BMW MINI

[Tackleberry]

The car I've settled on....

Good choice !
I owned a 1.4 Zetec (i'm guessing that's what yours is) and I loved it to bits, great handling, smooth on the motorway and the engine is quite perky (the 1.6 is better but is a bit thirsty). Only sold mine to pay the finance off as I was struggling...

Useful tip, on these the washer jets work loose and rain water leaks under the bonnet and drips on to the engine cover, then drips down on to the spark plugs and drowns them, which then causes the coil pack to fail ! A bit of silicon under the jets should prevent this. 

Yeah it is a 1.4 Zetec, can't wait to get it now as the Vectra is now terminally dead lol
It'll do for now though, but I am now saving up for a brand new car, always wanted to pay for one in cash so if I knuckle down a bit at work and I stick to saving £500 every 4 weeks I should have a decent amount in 3 years time...

[Bealman]

Good one, mereman! 

[Pete Mc]

I hope you did a hpi check on it,these days previous owners have been getting sneaky and taking out logbook loans on cars they have owned and then sold or traded in,only for the loan company to come and knock on your door to take posession of the vehicle.With these types of loans now so readily available and easy to obtain,it is only likely to increase,and,the loan is secured on the vehicle not the person who has taken it out.

That makes the current owner liable.

Pete

[Tackleberry]

The paperwork has been signed, the car has a new MoT and tax and their servicing it tomorrow and hopefully by the weekend ill have the keys to the 54 plate Fiesta in my hands 

[Skyline2uk]

Congrats 

FYI I can now vouch for the fact that the headlights (and therefore side and front indicators) can be changed by the owner on these.   

I have the slightly face-lifted version of yours, so I assume the headlight units are broadly the same.

Bought the bulb (actually an entire replacement set as it was only 2quid more) from Halfords and saved £7.00 by changing it myself.

Keep the manual handy as it shows how to do it (would have struggled otherwise!).

Skyline2uk