thats is a good car for a first?
thats is a good car for a first?
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sambarrett65

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5 posts

192 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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need help on a good reliable car for my first dont want t spend to much on it looking at a price range up to about 4-5K

Ben Hughes

1,937 posts

208 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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sambarrett65 said:
dont want t spend to much on it looking at a price range up to about 4-5K
That sounds like quite a lot for a first car to me! Is that including insurance?

Hitch78

6,118 posts

223 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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Easy. Ford Focus - brilliant fun, reliable and cheap as chips.

Spend the rest on English lessons.

LuS1fer

43,504 posts

274 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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Last shape Ford Fiesta.

Ben Hughes

1,937 posts

208 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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As an owner of both of the above suggestions, I'd happily recommend either. The Focus is more poised, but the Fester is still perfectly chuckable.

Flintstone

8,644 posts

276 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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Hitch78 said:
Easy. Ford Focus - brilliant fun, reliable and cheap as chips.

Spend the rest on English lessons.
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StoatInACoat

1,355 posts

214 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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100% Ford Fiesta. Spend a grand on a 10 year old tiny engined one, run it for a couple of years and bank the rest for the day you can insure a better car. Fiestas are actually quite fun and strong for what they are and your insurance is going to be well over £1k even on a 1.0 group 2 car.

Your first car gets bashed, smashed, possibly crashed, abused and wrecked by all your "mates" who can't drive yet piling in and dropping their fag ends everywhere.

Edited by StoatInACoat on Wednesday 15th September 20:44

nottyash

4,671 posts

224 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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sambarrett65 said:
need help on a good reliable car for my first dont want t spend to much on it looking at a price range up to about 4-5K
Panda 100hp

sambarrett65

Original Poster:

5 posts

192 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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Ben Hughes said:
sambarrett65 said:
dont want t spend to much on it looking at a price range up to about 4-5K
That sounds like quite a lot for a first car to me! Is that including insurance?
ye if its possable

PHmember

2,487 posts

200 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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Probably not what you want to hear, but really crap bangers make great first cars, much more fun to crash about in for 6 months rather than worrying about scratching your new pride & joy.

Oh, & don't listen to the others about English lessons, they're just being pedantic. I'm sure you'll pick it up soon.

Ben Hughes

1,937 posts

208 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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sambarrett65 said:
ye if its possable

sambarrett65

Original Poster:

5 posts

192 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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PHmember said:
Probably not what you want to hear, but really crap bangers make great first cars, much more fun to crash about in for 6 months rather than worrying about scratching your new pride & joy.

Oh, & don't listen to the others about English lessons, they're just being pedantic. I'm sure you'll pick it up soon.
got a fair point,an i wont, i was thinking of a vauxhall corsa 1.0L-1.2L or something like that

poing

8,743 posts

229 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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sambarrett65 said:
PHmember said:
Probably not what you want to hear, but really crap bangers make great first cars, much more fun to crash about in for 6 months rather than worrying about scratching your new pride & joy.

Oh, & don't listen to the others about English lessons, they're just being pedantic. I'm sure you'll pick it up soon.
got a fair point,an i wont, i was thinking of a vauxhall corsa 1.0L-1.2L or something like that
Sounds about right for you to be honest....

sambarrett65

Original Poster:

5 posts

192 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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poing said:
sambarrett65 said:
PHmember said:
Probably not what you want to hear, but really crap bangers make great first cars, much more fun to crash about in for 6 months rather than worrying about scratching your new pride & joy.

Oh, & don't listen to the others about English lessons, they're just being pedantic. I'm sure you'll pick it up soon.
got a fair point,an i wont, i was thinking of a vauxhall corsa 1.0L-1.2L or something like that
Sounds about right for you to be honest....
but im not sure if to go abit cheaper and get the older shape one or just go for the next one up from that and spend more on that

tossbag

1,590 posts

235 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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Why are you?

LuS1fer

43,504 posts

274 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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Corsas - the standard by which all sh*t cars are judged. Ford or even a Saxo will be lots more fun.

sambarrett65

Original Poster:

5 posts

192 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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LuS1fer said:
Corsas - the standard by which all sh*t cars are judged. Ford or even a Saxo will be lots more fun.
are saxo's reliable?

AMST09

570 posts

209 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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corsas and saxos will be quite expensive to insure as young people tend to crash them

The cheapest car I can find to insure at 20 is a 1.6 ford focus mk1
even fiesta 1.1 mk3s and 1.25 mk6s are at least £150 more

Also check price difference between fully comp and TPFAT, as quite often fully comp is cheaper than TPFAT if you up the voluntary excess a bit

samdale

2,860 posts

213 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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seicento sporting

HVAC MATT

1,116 posts

236 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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the 1.6 focus is a good place to start as above