It's not going to be an XUD. As much for having to have a ph2 with a knackered beam, loom issues and a rusty rear arch as having to have the engine that by now has often been ruined by previous owners, we all know Id manage to find one with a blown headgasket at the least. I know you'll say engines are cheap but as said before I don't have the time or space to do car stuff now. Interestingly, the 2 XUDs that I thought about buying off here a few months back are now both dead! 
The 'new' car is being collected today so maybe I'll get a chance to go and look at some others this afternoon.
Also, Ruan, didn't you lose a half a turbo trying to overtake a Micra? Or did you just drive on after that, a bit down on power lol?
And as we're listing breakdowns -
1.4 306 (less than 9 y/o, 65k miles, full service history) - blown headgasket, caused bottom rad hose to explode outside college - had to be recovered home.
Another 1.4 306 - brake shoe fell apart locking drum solid - had to be recovered.
Golf PD - turbo popped, loads of smoke, filling the cabin from the leaky decat - pulled over to let it cool, drove it 10 miles home, used a couple of litres of oil lol
Golf PD - lifter failed on my driveway, drove it half a mile but obviously didn't get better so drove it back again
Vectra - snapped spring coming off my drive, carried on as I thought the clunk was a rusty brake, tore a gouge out of the tyre, drove a couples back home
I've been kinda lucky that the last 3 we're able to be driven home, and happened so close to home...dread to think what would've happened if I was further away, if the Vec spring had snapped at 70 the tyre would've ripped through within seconds!
The 'new' car is being collected today so maybe I'll get a chance to go and look at some others this afternoon.
Also, Ruan, didn't you lose a half a turbo trying to overtake a Micra? Or did you just drive on after that, a bit down on power lol?
And as we're listing breakdowns -
1.4 306 (less than 9 y/o, 65k miles, full service history) - blown headgasket, caused bottom rad hose to explode outside college - had to be recovered home.
Another 1.4 306 - brake shoe fell apart locking drum solid - had to be recovered.
Golf PD - turbo popped, loads of smoke, filling the cabin from the leaky decat - pulled over to let it cool, drove it 10 miles home, used a couple of litres of oil lol
Golf PD - lifter failed on my driveway, drove it half a mile but obviously didn't get better so drove it back again
Vectra - snapped spring coming off my drive, carried on as I thought the clunk was a rusty brake, tore a gouge out of the tyre, drove a couples back home
I've been kinda lucky that the last 3 we're able to be driven home, and happened so close to home...dread to think what would've happened if I was further away, if the Vec spring had snapped at 70 the tyre would've ripped through within seconds!