Best shed daily cheap insurance being key
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Kind of another what car thread, but basically I have a 135i but I have done nearly 10k miles in 4 months because suddenly my work has me travelling to meetings 3-4 times a week!
fuel is not really an issue as it's covered etc so that side of things it's fine I just don't want a high mileage car in a year or 2 where most of those miles are 50mph average speed or traffic.
A friend offered me an x reg civic 1.6 for free that needs new rear brakes, and a sensor great that'll do! Except insurance is 800+ and tax is 250! That's more to insure than the BMW with 3x the power and 25x the value!
I can't mirror ncb until I turn 25, so my question is what's a good, reliable, modern (as can be), and hopefully cheaper to insure!
Budget wise I don't really want to spend more than £1000 unless it's truly great at this task.
The appeal of the Honda is it's free but I would rather spend more on the car and have cheaper insurance than pay 800 to insure a car that's maybe worth £300.
Looked at Saab 9-3 and mondeo but thought I'd see if anyone has any advice.
Something like a 9-3 1.9tid would be ideal. The civic is very ugly.
fuel is not really an issue as it's covered etc so that side of things it's fine I just don't want a high mileage car in a year or 2 where most of those miles are 50mph average speed or traffic.
A friend offered me an x reg civic 1.6 for free that needs new rear brakes, and a sensor great that'll do! Except insurance is 800+ and tax is 250! That's more to insure than the BMW with 3x the power and 25x the value!
I can't mirror ncb until I turn 25, so my question is what's a good, reliable, modern (as can be), and hopefully cheaper to insure!
Budget wise I don't really want to spend more than £1000 unless it's truly great at this task.
The appeal of the Honda is it's free but I would rather spend more on the car and have cheaper insurance than pay 800 to insure a car that's maybe worth £300.
Looked at Saab 9-3 and mondeo but thought I'd see if anyone has any advice.
Something like a 9-3 1.9tid would be ideal. The civic is very ugly.
Use a comparison site and get some quotes on cars you like the look of. Try left-field stuff that people your age would usually turn their noses up at.
Are you sure your company will still pay your mileage if you are using a cheap old car to visit customers? There are often clauses saying "under x years old" in contracts so double check.
Are you sure your company will still pay your mileage if you are using a cheap old car to visit customers? There are often clauses saying "under x years old" in contracts so double check.
MG ZT in Auto form are cheap to insure
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MG-ZT-CDTI-135-x-power-A...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MG-ZT-CDTI-135-x-power-A...
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