up the wall).