First car recommendations

[ICSD]

Hi all

I'm looking to get a first car/banger (£1000 max) for my son to learn to drive in and I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations or is aware of the insurance companies criteria for keeping the price down as low as possible.

Also, does anyone know the best route to cheap insurance for kids - little workarounds etc.

Thanks

[duncansaunders]

Peugeot 106.

Sold ours last year to a 17 year old lad who told us it was the cheapest car to insure.

1.0l petrol "Zest" IIRC. Gave us £900.

Go for March 2001 or newer as the tax will be cheaper.

Not sure theres any way around the insurance issue. My advice would be to insure it correctly in his name and start building up the NCD.

[Mark_Karting]

Fiat Ciquochenco/Seicento??

Eta: I know it's spelt very wrong

Edited by Mark_Karting on Monday 12th April 17:22

[300bhp/ton]

ICSD said:

Hi all

I'm looking to get a first car/banger (£1000 max) for my son to learn to drive in and I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations or is aware of the insurance companies criteria for keeping the price down as low as possible.

Also, does anyone know the best route to cheap insurance for kids - little workarounds etc.

Thanks

Land Rover Series III.

It'll teach them a heck of a lot about car control, is a hoot to drive. Cheap and easy to fix, will hold it's money. Uber cool and should be good on insurance (try the NFU).

Only downer is fuel, although diesels aren't too bad.

[bazking69]

106 is a good call. Cheap, cheap to run, dirt cheap insurance and generally reliable.

Something like a K10 Micra should also prove a very cheap and reliable car, if a Micra is cool enough for your lad to be seen in!!

[Jgtv]

Yaris if they fall into budget
great little cars

[Paul6217]

Dare I say Volvo, Rover..old mans cars
I may be a little bias but have ended up with a more powerful and rather luxurious first car than most, yet am insured for under £1000 which I realise is a lot of money to pay for insurance, but is a lot lower than most pay nowadays at my age (17).

Find out what kind of car your son would be happy with and run a few quotes through different insurance companies online (with him as the main driver to start building up NCB). At this kind of price its best buying privately for the best deal, but you probably know all that

Edited by Paul6217 on Monday 12th April 17:44

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Jgtv said:

Yaris if they fall into budget
great little cars

They do not sadly.

If you want to save money, then avoid anything "sporty" or "trendy". He'll have plenty of time to buy such cars when he's older! You just want something cheap and reliable for now and a low insurance group should be a priority.

[duncansaunders]

Upgraded brakes and aftermarket wheels will up the insurance cost horrifically.

[ICSD]

Thanks all for your help.

Paul6217 - is it the Rover 600 you're refering to? Was that £1000 to insure straight after passing your test?

[Paul6217]

ICSD said:

Thanks all for your help.

Paul6217 - is it the Rover 600 you're refering to? Was that £1000 to insure straight after passing your test?

Yes, well I bought the car around 2 or 3 months after passing my test

[Pyro]

My first car was 99 plate seat ibiza, a cheap golf, reliable and well built and cheap on insurance i had a 1.4 and it cost me £80 a month fully comp as main driver, it didnt look embarrassing and it had aircon so i was the bees knees at 18, i made the mistake selling it early, should have held onto it, saved up some more cash and got a decent second car, nevermind

[Skylinecrazy]

TVR Sagaris.





- In all seriousness, get a Cinquento or a KA - both very fun cars to drive, and cheap as chips to run.

[ICSD]

Skylinecrazy said:

TVR Sagaris.





- In all seriousness, get a Cinquento or a KA - both very fun cars to drive, and cheap as chips to run.

Bit poncy for a boy, don't you think - cheap to insure though.

[HellDiver]

Another vote for the 106. Only 7 moving parts, all of which can be fixed with a cable tie and some bubblegum.

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HellDiver said:

Another vote for the 106. Only 7 moving parts, all of which can be fixed with a cable tie and some bubblegum.

Peugeot 106,
Cheap insurance
Good MPG
Cheap Road Tax
Good NCAP rating

I would recommend to anyone as a first car

[The Ka Guy]

Personally having owned one for 18 months and loved it to bits until recently, a Ka! Buttons to run and repair, 35 mpg no matter how hard you drive the thing (more if your careful) and cheap to insure definitely! Less girly if you get one colour coded in black with decent trims or ebay some ford 14" luxury alloys, and a spoiler makes it look miles better with decent wheels!

And ignore the girly commments, anyone who said that got a sample of how 'girly' (read: oversteery) a Ka can be and would not get back in the car for a while; given the colour of my car I called it 'the black list'

Edited by The Ka Guy on Wednesday 14th April 13:27

[HellDiver]

I forgot to say, I got a consistant 550 miles to a tank out of my 1.1i 106, no matter how I drove it (usually flat out). That's 55mpg.