First Car?

[8vFTW]

Out of that list, got to be the Defender! Old british sports cars best left to bearded old farts.

[Otter Smacker]

Bit different, but maybe of interest?...

Toyota Celica Supra 1985 for a meer £1900...

Worth it for the pop up lights and that display


Once passed, get a couple of years no claims and shoehorn a 2JZ-GTE into it!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2848918.htm

[theironduke]

8vFTW said:

Out of that list, got to be the Defender! Old british sports cars best left to bearded old farts.

Or to be pulled off with awesome style by a young woman

[OzKo]

TAHodgson said:

HA! Welcome to PH OzKo, you'll soon get used to the banter on here. Was in a similar boat this time last year, if you can get a nice mini insured for a decent price, go for it! Although I did fancy a Hillman Imp

Somebody will suggest an MX5, and some sort of mapped diesel BMW, just warning you.

sorry, didn't see your reply!
haha, I've gathered.. -shrug- can't be avoided thanks for the warning!

[OzKo]

erg, sorry about all the different posts.. I can never get out the habit of trying to reply to everybody... otherwise it seems rude.

I like the look of the Toyota Celica Supra, I can never get over pop-up headlights.. they fascinate me.. perhaps too much!

You never know, I may start a new trend with the old sports car theme.. lol

[Otter Smacker]

Another Classic...

4 grand can buy you this Toyota Celica TA22 1975



http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2884741.htm

Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq0R0SxcfUo - Looks stunning IMO.

[Otter Smacker]

OzKo said:

You never know, I may start a new trend with the old sports car theme.. lol

Do it! Far more interesting than all this modern stuff...Also works better for your insurance!

[OzKo]

aww, I like that one! Looks a bit of a hard core car though, I think if I turned up at school in that, they'd all expect me to jump out complete with leather jacket and pistol! jks.
'Tis nice though, not sure what insurance would be..

[OzKo]

Otter Smacker said:

OzKo said:

You never know, I may start a new trend with the old sports car theme.. lol

Do it! Far more interesting than all this modern stuff...Also works better for your insurance!

yeah, exactly my thought... great minds think alike lol

[Raize]

Yeah I like my pop up headlights, they're fun. This is my first car, it uses a lot of petrol and breaks down a lot. But that's what you get for owning a classic. I hope you're prepared for that.

[OzKo]

Raize said:

Yeah I like my pop up headlights, they're fun. This is my first car, it uses a lot of petrol and breaks down a lot. But that's what you get for owning a classic. I hope you're prepared for that.

like that one too.. erg, I like them all :/
Yeah, I'd be prepared for a bit of breaking down - I wouldn't be going on long journeys, and I know Dad would make sure the mileage would be as low as possible, so HOPEFULLY that would bring the risk down, but hey, what happens happens!

[8vFTW]

theironduke said:

Or to be pulled off with awesome style by a young woman

British sports car sadly does not equal awesome style. It equals beards, pipes and gray slacks. Particularly when said "sports" car is left for dead by 80s early 90s hot hatches.

[Raize]

OzKo said:

Yeah, I'd be prepared for a bit of breaking down

Are you at all mechanically inclined?

[OzKo]

Raize said:

OzKo said:

Yeah, I'd be prepared for a bit of breaking down

Are you at all mechanically inclined?

nope, but Dad is he's rebuilt a MG Midget before... so he feels he could handle it.

[Jonnyboro]

Honestly I ve just started driving been driving 2 weeks and having a 2 seater car would be better as friends just seem to put u off and I had a friend in and was chatting away and bumped into the car infront. Go with a pretty reliable car like the nissan juke just so you don't pay out in repair costs

[OzKo]

Jonnyboro said:

Honestly I ve just started driving been driving 2 weeks and having a 2 seater car would be better as friends just seem to put u off and I had a friend in and was chatting away and bumped into the car infront. Go with a pretty reliable car like the nissan juke just so you don't pay out in repair costs

Ahh, that's never good Good point made too, friends are distracting!
Yeah, I do love the Juke, they're just so expensive that's the only problem!

[blearyeyedboy]

OzKo said:

nope, but Dad is he's rebuilt a MG Midget before... so he feels he could handle it.

Fair play and it gives you a head start... but unless you're going to keep your dad in the boot with the spare tyre you'd better start learning for yourself!

Don't be too daunted though. If your dad rebuilt a Midget, he should be able to show you a lot of what you need to know.

[Jonnyboro]

OzKo said:

Ahh, that's never good Good point made too, friends are distracting!
Yeah, I do love the Juke, they're just so expensive that's the only problem!

Was only going about 2mph which was good and go for a mini cooper 1 litre older one be fun to drive and extremely cheap on insurance

[OzKo]

blearyeyedboy said:

OzKo said:

nope, but Dad is he's rebuilt a MG Midget before... so he feels he could handle it.

Fair play and it gives you a head start... but unless you're going to keep your dad in the boot with the spare tyre you'd better start learning for yourself!

Don't be too daunted though. If your dad rebuilt a Midget, he should be able to show you a lot of what you need to know.

haha, I don't think Dad would be very comfortable in the boot... lol. Yeah, apparently he did when he first bought it... so if I do end up getting a classic, I will need to try and learn!

[C2james]

Personally I'd go for a slightly more modern car just for the reliability, I'm 19 and my insurance was a good £2000 after I passed my test and my sisters insurance was a couple hundred less and she has a 1.6 BMW mini one.

I love old cars but for a first car I'd go for a slightly more modern one.