next car?????? :S

[Baz5392]

hi there, currently im 19 and will be 20 in march and my insurance will be up for renewal in july. im driving a lupo 1.4s at the minute and really love it (after having 2 puntos who wouldnt) it is a really tidy car that drives well. however i thinking of a different car around the time my renewal is, i want something with a little bit more go, slightly bigger and the most important cheapish to insure. any suggestions ??

[LawAys]

Baz5392 said:

i want something with a little bit more go, slightly bigger and the most important cheapish to insure. any suggestions ??

More go doesn't usually come with cheaper insurance.

Give some more details of what you're after.. Hatch back, saloon? Petrol, diesel? etc.

[browna]

Either a polo gti or a e39 m5 or a 1969 6litre big block corvette stingray depending on your needs.

[Luke.]

996TTs are surprisingly cheap to insure.

[marcosgt]

Puma 1.4?

I'm plugging these a lot recently, but for a first car (or second) they're surprisingly nippy (not fast) and the Puma's a car that you can keep up to speed thanks to its great handling and balance.

Trouble is finding a good one.

M.

[aka_kerrly]

Is your lupo the 1.4 16v or 8v version?

Have you considered a Polo GTI or Seat Ibiza GTI, both are larger, more powerful and the Ibiza is in a very low insurance group for its performance

dave

[Rsohyes]

Try looking at cars with the 1.8T engine, A3, Ibiza Cupra, Golfs etc. They seem to be pretty cheap to insure compared to the potential power output

[Baz5392]

hmmm these are all good suggestions, i was considering a diesel as i am clocking up 20 000 a year :/ poor lil lupo, when i say cheaper insurance i mean like insurance group 10 ish. and something that will do 35mpg if petrol, 45mpg if diesel and something with 5 seats and a boot which can fit a twin sub in? been told a focus 2.0l could be a path to go down ?

[turbolucie]

Rsohyes said:

Try looking at cars with the 1.8T engine, A3, Ibiza Cupra, Golfs etc. They seem to be pretty cheap to insure compared to the potential power output

Had a 1.8T A3 and it was thirsty as you like.

I thought Puma too - but if you're looking for big that's probably out. Is a 306 too small? Very good turbodiesel engine. Good solid cars...

What about a mk4 Golf GT Tdi? Although out of memory the insurance on those may be disproportionately high.

[300bhp/ton]

Baz5392 said:

hmmm these are all good suggestions, i was considering a diesel as i am clocking up 20 000 a year :/ poor lil lupo, when i say cheaper insurance i mean like insurance group 10 ish. and something that will do 35mpg if petrol, 45mpg if diesel and something with 5 seats and a boot which can fit a twin sub in? been told a focus 2.0l could be a path to go down ?

Twin sub? Oh dear


So you're a 20 year old, with intents of buying a pensioner grade shopping cart, of which you then plan to try and regain your youth by playing something pretending to be music at a volume that only really achieves the boot seal to make a farting sound in a most unfashionable way, and causes all the interior trim to rattle.

[Baz5392]

no i would probably just put my jl audio 10 inch sub in and leave it at that, i was just giving you an idea of the boot size i was going for. i thought that my puntos boot was just about okay for practicality.

[300bhp/ton]

Baz5392 said:

no i would probably just put my jl audio 10 inch sub in and leave it at that, i was just giving you an idea of the boot size i was going for. i thought that my puntos boot was just about okay for practicality.

I might have missed it, but do you have a budget in mind?

20,000 miles a year is quite a few I admit. Personally think I'd be looking at a BMW, most of the petrol ones, even a 328i should manage your 35mpg requirement when driven sensibly.

Not sure on insurance though, but I suspect a 2.0 Focus isn't great in this regard either.

Is a diesel Alfa 156 in budget? Certainly not as good a car as the Focus, but some how so much better.

[Baz5392]

i have no set budget as yet, but i guess 2.5-3k, was thinking something like a focus because parts are easier to aquire (cheaper ) what about mk3 hyundai coupe 2.0l ?

[300bhp/ton]

Baz5392 said:

i have no set budget as yet, but i guess 2.5-3k, was thinking something like a focus because parts are easier to aquire (cheaper ) what about mk3 hyundai coupe 2.0l ?

Don't know much about the Hyundai, they seem to review well so suspect they aren't bad. Although I'd watch parts prices on them.

If you fancy a coupe how about something like a Celica?

[V88Dicky]

Those mpg figures are both a doddle to match for a lot of petrols, nevermind diesels.

For 3 grand, you should be able to get something like;


http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
Insurance group 9, and 41mpg (combined)


Or,

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
Insurance group 7, and 36mpg (combined)

[Baz5392]

yeah i like them iggies, have had a look at them actually, that might be worth a thought tbh and celicas are way deerer than hyundais to insurance :/

[V88Dicky]

Baz5392 said:

yeah i like them iggies, have had a look at them actually, that might be worth a thought tbh

Aye. If there'd been one available for my budget, back in the spring, I'd have had one in a shot!

[Baz5392]

what did you get instead ? and the doodle bit about petrol ? my lupo only get 40mpg driving it like an OAP :/ if i give it any beans its down at 30-35mpg :'( not serviced it long ago either.