Find me a new car - this one's gonna be difficult

[AngryS3Owner]

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/309942.htm - Aygo is much nicer and cooler than a yaris if you ask me, I also think they're a giggle to drive!

[VerySideways]

AngryS3Owner said:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/309942.htm - Aygo is much nicer and cooler than a yaris if you ask me, I also think they're a giggle to drive!

Perfect - that'll last you all through uni and cost tuppence ha'penny to run.

[identti]

VerySideways said:

AngryS3Owner said:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/309942.htm - Aygo is much nicer and cooler than a yaris if you ask me, I also think they're a giggle to drive!

Perfect - that'll last you all through uni and cost tuppence ha'penny to run.

60 Mpg is much better than the KA! Bit slower than the KA, but guess I won't have to worry about speeding tickets.

[xllifts]

identti said:

VerySideways said:

AngryS3Owner said:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/309942.htm - Aygo is much nicer and cooler than a yaris if you ask me, I also think they're a giggle to drive!

Perfect - that'll last you all through uni and cost tuppence ha'penny to run.

60 Mpg is much better than the KA! Bit slower than the KA, but guess I won't have to worry about speeding tickets.

All pish taking apart mate try out both from a car hire co on a days hire and compare them.

If you have trouble with them hiring you a car with your age etc pm me and we'll sort something with the hire co we use down here they know me too well....ahem. IMHO the yaris is a better car than the aygo and don't choose YELLOW eh Eric

[dougc]

identti said:

VerySideways said:

AngryS3Owner said:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/309942.htm - Aygo is much nicer and cooler than a yaris if you ask me, I also think they're a giggle to drive!

Perfect - that'll last you all through uni and cost tuppence ha'penny to run.

60 Mpg is much better than the KA! Bit slower than the KA, but guess I won't have to worry about speeding tickets.

All the more fun to drive on the doorhandles. Seriously - blag a testdrive at a Toyota garage or have a go in a hire car for a day. These little things are an absolute hoot. Try hard enough on a damp surface and you can acheive four wheel drifts with a little practice. Brilliant.

[funwithrevs]

Robatr0n said:

funwithrevs said:

Will this need to be a daily driver? As a Student I didn't use my car that much.

Am wondering what kit car insurance would be like at your age?

I can't speak from experience, but a friend of mine about 4 years back decided to build a kitcar aged 20. I was told that insurance on the kitcar would be cheaper than his 1.4 Vauxhall Astra and apparently the reasoning was that if you build a car you are less likely to crash it. Can anyone confirm this?

In regards to the age of the car I was going to suggest a fettled classic mini cooper but as an everyday car is may become tiresome, especially on the motorway!

Can't say at age 20, I am almost double that. Still, I was shocked (in a good way) at the insurance for my Stratos replica. 200BHP/tonne mental 2 seater, £295/yr fully comp assuming 4k miles/yr. I didn't build the car either, so that isn't a factor (I thought it would be).

[AngryS3Owner]

I have a sort of built in hatrid for the Yaris, don't know why, where as the moment I jumped in an Aygo and drove like a loon it had me grinning like an idiot.

xllifts said:

and don't choose YELLOW eh Eric

It's had such a positive reaction on these kind of threads I've decided the Banana is staying you great big bunch of boring buggers.

[VerySideways]

funwithrevs said:

Can't say at age 20, I am almost double that. Still, I was shocked (in a good way) at the insurance for my Stratos replica. 200BHP/tonne mental 2 seater, £295/yr fully comp assuming 4k miles/yr. I didn't build the car either, so that isn't a factor (I thought it would be).

At 31 i was paying £185 for 260bhp/ton V8 roadster, 5k miles/year.
Old age has its benefits

[R1_JON]

No ideas on cars, but think I spotted you turning into Hurley at about 6:45pm last night identti?

[bmwdrivernigel]

VerySideways said:

Old age has its benefits

You wait

[M400 NBL]

identti said:

VerySideways said:

20k miles a year? Forgot about anything that will keep up with us lot, buy something cheap and fun and enjoy it. Spend less than £3k on the car, get TPFT insurance, and run it for a couple of years. The money you save on fuel and insurance and so on you can put towards something really nice for your 21st

Sounds like a good idea, as I don't think i'd like putting 20k miles on something nice.

However, I don't think i'll be able to get anything nice until after uni, which will be a bummer. But at least then insurance will be low.

I wouldn't count on your insurance being lower. My premiums seemed to go up until I hit 30.

You've got a long way to go until then....

And don't forget to factor in points on your license!

[identti]

R1_JON said:

No ideas on cars, but think I spotted you turning into Hurley at about 6:45pm last night identti?

Don't think that was me actually, don't remember going out last night.

Have seen you around a fair bit though Jon - always nice to see the GT2 out and about.

[Dizeee]

I saw a Megane 225 Cup today for sale privately for 7.5K in Chobham!

Also how about a 2 year old Fiesta ST?

[GolfGT_Girl]

have a look at this month's "CAR" magazine got dream cars for under £150.00 a month

[MadDad]

If you accept that you probably can't afford to buy and insure a new-ish hot hatch what about one of these? A bit off your brief but all could give a couple of years fun motoring.....?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/332413.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/399390.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/405548.htm

or this and spend the balance on insurance...... http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/405903.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/400944.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/374568.htm

[Alfamike.]

Aygo your joking
avoid!!!!
the 3 clyninder cars gonna drive you nuts.hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
have the people Recommending a Aygo atually driven one
Terrible car, Drive one and a Yaris and you will soon realize why this car costs
peanuts!

[mfire]

Just bought my lad a Seat ibiza 2.0 - He loves it and it goes and handles well with cheap insurance for a 19 year old. But the 1.9d ain't much slower! Good luck with your hunt.

[driverrob]

Smart roadster?
There's a current thread about them somewhere.
Ins. Gp. can't be very high with a 0.7l engine but great fun.
From recent experience I doubt you'd keep up with some of the organised hoons, though!

[VerySideways]

Smart roadster is not a reliable car - they have various issues...

[Robatr0n]

Alfamike. said:

Aygo your joking
avoid!!!!
the 3 clyninder cars gonna drive you nuts.hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
have the people Recommending a Aygo atually driven one
Terrible car, Drive one and a Yaris and you will soon realize why this car costs
peanuts!

Hmmmm.....

AngryS3Owner said:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/309942.htm - Aygo is much nicer and cooler than a yaris if you ask me, I also think they're a giggle to drive!

AngryS3Owner said:

I have a sort of built in hatrid for the Yaris, don't know why, where as the moment I jumped in an Aygo and drove like a loon it had me grinning like an idiot.

I have driven neither so have no opinion.