An Introduction plus next car purchase help

[spurs-442]

Hi All,

First of all an introduction, my names Chris and i currently drive a Punto 1.2 elx. Its my first car (I passed last year so now have just gained my first years NCB @ 21). I have been saving the pennies for a few years and would like to purchase my next car with a budget of around £5-6k, this doesn't cover insurance etc which i will factor in seperatly. I would like to choose something a bit different (I am useless with the spanners so something half reliable would be ideal) . My requirements would be something which is not to difficult to handle around town (this makes up about 75% of my driving) but not something which will struggle on motorways. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

I don't mod cars either so a bog standard car would be preferred.


P.S. i kbnow that the format of this thread has been done to death so apologies if it gets a bit boring.

Thanks,

Chris.

[Sim89]

Civic Sport?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1042788.htm

[Callyuk]

was going to say a civic myself as you cant go far wrong relibility wise with jap cars but another option i would consider if i was you is a golf diesel

[matthx]

Have you considered a diesel Audi A3? I bought mine about two months ago and absolutely love it..

[spurs-442]

matthx said:

Have you considered a diesel Audi A3? I bought mine about two months ago and absolutely love it..

I was concidering an Audi but to land a decent model (I'd rather not have the 1.9 with 105PS) would cost more than i can really afford to spend.

What do people think of the Toyota Celica T Sport?

[Marf]

spurs-442 said:

What do people think of the Toyota Celica T Sport?

If you're thinking along those lines go with the real thing

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1074882.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1061501.htm

[Baffled Spoon]

EVO magazine had a celica t-sport as a long termer and they quite liked it. I was tempted by one of these at one point too as the insurance isn't too bad given the performance. Should be reliable as well.

EVO magazine test links

[spurs-442]

Baffled Spoon said:

EVO magazine had a celica t-sport as a long termer and they quite liked it. I was tempted by one of these at one point too as the insurance isn't too bad given the performance. Should be reliable as well.

EVO magazine test links

I read that review last night and having got an insurance quote of around £1500 fully comp - it looked quite promising - i'll kep my eyes peeled and save up a bit more to hopefully find a nice example.

Thanks,

Chris.