Time for a second car. £5k budget

[liightning]

I am looking for some suggestions as to what car I should go for next. I currently have a Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.25l 1999. It was a steal when I bought it 3 years ago. Only 23k miles on the clock 1 owner from new. I plan on keeping it as it is barely run in (on around 56k now)

Criteria are;

5k budget, I can go up to 6k but would ideally like to keep it around 5.
1.6L, I'm 21, have 0 NCB and 6 points
Petrol
Daily commute is 20 mile round trip so MPG doesn't matter too much
Less than 10 years old. Max 2003

Any suggestions?

[ImpossiblyDaft]

... Why have two sensible cars? Surely if you're planning on keeping the Fiesta it gives you the freedom to go for something 'different'??

[paulrockliffe]

I bought a Focus Zetec 1.6 for £5k, 2006 with 19k on the clock. I reckon that's a pretty good starting point.

[liightning]

ImpossiblyDaft said:

... Why have two sensible cars? Surely if you're planning on keeping the Fiesta it gives you the freedom to go for something 'different'??

2 reasons. 0 years NCB, 6 points, my insurance is pritty damn high on anything I have had quotes for so far. Currently the missus is insured on the Ford too, she's a learner.
I see where your coming from though. She could have the ford and I can get what I want, win win haha.

[STW2010]

If you're just going to add something normal and unexciting, then don't bother.

You could look at classics and kit cars. The insurance is a bit different for those.

[Slow]

liightning said:

2 reasons. 0 years NCB, 6 points, my insurance is pritty damn high on anything I have had quotes for so far. Currently the missus is insured on the Ford too, she's a learner.
I see where your coming from though. She could have the ford and I can get what I want, win win haha.

But if you bought a older fast car you could get it on a classic policy as a second car for cheap?

[STW2010]

liightning said:

2 reasons. 0 years NCB, 6 points, my insurance is pritty damn high on anything I have had quotes for so far. Currently the missus is insured on the Ford too, she's a learner.
I see where your coming from though. She could have the ford and I can get what I want, win win haha .

So 'winning' is by letting the missus HAVE you car? Tell her to buy her own fecking car

[liightning]

Ok then, I didn't even think of going down this route to be honest. It's probably the sensi part in me taking over. After the 6 points I really felt like I am being limited to what I can get. With that in mind. Scrap the 'sensible' crietria.
Lets just go with a 5k budget and try and take into account insurance. Bare in mind I would like to drive this regularly

[liightning]

STW2010 said:

So 'winning' is by letting the missus HAVE you car? Tell her to buy her own fecking car

As I said in the OP she would BUY the car off of me. There would be no letting her HAVE anything.

[STW2010]

Only you didn't say that. ..