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Hi all, I passed my test about three weeks ago and I'm looking for my first car. I have about 3k budget for the car and I'm 25 so the insurance company's aren't as much of a pain, but I would like to keep it under £1500. I'm looking for something with a bit of poke and fun to drive, a little boot space wouldn't go amiss either. I'm just looking for some suggestions and advice as to what is out there for my money, thanks in advance.
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
I have the perfect suggestion.
A Mark-1 Skoda Octavia VRS.
In your budget. Reliable. Practical. Well-built. Responds well to tuning. Huge fanbase with good online back-up. Nice looking, resolved car all round.
I thank you
Thanks for the input mate, I'm not a fan of them tbh, I just ran a quote on it anyway and the cheapest was £2400, so its defo a no on the vrs. anything else?A Mark-1 Skoda Octavia VRS.
In your budget. Reliable. Practical. Well-built. Responds well to tuning. Huge fanbase with good online back-up. Nice looking, resolved car all round.
I thank you
Id spend as little as you can and put the rest in bank for when insurance goes down in price and your super confident on the road had many friends got nice cars only to scratch or bump it nothing serious just minor stuff but a dent on a £3k car is going to knock a lot of the value a dent on a £500 car doesn't really matter.
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
I have the perfect suggestion.
A Mark-1 Skoda Octavia VRS.
In your budget. Reliable. Practical. Well-built. Responds well to tuning. Huge fanbase with good online back-up. Nice looking, resolved car all round.
I thank you
that was my thought too, however if the insurance on this is out of budget, not sure your initial desire of " a bit of poke " is achievable TBH with your history so farA Mark-1 Skoda Octavia VRS.
In your budget. Reliable. Practical. Well-built. Responds well to tuning. Huge fanbase with good online back-up. Nice looking, resolved car all round.
I thank you
grkify said:
Id spend as little as you can and put the rest in bank for when insurance goes down in price and your super confident on the road had many friends got nice cars only to scratch or bump it nothing serious just minor stuff but a dent on a £3k car is going to knock a lot of the value a dent on a £500 car doesn't really matter.
now this is my point of view, but the only problem is, its not my money. My father is paying for it and he wants me to get somthing decent, he won't take telling.http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=2...
150bhp as standard, easily remapped to a reliable 190bhp and 300lb/ft. Great mpg! They do it in an estate version if you need a bigger boot (estates look better imo)
If you have a proper search im sure you could find one with better spec / lower miles.
The petrol turbo version is a blinder but i suspect the insurance will be alot more.
150bhp as standard, easily remapped to a reliable 190bhp and 300lb/ft. Great mpg! They do it in an estate version if you need a bigger boot (estates look better imo)
If you have a proper search im sure you could find one with better spec / lower miles.
The petrol turbo version is a blinder but i suspect the insurance will be alot more.
Anything under group 20 insurance on the 1-50 system or 9 on the old 1-20 system should be sensibly ridiculous money to insure.
I recommend an old 1.6 Fiesta Zetec S/Ghia Mk5 as they look good and all the controls are nicely weighted and linear. I think you'll maybe pay £1300 a year to insure it. Or a Yaris T-sport. I don't think the T-sport is as nice to drive as a Zetec S but they're a bit cheaper to insure. Ignis Sport is another car that often gets mentioned as being cheap and sporty with reasonable insurance. No idea what that's like to drive. Renault Clio 1.6 16V should be similar to the Fiesta insurance and have similar performance with comfier seats.
I recommend an old 1.6 Fiesta Zetec S/Ghia Mk5 as they look good and all the controls are nicely weighted and linear. I think you'll maybe pay £1300 a year to insure it. Or a Yaris T-sport. I don't think the T-sport is as nice to drive as a Zetec S but they're a bit cheaper to insure. Ignis Sport is another car that often gets mentioned as being cheap and sporty with reasonable insurance. No idea what that's like to drive. Renault Clio 1.6 16V should be similar to the Fiesta insurance and have similar performance with comfier seats.
iloveboost said:
Anything under group 20 insurance on the 1-50 system or 9 on the old 1-20 system should be sensibly ridiculous money to insure.
I recommend an old 1.6 Fiesta Zetec S/Ghia Mk5 as they look good and all the controls are nicely weighted and linear. I think you'll maybe pay £1300 a year to insure it. Or a Yaris T-sport. I don't think the T-sport is as nice to drive as a Zetec S but they're a bit cheaper to insure. Ignis Sport is another car that often gets mentioned as being cheap and sporty with reasonable insurance. No idea what that's like to drive. Renault Clio 1.6 16V should be similar to the Fiesta insurance and have similar performance with comfier seats.
just checked a 1.6 Fiesta zetec s and it came back as £780 to insure, got possibilities that.I recommend an old 1.6 Fiesta Zetec S/Ghia Mk5 as they look good and all the controls are nicely weighted and linear. I think you'll maybe pay £1300 a year to insure it. Or a Yaris T-sport. I don't think the T-sport is as nice to drive as a Zetec S but they're a bit cheaper to insure. Ignis Sport is another car that often gets mentioned as being cheap and sporty with reasonable insurance. No idea what that's like to drive. Renault Clio 1.6 16V should be similar to the Fiesta insurance and have similar performance with comfier seats.
stid said:
well to be fair it is insurance group 31, which for what it is, is shocking quite frankly.
why shocking? I am sure its not just about which group the car is which determines the price, (mine is group 46 and costs me less than £200 per year) but anyway its a quickish car and despite your age I guess your lack of experience goes against you. I think the advice above is good, get something boring for a couple of years and build some no claim, also, not suggesting this would apply to you but get six points in your first two years and its back to a provisional....briang9 said:
why shocking? I am sure its not just about which group the car is which determines the price, (mine is group 46 and costs me less than £200 per year) but anyway its a quickish car and despite your age I guess your lack of experience goes against you. I think the advice above is good, get something boring for a couple of years and build some no claim, also, not suggesting this would apply to you but get six points in your first two years and its back to a provisional....
It isn't, but considering I'm a new driver it is the main one and I think that part was forgotten during the first few posts. as for what I said in regards to the vrs, I ment in regards to my circumstances, which I already alluded to, and compared to other cars in and around that 30+ bracket, which it is blatantly obvious I cannot insure anyway. I'm just after some advice and ideas on motors available inside my budget that are insureible.Edited by stid on Saturday 29th November 00:01
Edited by stid on Saturday 29th November 00:03
Jabosoc said:
A chap I work with is 27 and looking for his first car. A mk2 MR2 came in at about £900 to insure I think, so they may be worth a look.
Thanks for the post mate, one of my mates had one of them a few years ago and it was great fun, but as much as I would love one I need something with a bit of space and more than two seats, good shout though. I think I'm prob looking for a warmish hatch or a coupe by the looks of some of the quotes I've been getting. anyone got any ideas of anything in that mould?stid said:
Jabosoc said:
A chap I work with is 27 and looking for his first car. A mk2 MR2 came in at about £900 to insure I think, so they may be worth a look.
Thanks for the post mate, one of my mates had one of them a few years ago and it was great fun, but as much as I would love one I need something with a bit of space and more than two seats, good shout though. I think I'm prob looking for a warmish hatch or a coupe by the looks of some of the quotes I've been getting. anyone got any ideas of anything in that mould?Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff