hi guys and girls. My names jamie, live in winchester, hampshire. Been on here a while ago under different user name (jamlec) or something i couldnt even remember it let alone the password

im 17 soon to be 18 (when i get insurence from parents as it will be bit cheaper) and jumped from wanting one car to another etc etc, only to come back to volvo 340 when i remembered the fact there dam cheap to insure and tbh look kinda funky cool retro and am now in position to buy. Ive got £700 or so and so thought id get my ass back on here to help my hunt! i am going for a 1.7 hopefully but will settle for a 1.4 if i have to. cant go for 2.0 cos im using it for 50 mile round trip to uni everyday and wana save on fuel bills =p been told to expect about 30+ mpg from a 1.4/1.7 sound bout right? well thats me so hi

You coming down to Soton from Winchester? If the cars running well, combined you can look at around 30, long runs are where they excel, town isn't great at all.

£700 will see you a good car with at least the tax disc on top.

yeh lol be motorway or back roads. Either southampton uni or solent depends what i get in my coming exams. u like near by? hopefully ill find a 350 soon. 4th july will be day i get insurence and get to be free on 4 wheels (currently ride a motorbike)

Welcome back, me and chris are both in southampton and there are a couple more close by. £700 ought to get a good car with tax and test.

cool sounds good. if u know of any 1.7's around then let me know

You can buy my 360 for £350 It's a damm good one as well

engine?
how far from winchester/southampton?
mot/tax?
PICS (to get me excited =p and photoshop for fun lol)

so yeh i might buy it

http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... php?t=6291

everything you need to know is right here

hum..... looks VERY tempting not to far from me either! and chance of getting it Mot if i payd extra for the windscreen? just bit of a risk i really cant take. unless there be some way of u bringing it to my local garage i work in it =p) for them to check out... im near town called alresford duno if u know of it just as a guage for how far i am... could be a winner

if you paid for the new windscreen and the MOT then i'd be happy to put it through for you

sounds like a plan, realisticly (theres a difference) what do u expect from average MPG say worst best and average. u say no tax? is so how much is that for 12 months, cheers J

12 months tax = ~£180

right ok not to bad, any idea cost of a windscreen? or what ever it was that needed replacing?

Try asking the local trade places. Up here, I know a guy who can do a windscreen for more or less anything for £80 or so, cash.

That's a sweet car. Don't be too put off by the 2.0 models - the carb ones (especially the later B200K....not exactly sure of the numbers on the B19A cars like that one) are pretty good on fuel on a run. I managed 45-50mpg over a few hundred miles from mine several times. Insurance isn't usually much more, either.

cheers

James

quickly turning into a rather expensive 360 with NO tax. .. need to think bout it

350 for car
30 for mot (fine)
180 for windscreen is bit much!
then another 180 for tax...