Looking for a second car at 18
Discussion
Hello guys,
I'm currently on the search for the perfect second car, I had a claim in the first year so ncb but been driving almost 2 years. I get the ncb in August. Looking for something under 4K for the car and absolute max on insurance can be £2300ish really. Want something with a 0-60 under 8/9 seconds but not anything that looks awful. Please leave your suggestions below it would be a lot of help and I'm interested in what everyone else thinks is the perfect second car. Currently I drive a 1.2 corsa and it is painfully slow.
I'm currently on the search for the perfect second car, I had a claim in the first year so ncb but been driving almost 2 years. I get the ncb in August. Looking for something under 4K for the car and absolute max on insurance can be £2300ish really. Want something with a 0-60 under 8/9 seconds but not anything that looks awful. Please leave your suggestions below it would be a lot of help and I'm interested in what everyone else thinks is the perfect second car. Currently I drive a 1.2 corsa and it is painfully slow.
Nanook said:
NDNDNDND said:
Why do you hate them? Genuine question.
The seating position is too high, the steering wheel is too big, there's no reach adjustment on it, the gear throw is too long, and the odd gears are too far away if you have full sized legs.The spring rates and damping feels good, but there's too much body roll, could do with bigger ARBs as standard, and at just under 40k miles, the exhaust snapped and one of the rear dampers collapsed.
The brakes aren't much good, they tend not to make the quoted power, and whilst the interior materials are quite nice, the actual fit and build quality was a bit flimsy.
Just my opinions though, before someone tells me I'm wrong!
Clio 172/182 gets my vote, purely as they're still a great drive and I think look good. MX5 certainly fits the bill in terms of performance and again, like the Clio would be affordable to run.
Slightly left field option is a Ford SportKa. My mum had one and it was brilliant to drive. Bit of an old school 1.6 8v engine, just under 100bhp but brilliant handling and a great gear change. There was an option, can't recall the name that gave it a full leather interior and AC. May be more insurance friendly than the RS Clio but actually as good fun (just slower).
Slightly left field option is a Ford SportKa. My mum had one and it was brilliant to drive. Bit of an old school 1.6 8v engine, just under 100bhp but brilliant handling and a great gear change. There was an option, can't recall the name that gave it a full leather interior and AC. May be more insurance friendly than the RS Clio but actually as good fun (just slower).
Woodyyyy said:
Looking for something under 4K for the car
MX-5Woodyyyy said:
and absolute max on insurance can be £2300ish really.
MX-5Woodyyyy said:
Want something with a 0-60 under 8/9 seconds
MX-5Woodyyyy said:
but not anything that looks awful.
MX-5I have the answer :-) dont know why you need a second car though, make it your only car!
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