Best car for a 18 year old 'just passed' driver,£15k budget
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I would get a 1.2 C1/ 108 (the Aygo isn't built in 1.2). They're quite fun, cheap to insure and have things like reversing camera, Bluetooth, USB, Auto lights, mirror screen etc.
Cheap to insure and cheap to fuel. They've been out less than a year so will still be modern when you finish university and for a small car they are reasonably good on the motor way.
Cheap to insure and cheap to fuel. They've been out less than a year so will still be modern when you finish university and for a small car they are reasonably good on the motor way.
A big budget for a new car at 18!? I envy your position and I imagine a lot of people will which makes your decision even more important. Blowing it on a Peugeot 3008 though, why do you like them? It's a MPV right? 
I've had 2 fiesta ZS's a few years into driving and they were both great. Is this money yours or part of a it must be new or we're not even entertaining this, kind of clause? New - I can't help because much cheaper cars are my territory these days so can't help. Near new - Fiesta ZS, nice spec and easily under 10k. Doesn't matter - anything cheap and reliable and pocket all that lovely money!
I've had 2 fiesta ZS's a few years into driving and they were both great. Is this money yours or part of a it must be new or we're not even entertaining this, kind of clause? New - I can't help because much cheaper cars are my territory these days so can't help. Near new - Fiesta ZS, nice spec and easily under 10k. Doesn't matter - anything cheap and reliable and pocket all that lovely money!
Why oh why would you want to spend that sort of money on a car that will take you less than a month to reverse into something? I call troll, surely no 18 year old would consider spending 10-15k on a diesel Peugeot mpv?
If you aren't trolling then I apologise, my advice to you would be to spend £700 on a vw polo 1.4, insure it for as cheap as possible and invest the rest of the money in property,. If I had the opportunity to get on the property ladder at 18 I would.
For the record I'm 18, passed my test a year ago and bought a 1.4 vw polo for £1100
(took me 2 weeks to reverse into something)
If you aren't trolling then I apologise, my advice to you would be to spend £700 on a vw polo 1.4, insure it for as cheap as possible and invest the rest of the money in property,. If I had the opportunity to get on the property ladder at 18 I would.
For the record I'm 18, passed my test a year ago and bought a 1.4 vw polo for £1100
(took me 2 weeks to reverse into something) 
Well my eyes have been well and truly opened to older cars, that BMW looks very nice! To be perfectly honest though I think 2005 would be the oldest my parents would allow me to buy for longevity reasons. The 3008 I was looking at was a 2014 facelift one with all leather interior, it had a three part boot hatch which I thought would be really useful for the beach or something. To the person doubting my taste for an 18 year old, there are ski slopes in northern Scotland which I would like to utilise hence the huge boot and high ride height. To be honest Id prefer to spend above £9000 as I think it's a sort of "buy a car" deal where they wont give me any money I don't spend out of the budget, that sounds harsh but Id rather get the best I can.
Edited by CBurgess97 on Tuesday 24th March 11:05
Kj159 said:
If you aren't trolling then I apologise, my advice to you would be to spend £700 on a vw polo 1.4, insure it for as cheap as possible and invest the rest of the money in property,. If I had the opportunity to get on the property ladder at 18 I would.
Putting somwthing aside into a savings account to start saving towards a good deposit is actually a very, very, very sensible ideaOP, budget out £5000 for car and insurance. Put the £10,000 into savings.
CBurgess97 said:
Well my eyes have been well and truly opened to older cars, that BMW looks very nice! To be perfectly honest though I think 2005 would be the oldest my parents would allow me to buy for longevity reasons. The 3008 I was looking at was a 2014 facelift one with all leather interior, it had a three part boot hatch which I thought would be really useful for the beach or something. To the person doubting my taste for an 18 year old, there are ski slopes in northern Scotland which I would like to utilise hence the huge boot and high ride height. To be honest Id prefer to spend above £9000 as I think it's a sort of "buy a car" deal where they wont give me any money I don't spend out of the budget, that sounds harsh but Id rather get the best I can.
You must be joking, no 18 year old would want a diesel MPV as there first car. Edited by CBurgess97 on Tuesday 24th March 11:05
Sounds dull, if you want practicality and ride height buy a LR RR, get one for 15k easy and the insurance, I suspect wouldn't be that high as its not a 'young' persons car.
CBurgess97 said:
I think 2005 would be the oldest my parents would allow me to buy for longevity reasons.
This is a very common misconception that I was trying to dispel with my red BMW on the last page!I bought that car with 134,000 miles, it's now sixteen years old and has 156,000 miles. It puts many far newer cars to shame. My mum has a 2006 Mondeo, and the exhaust fell off that recently. My fiancée's 2007 Fiesta is on its third steering rack. Age and mileage are absolutely not guarantees of reliability or running costs, the key is buying a car that was engineered properly in the first place and then looked after.
If I had the choice between a low mileage car built on a budget, or something known to be reliable but twice the age and mileage, I'd take option number two every time, and my experience backs up my logic. In any case, would you really be keeping the car longer than a few years?
I can understand your point about wanting to spend a good chunk of the money. In that case, find a happy medium between your original idea of something nearly-new and our possibly-a-bit-too-much suggestions of fifteen year old semi-performance cars. Just do an Auto Trader search for anything 5-10 years old and under £10k and see what takes your fancy. You'll be amazed what shows up!
So, you're an 18 year old lad who has just passed his test, right?
Yet you're considering dropping £9,000 of your £15,000 budget on a Peugeot three double oh f
king eight?!
Is this a wind up?
I'd spend a couple of grand on something vaguely interesting, use and abuse it and then save the rest. It's guaranteed to look far better than the Peugeot, your mates won't take the piss and you might attract some fanny, if you're lucky. I can't imagine the local talent foaming at the gash when you rock up in a 3008!
Yet you're considering dropping £9,000 of your £15,000 budget on a Peugeot three double oh f
king eight?! Is this a wind up?
I'd spend a couple of grand on something vaguely interesting, use and abuse it and then save the rest. It's guaranteed to look far better than the Peugeot, your mates won't take the piss and you might attract some fanny, if you're lucky. I can't imagine the local talent foaming at the gash when you rock up in a 3008!
. If it was I would spend 2k on a car and then buy 13k of premium bonds but sadly I cannot. Im checking out the suggestions though.Kj159 said:
Why oh why would you want to spend that sort of money on a car that will take you less than a month to reverse into something? I call troll, surely no 18 year old would consider spending 10-15k on a diesel Peugeot mpv?
If you aren't trolling then I apologise, my advice to you would be to spend £700 on a vw polo 1.4, insure it for as cheap as possible and invest the rest of the money in property,. If I had the opportunity to get on the property ladder at 18 I would.
For the record I'm 18, passed my test a year ago and bought a 1.4 vw polo for £1100 (took me 2 weeks to reverse into something)
Spot the chap who didn't go to a public school If you aren't trolling then I apologise, my advice to you would be to spend £700 on a vw polo 1.4, insure it for as cheap as possible and invest the rest of the money in property,. If I had the opportunity to get on the property ladder at 18 I would.
For the record I'm 18, passed my test a year ago and bought a 1.4 vw polo for £1100
(took me 2 weeks to reverse into something) 
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