Whats cheap to buy, cheap to insure & fun to drive?

[DHE]

Looking for a car that has to meet some tough criteria. Looking for a car that I can use at weekends, run around in, that is fun to drive. It will also be used by lad to learn to drive in and have occasional use when he has passed his test, so has to be a low insurance group. The budget is around £1500.

So far I have a (very) short list;
Citroen C2 GT. Not interested in the flappy paddle VTR.
Peugeot 306 D Turbo
Peugeot 206 XSi
Mazda MX5 had to stick on the list, no idea what the insurance will be on a MkI 1.6 though.

Anything else I should be considering?

[metbandit1]

MX5!

[V88Dicky]

Ignis Sport might just be in range with some hard bargaining?

[200Plus Club]

mx5 out of that list every day !

[no-worries88]

One day ill be the first to say mx5...... One day.

[DeanP]

Clio sport!

Edit.
Not really a low group.

[VR46]

106 gti
Mx5
Focus st170

[JackTheLaddddd]

As a young lad I'd be interested in the C2 GT most from that list...do him a favour let him chose after all it's only a run around

[DHE]

V88Dicky said:

Ignis Sport might just be in range with some hard bargaining?

That was on the list until we saw it was group 21 insurance.

[wolfy1988]

I suggest this in every thread almost....


PUMA 1.7

[EDLT]

DHE said:

Looking for a car that has to meet some tough criteria. Looking for a car that I can use at weekends, run around in, that is fun to drive. It will also be used by lad to learn to drive in and have occasional use when he has passed his test, so has to be a low insurance group. The budget is around £1500.

So far I have a (very) short list;
Citroen C2 GT. Not interested in the flappy paddle VTR.
Peugeot 306 D Turbo
Peugeot 206 XSi
Mazda MX5 had to stick on the list, no idea what the insurance will be on a MkI 1.6 though.

Anything else I should be considering?

I think the insurance company will decide, the 306 will be the cheapest unless the 206xsi is a 1.4.

[DHE]

wolfy1988 said:

I suggest this in every thread almost....


PUMA 1.7

Have thought about the Puma, but that's in group 25 for insurance. Even the 1.4 is group 19.

Any other suggestions?

[daemonoid]

Cheap to run, cheap to insure, fun, learner legal...

[harryowl]

106 rallye? (1.3)

[retrorider]

daemonoid said:

Cheap to run, cheap to insure, fun, learner legal...

Don't you ride that rather than drive it ?

[daemonoid]

retrorider said:

Don't you ride that rather than drive it ?

Well spotted! But it does seem to meet all the requirements - bikes are often the answer to so many transport questions but are either discounted for no real reason or just not thought about.

[EDLT]

daemonoid said:

Cheap to run, cheap to insure, fun, learner legal...

I don't know much about bikes, but I assume that is a 125. Won't you look like a prat on a 125 'sports' bike, in the same way that NA Imprezas covered in 555 stickers look stupid?

[Digby]

Hijet mini van or similar.We can't stop laughing when we drive it or look at it.It's much more fun than my MX-5.

[The Boy Lard]

Fiat Coupe?

MattGTA's 924!

Pug405 SRi - if they've all not rusted away

Ninties Primera

[V88Dicky]

DHE said:

V88Dicky said:

Ignis Sport might just be in range with some hard bargaining?

That was on the list until we saw it was group 21 insurance.

Christ on a bike!

It was group 9 last time I checked!