Been tasked with choosing a car for mate...
Discussion
Basically, a friend of mine will give me £20 if I find him a decent car by Monday, as he reckons he will end up spending far too much on something crap. So, with this list of criteria in hand, off I go...:
1) Under £2000
2) Nothing barge-y
3) Not horrendous on fuel
4) Reliable
5) Not desperately uncool
6) He's 21, so insurance can't be awful either
So, I'm thinking of a Ford Focus Mk1/1.5 in 1.6 or 1.8 litre guise. Not that I'm biased or anything.
Has anyone else got any ideas, or even better know of any good, solid cars for sale - we are at uni in Aberystwyth and would rather not travel for hours to get to civilisation and find a mis-described pup.
Thanksss!
1) Under £2000
2) Nothing barge-y
3) Not horrendous on fuel
4) Reliable
5) Not desperately uncool
6) He's 21, so insurance can't be awful either
So, I'm thinking of a Ford Focus Mk1/1.5 in 1.6 or 1.8 litre guise. Not that I'm biased or anything.
Has anyone else got any ideas, or even better know of any good, solid cars for sale - we are at uni in Aberystwyth and would rather not travel for hours to get to civilisation and find a mis-described pup.
Thanksss!
Give him his £20 back. Seriously.
You can be unlucky even with the most reliable Japanese cars. If anything ever goes wrong, it'll be because of whatever you picked and your friend will blame you for it all. That grief isn't worth £20.
Give him advice but let him take responsibility for his own choice.
That said, Focus is a good start.
You can be unlucky even with the most reliable Japanese cars. If anything ever goes wrong, it'll be because of whatever you picked and your friend will blame you for it all. That grief isn't worth £20.
Give him advice but let him take responsibility for his own choice.
That said, Focus is a good start.
blearyeyedboy said:
Give him his £20 back. Seriously.
You can be unlucky even with the most reliable Japanese cars. If anything ever goes wrong, it'll be because of whatever you picked and your friend will blame you for it all. That grief isn't worth £20.
Give him advice but let him take responsibility for his own choice.
That said, Focus is a good start.
^ ThisYou can be unlucky even with the most reliable Japanese cars. If anything ever goes wrong, it'll be because of whatever you picked and your friend will blame you for it all. That grief isn't worth £20.
Give him advice but let him take responsibility for his own choice.
That said, Focus is a good start.
I did this about 4 years ago and the best we came up with was a Mk4 Astra GSI. Insurance was much cheaper than we were expecting.
Last week, another friend sold his Astra SRi (same engine, only 500 made), for £1800 and it was in good nick.
I'd much sooner have one of those to a Mk1 focus if insurance is realistic. Does well over 40 mpg on the motorway too.
Last week, another friend sold his Astra SRi (same engine, only 500 made), for £1800 and it was in good nick.
I'd much sooner have one of those to a Mk1 focus if insurance is realistic. Does well over 40 mpg on the motorway too.
Toyota Celica 1.8 VVTi 3dr Coupe 2000
3 Door Coupe, Silver, Petrol, Manual, Trip computer, Side airbags, Rear wiper, Passenger airbag, Steering wheel rake adjustment. leather interior, 2 previous owner(s), 12 months MOT, full toyota service history, low mileage 45000 miles, good condition, electric sun roof, alloy wheels, central locking, air conditioning, rear brake pads just changed.
£2,000
http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
As you mentioned the focus how about cutting straight to the point and get a ST170. Insurance cant be that bad, im 20 and Ive had quotes of £1100-1400 on confused/CTM so surely you can get it lower by phoning around.
The most common response you will get on here is: MX5 & Clio sport 172, bear in mind they would have all been driven by boy racers and their remaining hourses will be questionable (clio that is)
Cheers & good luck!
Mike
The most common response you will get on here is: MX5 & Clio sport 172, bear in mind they would have all been driven by boy racers and their remaining hourses will be questionable (clio that is)
Cheers & good luck!
Mike
An E36 of some description? 21s at the age where insurance wasn't really a concern for me any more, just takes some time and effort to get a good price.
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http://pistonheads.com/sales/3825320.htm
http://pistonheads.com/sales/3838542.htm
http://pistonheads.com/sales/3581331.htm
jbi said:
Toyota Celica 1.8 VVTi 3dr Coupe 2000
3 Door Coupe, Silver, Petrol, Manual, Trip computer, Side airbags, Rear wiper, Passenger airbag, Steering wheel rake adjustment. leather interior, 2 previous owner(s), 12 months MOT, full toyota service history, low mileage 45000 miles, good condition, electric sun roof, alloy wheels, central locking, air conditioning, rear brake pads just changed.
£2,000
http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
dm46 said:
My first car at 17 was an astra gte. shop around for insurance
If you haven't looked at insurance for a 17 year old recently, you will be shocked. When I was 20 I bought a Jaguar XJ 3.2. The insurance was £1,600. For the same details, and the same car, that now comes out at over £6,000. An increase of £4,400 or 375% in 7 years.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff