First Car: Mazda 3 or BMW 1 series?
Discussion
Im just about to purchase my first car. At the moment on the list is a 2010 mazda 3 1.6 sports and a BMW 116D. For both the cars insurance is reasonable for me I have been given quotes from £1000-1500. I was looking for a car that is a little nifty but not too big. what are any suggestions?
Blanchimont said:
What happened to the A1/Scirocco choices a while back?
In all seriousness, it's a first car, you don't want something tidy as a first car as if/when you hit it, it'll cost you BMW prices to get them repaired, and you're limited to dealers. Whereas an older car, such a Fiesta if you hit a wing you can get one for £50 from a scrappy and get it sprayed to match, much less than a BMW wing.
A1 and scirocco choices where gone for that exact reasonIn all seriousness, it's a first car, you don't want something tidy as a first car as if/when you hit it, it'll cost you BMW prices to get them repaired, and you're limited to dealers. Whereas an older car, such a Fiesta if you hit a wing you can get one for £50 from a scrappy and get it sprayed to match, much less than a BMW wing.
Ghost91 said:
I know what I'd of done if I had 7 grand burning a hole in my pocket when I passed my test.
Now I'm older, and ever so slightly wiser, I'd give the advice to buy something cheap and cheerful until you've got experience and no claims.
That wouldn't of stopped my 17 year old self from buying something more expensive and flashy though. The image thing means a lot more to a teenager than it does to most people with more important things to be worrying about, and I'm sure he will feel like the nuts driving a diesel 1 series, unless he crashes it that is.
It's funny what constitutes a 'nice' car to some people though...
This is so true lol, I really don't want to be driving a banger but not anything to expesinsive. The thing is I'm looking to have this car for around 3/4 years until I'm about 21 and can get insured 3rd party on my parents cars and get insurance on something bigger. Now I'm older, and ever so slightly wiser, I'd give the advice to buy something cheap and cheerful until you've got experience and no claims.
That wouldn't of stopped my 17 year old self from buying something more expensive and flashy though. The image thing means a lot more to a teenager than it does to most people with more important things to be worrying about, and I'm sure he will feel like the nuts driving a diesel 1 series, unless he crashes it that is.
It's funny what constitutes a 'nice' car to some people though...
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