Newbie with First car
Discussion
It maybe a good job that you did not get a bay park on your test if that is the standard that you achieve. 
I joke - as a learner myself (with my test very soon) I am constantly looking at first cars and like you say, millions of options. I have limited seat-time in a Corsa, but I had a go in a 2012 Corsa 1.2 SE a few weeks back and found it was quite underpowered. It had nice touches inside, but the engine diluted the driving pleasure. It was not terrible but not great either. Needless to say though, it should be a decent car to gain a few years roadcraft xp in for you. I bet it feels great to have some independance. Enjoy it mate and you will fit right in here without the chav tat that you find adorning the Halfords window.
Although if you could provide tips on how you can even afford a £1.99 halfords badge after paying the insurance premium, then that would be appreciated.
I joke - as a learner myself (with my test very soon) I am constantly looking at first cars and like you say, millions of options. I have limited seat-time in a Corsa, but I had a go in a 2012 Corsa 1.2 SE a few weeks back and found it was quite underpowered. It had nice touches inside, but the engine diluted the driving pleasure. It was not terrible but not great either. Needless to say though, it should be a decent car to gain a few years roadcraft xp in for you. I bet it feels great to have some independance. Enjoy it mate and you will fit right in here without the chav tat that you find adorning the Halfords window.
Although if you could provide tips on how you can even afford a £1.99 halfords badge after paying the insurance premium, then that would be appreciated.
congrats on passing your test.
i know how it is looking for the first car its a royal pain in the arse especially with insurance i found that if you stay away from things like corsa's saxo's ect. insurance tends to be cheaper my first and current car is a 1.6 honda civic it came up being over £1000 cheaper to insure than a 1.0 corsa or anything else.
i know how it is looking for the first car its a royal pain in the arse especially with insurance i found that if you stay away from things like corsa's saxo's ect. insurance tends to be cheaper my first and current car is a 1.6 honda civic it came up being over £1000 cheaper to insure than a 1.0 corsa or anything else.
Well done on passing your test. You appear tohae done it sensibly. It was easier in my day, athough insurance was still quite high.
However, sorry but I HATE most small hatchback's (personal opinion) all very boring to me....my first car at 17 was a 1981 Mk3 Capri 1.6GL.
Well done and welcome anyway
However, sorry but I HATE most small hatchback's (personal opinion) all very boring to me....my first car at 17 was a 1981 Mk3 Capri 1.6GL.
Well done and welcome anyway
Looks nice, congratulations on having respect for a car and not ruining it with 19" alloys.
There are however, small tasteful mods you can make to a car if you wish.
For example, clear indicator bulbs, OEM fog lights, reasonable sized alloys, good in car entertainment.
Of course if you wish to leave it standard there isn't anything wrong with that, I feel car modifying has been ruined by people doing cheap and tacky jobs on cars.
Congratulations on your first car
There are however, small tasteful mods you can make to a car if you wish.
For example, clear indicator bulbs, OEM fog lights, reasonable sized alloys, good in car entertainment.
Of course if you wish to leave it standard there isn't anything wrong with that, I feel car modifying has been ruined by people doing cheap and tacky jobs on cars.
Congratulations on your first car
I had one of those as a courtesy car. Not in way shape or form fast (in fact, it was verging on dangerously slow for a very short slip road I had to use every day) but it had bags of grip, warmed up quickly in winter and was comfy over long distances. Far better than the Corsa B that was in being repaired!
Congratulations OP it's very similar to the sort of thing I had as a first car 4 years ago now, it's nice that you could afford to go for something so new! If its anything like what my insurance was for the first year, I really do feel your pain!.. My first car was a 2008 1.2 clio TCE and the insurance was £2500!!
Edited by Tyy on Sunday 30th December 22:16
Thank you for the warm welcome everybody In my opinion, it is definitely the right car to gain experience of being on the road in, and of course build up the NCB. 
In my opinion, it is definitely the right car to gain experience of being on the road in, and of course build up the NCB. Tyy said:
Congratulations OP it's very similar to the sort of thing I had as a first car 4 years ago now, it's nice that you could afford to go for something so new! If its anything like what my insurance was for the first year, I really do feel your pain!.. My first car was a 2008 1.2 clio TCE and the insurance was £2500!!
I would have been over the moon with a quote like that! My insurance is more than that, although my postcode doesn't help things.Should of gone with a beetle/mini/something interesting and spent the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of pounds you would have saved on insurance elsewhere/making any repairs you might need or want to do.
But now you get to drive something warm and dry which I suppose is a bonus, however tedious driving a corsa may be.
But now you get to drive something warm and dry which I suppose is a bonus, however tedious driving a corsa may be.
GTIAlex said:
Should of gone with a beetle/mini/something interesting and spent the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of pounds you would have saved on insurance elsewhere/making any repairs you might need or want to do.
But now you get to drive something warm and dry which I suppose is a bonus, however tedious driving a corsa may be.
Wow. Did someone piss on your chips as a child? It's his first car - and a nice one at that - so let him enjoy it!But now you get to drive something warm and dry which I suppose is a bonus, however tedious driving a corsa may be.
Nice little first car that! I'm 26 now and when I passed my test when I was 17, I thought insurance was expensive, but compared to quotes young 'uns are getting today it was nothing. My first cars was a MK2 Golf Gti.. that was £1400 on insurance. Bit of a daft car for a first one but only £150 more a year to insure than a punto, I took the golf in a heartbeat.
Nothing wrong with Vauxhalls at all , only the PH nobs will tell you different.
Insurance has always been a problem for 17 yr olds...myinsurance cost me TWICE the price of my first car. !! But the car only cost £35...happy days.
P.S Don't put any stupid MODS on it or I will track you down and feed you mushroom soup.
Insurance has always been a problem for 17 yr olds...myinsurance cost me TWICE the price of my first car. !! But the car only cost £35...happy days.
P.S Don't put any stupid MODS on it or I will track you down and feed you mushroom soup.
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