New car at 21ish
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EvilMonkeyGTI

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100 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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Hey PHers, hope you're all well!

As the title suggests I'm nearing 21 and looking to treat myself to a new car! Something relatively quick, a bit tired of the old 1 litres and the like! I'm open to anything really and have a sizeable budget once I sell my current car, around 8k. (2013 VW Polo TSI R Line)

Not too picky but must have the following:
-Must be a 4 door (Occasional family and pub taxi)
-Must get decent MPG, somewhere in the 30's.
-Reliable
-Nothing my insurers can bend me over for! (Been driving 3 years in September and a clean license)

If I've posted this in the wrong area I apologise, I'm new :P

Edited by EvilMonkeyGTI on Thursday 15th June 19:22

sonnenschein3000

720 posts

108 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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Whats your budget?

EvilMonkeyGTI

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100 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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sonnenschein3000 said:
Whats your budget?
Looking around 8-9k for the car.

Huskyman

655 posts

145 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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Ask yourself what do you want? Front wheel, rear or all wheel drive?
How much are you willing to spend on insurance?
What is the base line mpg you can afford?
You give a budget of £8k but how much can you comfortably afford, man maths is a slippery slope.. trust me on this one!!

J4CKO

44,895 posts

218 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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Fiesta ST ?

EvilMonkeyGTI

Original Poster:

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100 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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Huskyman said:
Ask yourself what do you want? Front wheel, rear or all wheel drive?
How much are you willing to spend on insurance?
What is the base line mpg you can afford?
You give a budget of £8k but how much can you comfortably afford, man maths is a slippery slope.. trust me on this one!!
Can comfortably afford 9k and obviously the longer I wait the more I'll have as I have nothing to pay out for. Was looking at a Fiesta ST and the insurance was £2300 but I'm pretty sure I can get something better and more powerful for the same insurance price. Can afford anything around 30mpg but money isn't really much of an issue.

Big GT

1,981 posts

110 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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Forget 4 doors your 21 wink

Nice tidy 325i coupe would be good choice.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Rick1.8t

1,463 posts

197 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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Let me just there before one of the bods do and say that you shouldn't be spending this kind of money on a car at your age and by now I had 5 houses, a wife, 16 dogs and earned £250kpa and still wouldn't spend that much on a car.....

In seriousness though there is quite some choice out there at your budget, make the most of it.

kiethton

14,344 posts

198 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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Had a 335i M-Sport coupe at 21, 306bhp (a lot more with a JB3!) and insurance was £850 a year at the time.

Could be a good shout?

ferrariF50lover

1,834 posts

244 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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I can't think of any reason other than a lack of money which would influence someone to consider MPG when buying a car. You seem to have plenty. Why are you making the fuel usage stipulation?

EvilMonkeyGTI

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Thursday 15th June 2017
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ferrariF50lover said:
I can't think of any reason other than a lack of money which would influence someone to consider MPG when buying a car. You seem to have plenty. Why are you making the fuel usage stipulation?
It just gives you an idea of what the running cost are really but not really overly important to me..

DoubleD

22,154 posts

126 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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How many miles do you do a year?

EvilMonkeyGTI

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Thursday 15th June 2017
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DoubleD said:
How many miles do you do a year?
Around 8-10 thousand

shake n bake

2,221 posts

225 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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Don't you have anything in your own head you've ever fancied?

EvilMonkeyGTI

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Thursday 15th June 2017
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shake n bake said:
Don't you have anything in your own head you've ever fancied?
I have seen people suggest a Merc C Class C32 on another thread and a few BMWs I wouldn't mind, I'm just trying to get some more suggestions.

lee_erm

1,091 posts

211 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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IS 250 F-Sport, slightly left-field but excellent.

DoubleD

22,154 posts

126 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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For a 20 year old?!

Cabrony

224 posts

180 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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Big GT said:
Forget 4 doors your 21 wink

Nice tidy 325i coupe would be good choice.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
Agreed! Plenty of time for 4 door family Hatchbacks!
Once you have a family there won't be room for a 2 seater convertible/coupe in your life!

anonymous-user

72 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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EvilMonkeyGTI said:
-Must be a 4 door (Occasional family and pub taxi)
No. Just no.

Master Bean

4,615 posts

138 months

Thursday 15th June 2017
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Clio 200 and tell your family to walk.