10 of the best cars for under £1k here in the UK! All 10 cars do a great job for the absolute minimum amount of cash.
Chapters:
Intro: 00:00
Skoda Fabia Estate: 00:27
VW Polo: 01:22
Ford StreetKa: 02:18
Suzuki Swift: 03:10
VW Golf GTI mk4: 04:04
Vauxhall Astra SRI: 05:09
Jaguar X-Type: 05:53
Honda Civic Type S GT: 06:46
BMW 3-Series Estate: 07:37
Mazda MX-5 NB: 08:32
Close: 09:31
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Skoda Fabia Estate
VW Polo
Ford StreetKa
Suzuki Swift
VW Golf GTI mk4
Vauxhall Astra SRI
Jaguar X-Type
Honda Civic Type S GT
BMW 3-Series Estate
Mazda MX-5 NB
32 Comments
I didn't think you even find cars this cheap
15.8 seconds???
Second ❤😂
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A treat for the viewers 😮
Thank you bro
Hope everything is good man
Nice video 😊
I thought the mk4 gti had a 1.8t or VR6
man I keep admiring UK for just how cheap the cars are in there, it's pure insanity
golf mk4 GTI for 1000 pounds, that's just unreal money anywhere else in europe
So which car would pick recommend? The first two cars in this car List?😊
Nice one JB. A 3 series Touring for a grand. Sweet 😊
that civic looks stunning.
We have the mk5 astra in 3 door form had it 7 years buts it’s a 1.4 super reliable and ulez compliant paid 1800 for it must be worth a grand now 😂😂😂 but I’d take the bmw out that list 👍
You can buy cars for £1k, but I'm 100% confident that most people shouldn't 😄 In 2005 it took me 4 test drives to find a car at my £1500 budget without a blown head gasket, so I ended up buying a Fiat which promptly disintegrated (except the head gasket). 18 years later, you've got to be able to work on cars yourself to be buying these, surely?
Having said all that, that Civic Type-S GT may be less powerful and worse to drive than the prior Type-S (which had 158hp, so 20hp more…WTF Honda), but the proportions are just right, it still looks futuristic and it'll probably not break, much! Plus the interior is in my top 10 ever, even if the materials are cheap. Genuinely serious fun too, I have a massive soft spot for that car, especially in that weird yet somehow really nice bronze colour they did. It actually bumps the MX-5 into 2nd spot on this list for me, sorry…
Saab 93 1.8t ❤
Excellent J.B. I knew you could do it. 👍👌
Mitsubishi Carisma is the best
Check the front chassis rails on the NB MX5, they rust badly and often need sorting.
I'm glad you recognise that some are not ULEZ compliant. This is were most car presenters come unstuck! But good on you for making up for this. Cheers
The CDti honda is probably better than the Type R
And the 320d at 1k is a leaky, rusty heap at best haha
One that definitely needs to be on the list is the mk1 ford focus, even today it looks great, drives just as well as any new car and very reliable. You can pick them up for well under a grand!
What is clear to see is that many of these older cars in the list have lovely design to them still, in my opinion id say some look far better than todays new cars
Good list but for ultra frugality, are any of these £30 car tax?
Great video and loving the England rugby top
£1000 Mazda MX5 NB will be rotten as a pair
U.K. has such nice prices compared to Germany
E46 and MX5 are water soluble and for 1k, both will be 94% rust.
I bought a 2008 Saab 9-3 1.9TiD 150hp under 100k mileage. I'd recommend Saabs within a low price range
i would have added the Honda Jazz. for first cars they are small but surprisingly extremely spacious inside, reliable engine & amazing on fuel economy. i have a 19 year old Jazz & a full tank lasts over a week even with motorway driving to & from work 6 days a week, still averaging 50+ mpg which is rather good a 2004.
let downs to a Honda Jazz is rust same as any Japanese car. keep an eye on the rust underneath, wheel arches & sills. engine wise as long as you maintain servicing regularly then like most Honda engines, they’ll keep going. if you have a vtec engine, pay most attention to the engine oil
JB I hope you reply to this comment, my under £1000 car wins this hands down
I bought a 2006 Saab 95 Aero HOT Wagon
2.3 260bhp 258ftlb torque 0.60 6.9 seconds
Heated leather seats front and back
5 large seats
Huge boot space
Electric adjustable drivers seat
Full main dealer service history
Original bill of sale
161k on the clock
I paid just £700
i wish theese prices were global and not UK only, for example in my country which is even much poorer, all of those are more expensive. like miata doesnt go under 4k and all of those mentioned would be pure rustbuckets for theese prices here
I had a streetka a few years ago. Fun little car with the roof down. Had no issues with rust but the thing went through discs and pads like no tomorrow plus I kept having to get the tracking done so it ate tyres too. I do miss it sometimes. Had real character and felt quicker than it was.
Mini Cooper r50 should have been here, 8.6 0-60 and great handling
Don’t do it there’s usually a reason its under a 1k 😅😅
I bought my e46 320d touring for 1995 and it was bob on just be careful with corrosion in general but especially the brake pipes and if they need replacing it’s 💰💰💰