What are the best cars young'uns (like me) drive!!!

[steeveeboy]

Just wondering what are the best/most expensive/nicest cars young people drive on here,
Really what anyone drives, Its just classic to find out what young people like myself are driving on here (yes i know technically i cant drive yet! 5 MONTHS!!!)
My best friend has just traded in his seat ibiza 1.4 dab sport for a vauxhall vectra 1.8SRI.
Steve

[Eddh]

I'm 21 and own these (ETA I also own hell of a lot more but I don't want to bored you!):

CRX 1.5x Tintop (mint):



CRX 1.6 Turbo (race car):



VFR 400:



Not too bad I feel.

Edited by Eddh on Wednesday 7th July 20:29

[anonymous-user]

steeveeboy said:

My best friend has just traded in his seat ibiza 1.4 dab sport for a vauxhall vectra 1.8SRI.

So he changed his mind about the nice car then

[MGZRod]

I drive an MG ZR which IMO is a good balance for young folk, the 1.4 is nippy enough to have fun but slow enough to stay out of trouble. (kind of). And also looks great without standing out too much, except the yellow ones!

[steeveeboy]

@symbolica, its not too bad a car i dont think, its not chavved up and he doesn't in my opinion drive like a looney,
@ MGZRod i really like the look of these cars, really want one for my first car, whats insurance like at 17 i wonder hmmm??
Steve

[MGZRod]

steeveeboy said:

@symbolica, its not too bad a car i dont think, its not chavved up and he doesn't in my opinion drive like a looney,
@ MGZRod i really like the look of these cars, really want one for my first car, whats insurance like at 17 i wonder hmmm??
Steve

To be honest. Insurance is painful, but that can be said of any car at our age!

Eddh. Is your non-race CRX standard? Looks lovely and would be lovely completely original! Any pics/threads of it?

[anonymous-user]

steeveeboy said:

@symbolica, its not too bad a car i dont think, its not chavved up and he doesn't in my opinion drive like a looney

In fairness the newer ones probably aren't so bad, but I drove a Mk1 once and it was pretty awful.

I'm 22 and I love my Alfa, probably keep it another year or so and then chop it in for either a GT 3.2 or an E46 330i.

[Tom Standish]

i went boring and at 23 have a vw passat 130 se tdi

still better than the ka i had before hand mind

[Eddh]

MGZRod said:

Eddh. Is your non-race CRX standard? Looks lovely and would be lovely completely original! Any pics/threads of it?

Yes it is, I have a few pictures of it on the Rally Wales tarmac stage:







Took me over a year to find it.

Edited by Eddh on Wednesday 7th July 20:47

[The Riddler]

I did a thread a while ago "Under 25? What do you drive?" Which ran into quite a few pages, I'll resurect it now for you.

[steeveeboy]

The Riddler said:

I did a thread a while ago "Under 25? What do you drive?" Which ran into quite a few pages, I'll resurect it now for you.

Sorry mate, just interested to see what peoples my age drive, search was broken when i searched

[MGZRod]

Eddh that is stunning. I had a look for a nice CRX before buying the zr but finding out without piles of rust or chav-raped was extremely hard! If you ever sell up I'll be interested

[The Riddler]

steeveeboy said:

The Riddler said:

I did a thread a while ago "Under 25? What do you drive?" Which ran into quite a few pages, I'll resurect it now for you.

Sorry mate, just interested to see what peoples my age drive, search was broken when i searched

Its ok, was a yonks old thread anyway, but I've bumped it for you.

Makes for interesting reading. Folk under 25 owning RS6's, TVR's and the like.

[schuey]

I had some quick cars when I was under 25,although insurance was much cheaper back then (pre 2005) although I seem to remember paying £1200 to insure my Cavalier Turbo and about £1000 to insure my circa 250bhp Renault 5 Turbo. Seemed a lot back then but a bargain compared to these days!

[R3v 1]

Insurance will kill you on anything even close to ''sporty''.

Had a little Pug 106 1.4 (£1600 to insure at 17) and a Renault Megane 1.6 (£1200 to insure at 19) until I was 21 then went crazy and bought a Rover Coupe Turbo (£770 to insure at 21) then an Alfa 156 V6.

24 now and got a 2.0 petrol Ford Focus (£230 to insure).

Next car has to be alittle mad to make up for 2 years of a Ford Focus!

[Ry_B]

Owned an RX8 231 at 20, own an EP3 Type R now at 21.

[starmonkey]

Seat Ibiza Formula Sport at 22, upgraded to an Audi S5 at 23, am now 25 and looking for an R8

Edited by starmonkey on Wednesday 7th July 21:55

[maniac0796]

18 with a Nissan Primera GT.

Unfortunately I looked at one in october, and the insurance quotes said 1300, but it was a cat c write off, and I didn't want the hassle, so i found the next one in january, after the snow, and the insurance had shot up to 1700, and this model is a bit of a dog.

[Eddh]

MGZRod said:

Eddh that is stunning. I had a look for a nice CRX before buying the zr but finding out without piles of rust or chav-raped was extremely hard! If you ever sell up I'll be interested

By the time I sell it it may well have the engine and running gear from the race car in it, although it will still be a full interior road car.

[supra legend]

When I passed my test at 17 I bought a Fiesta RS Turbo.


Everyone assumed I would die in a ball of flames but I would say it was the best way for me to learn to drive properly. Had my silly moments in it as I assume most 17 year old's would but reckon it was a safer car to drive than a 1.1 Fiesta etc.