First Car help

[Oxvs]

So this is my first time on the forum so hey there!
I live in the UK, Scotland, Glasgow to be exact. I am 17 years old and will be sitting my drivers test relatively soon, once passed I plan on buying my first car. My choices are:

Ford Fiesta
Vauxhaull Corsa Limited Edition
VW Polo

Others:
Suzuki Swift
Seat Ibiza

I have £7000 for my car, this does NOT include insurance. I am after something fun to drive, while being reliable and to have good looks. Furthermore I am open to other suggestions

Wants:
The engine size should be 1.2 so my insurance isn't too high
Petrol
Manual
To be from 2012-2016 but I am open to later models too

I also plan on taking friends out, etc things you do when you're my age, getting from A-B, work, school etc.

The question is, what would do me best in terms of fun to drive, reliability and looks. What will last me a while?

Thank you in advance for help!

[Oxvs]

I forgot to mention I will be sharing the car with my dad, but the final decision of the car is down to me, thats why the budget is higher than it would normally be

[Oxvs]

I understand that statistically I will be more likely to crash my first car, however statistics don't define me as a person. Despite the advice I've recived to not spend that amount on my car, I can say I've worked hard to save this money all by myself and I know I will appreciate that a lot more and take better care of it.

I'd rather just be given advice on which car from my list would be the best option

[Oxvs]

I'm well aware of the risk, but it's what I want,l at the end of the day also I'm very mature for my age and more sensible, I believe that due to me getting something a little better (note I am sharing) a lot of my friends also drive and they're pretty sensible too

[Oxvs]

Ilovejapcrap said:

I'm 35 and have just got a swift sport it's a great little car with lots of stuff for the money.

I'd go swift can you get one with nav Bluetooth etc in your budget ?

i'll be buying second hand so it just depends on the car itself

[Oxvs]

ChrisR99 said:

Here here, I feel I'm pretty mature seeing I'm only 17 and a 2 year old Focus suits me fine. My friend is the same age and has a 65 plate Fiesta and guess what? In 8 months of driving (as a new driver) his car doesn't have a mark on it. Not all of us drive like tts in chavved up Corsa's.

PetrolJosh, FYI insurance was £200 cheaper on my 1.0T Focus than a crappy 10 year old Corsa with half the power...

Back to the car...a Swift would be a good choice and a bit different to the norm.

Exactly my point! Thank you!

[Oxvs]

Hey there, don't mean to dig this up but i thought i'd post a little update.

I have put it down to the Fiesta or Polo.

Im looking at the 1.0 Ecoboost or 1.25 for a fiesta, theres little difference.

Polo engines are generally the same from what i've looked at.