Possible Next Car?

[Harding91]

So yeah, currently driving a 1.4 Mk3 Astra.. Nearly 18 Years old now and i'm fed up of the shed!

I get a bonus from work in March and SHOULD Have around 800-1200 Ish to spend on my second car.. Needs to be insurable and somewhat newer.

I will be modding it slightly to how i want it looks wise, i am capable of doing most stuff myself, including maintenance.

I'll be 19. I wont have a years NCB. No points.

So far i've come up with a few options, all are insurable, i check quotes every now and then

Looking for other suggestions to check out/add to the list to keep an eye out for. Cheers.


So yeah with a budget of a grand in mind.

So far:
1996-2002 Seat Ibiza - 1.4/1.6 - Really cheap insurance... And kinda like em.

2000-2004 Renault Clio - 1.6 - Not a great fan buy they aren't too bad.. If one came up at the right price i wouldn''t say no.

1999-2001 Ford Cougar - 2L Zetec - Insurance is around the 2K Mark, considering im paying 1700 for a 1.4 Astra im more than happy to pay 2K For a Cougar, always liked em since my dad had his.

1997-2002 Ford Focus - 1.6/1.8 Zetec/Ghia - Also really cheap insurance for what they are, and the 3 door ones are really nice looking, hella common though

Mk3/Mk4 Golf - 1.4/1.6 - Nice/Sensible cars, Common though

BMW 316 - 1.6 - Higher ish insurance... RWD and really nice cars though..

1993-1997 Honda Civic - 1.3/1.4 - JDM, Cheap and fun :P Common though

Mk2 Golf, 3 Door - Nice cars but a bit old, still tempting!




Dont want:
Vectra
Another Astra
Anything stupidly common.

Any ideas welcome'd and looked at, cheers

[Thorburn]

Harding91 said:

Dont want:
Anything stupidly common.

But will consider a Focus, Golf, Clio or 3-series

[Harding91]

Thorburn said:

Harding91 said:

Dont want:
Anything stupidly common.

But will consider a Focus, Golf, Clio or 3-series

Yeah i'm aware at how common they are which puts me off but they are probably the best bang for buck around the 1K Mark at my age, especially the Golfs/Focus'

[firman]

Bin the Cougar idea and get yourself a Puma! Tons of fun and great handling. Oh and stock PH answer MX5

Edited for speeling

Edited by firman on Saturday 4th December 22:22

[Jasandjules]

MR2?

[Harding91]

firman said:

Bin the Cougar idea and get yourself a Puma! Tons of fun and grwat handling. Oh and stock PH answer MX5

Cant get insurance on an MX5 Under 3 Grand rofl...

And i preffer the Cougars to the Pumas :P Plus a 2L Zetec Cougar is marginally cheaper to insure than a 1.7 Puma and the cougars look better!

Jasandjules said:

MR2?

Insurance is a joke on em Tryed.

[Thorburn]

firman said:

Bin the Cougar idea and get yourself a Puma! Tons of fun and great handling. Oh and stock PH answer MX5

Gotta agree on the Puma, fantastic cars.

MX-5 is great too, got myself one when I was 20 but had a couple years NCB, even then the insure wasn't cheap.

[Thorburn]

Harding91 said:

firman said:

Bin the Cougar idea and get yourself a Puma! Tons of fun and grwat handling. Oh and stock PH answer MX5

Cant get insurance on an MX5 Under 3 Grand rofl...

And i preffer the Cougars to the Pumas :P Plus a 2L Zetec Cougar is marginally cheaper to insure than a 1.7 Puma and the cougars look better!

Jasandjules said:

MR2?

Insurance is a joke on em Tryed.

Who you getting insurance quotes through? Admiral were always very competitive for me. Paid £900 at 20 on a W-reg MX-5 1.8i with 2 years NCB.

Puma is a FAR better car than the Cougar.

[Harding91]

Thorburn said:

firman said:

Bin the Cougar idea and get yourself a Puma! Tons of fun and great handling. Oh and stock PH answer MX5

Gotta agree on the Puma, fantastic cars.

MX-5 is great too, got myself one when I was 20 but had a couple years NCB, even then the insure wasn't cheap.

Yeah MX-5 Is out of the question because of insurance.

And i'd take a Cougar over a puma anyday :P About the same price to buy and i much preffer the Cougar.

Thorburn said:

Who you getting insurance quotes through? Admiral were always very competitive for me. Paid £900 at 20 on a W-reg MX-5 1.8i with 2 years NCB.

Puma is a FAR better car than the Cougar.

I much preffer the cougar Personal prefference.

And i'm trying everywhere. 20 Years old with 2 years NCB is a massive difference to 19 and no years NCB.

MX-5 Is out of the question.

Edited by Harding91 on Saturday 4th December 22:27

[al1991]

I'd say Puma.

Just the other day my dad and I were discussing how fresh they look for their age.

I'd have one in a heart beat.

[Thorburn]

Harding91 said:

And i'd take a Cougar over a puma anyday :P About the same price to buy and i much preffer the Cougar.

I'm going to guess at this point you haven't driven either.

The Cougar isn't a BAD car, its just that the Puma is an extremely good one.

Plus you can get the Puma as a 1.4 which would probably make the insurance less horrendous.

[Harding91]

Thorburn said:

Harding91 said:

And i'd take a Cougar over a puma anyday :P About the same price to buy and i much preffer the Cougar.

I'm going to guess at this point you haven't driven either.

The Cougar isn't a BAD car, its just that the Puma is an extremely good one.

Plus you can get the Puma as a 1.4 which would probably make the insurance less horrendous.

I drove a cougar for a month after i passed before i released the insurance was rape since it was the 2.5 V6.

I loved it, i preffer bigger cars and the cougar was so nice to drive, the 2L Zetec ones are the same engine as in the mondeos, reliable and not too bad on fuel.

Pumas just dont appeal to me.

[Jasandjules]

Do you have a nice insurance broker?

If so, call them and ask what cars you can get insured for 1k (or whatever your limit is)... I did this a few years ago (ok, it was a long time ago now....) with a list of about 18 cars, they just went through and said yes/no etc..

[Harding91]

Just checked Puma's on insurance...

A 1.4L 16V - 1300 A year. Not bad.

the 1.6 (1.7) - 3000 A year. What teh eff?

They still dont appeal to me

[STW2010]

MX6? Something very different

[Jasandjules]

Harding91 said:

They still dont appeal to me

Well, I've owned Mr2s (MK1s and 2s), TVR S1, TVR 350i, TVR Chimaeras, Lotus Elise etc.. and yet I still enjoyed a drive of a Puma (hired one for a day many moons ago), if you haven't driven one, try it?!!?

[R1 Loon]

Harding91 said:

Just checked Puma's on insurance...

Can I ask how you did that, given this statement in your OP

Harding91 said:

I will be modding it slightly to how i want it looks wise, i am capable of doing most stuff myself, including maintenance.

Here's an example of what can happen if you choose not to declare modifications:

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/8628264...

[Harding91]

R1 Loon said:

Harding91 said:

Just checked Puma's on insurance...

Can I ask how you did that, given this statement in your OP

Harding91 said:

I will be modding it slightly to how i want it looks wise, i am capable of doing most stuff myself, including maintenance.

Here's an example of what can happen if you choose not to declare modifications:

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/8628264...

I would declare them, i'm not an idiot.

But i'd intend to buy/insure the car at first as standard, i wouldnt have any money to put into it for the first half a year or so anyhow.

[firman]

Harding91 said:

Just checked Puma's on insurance...

A 1.4L 16V - 1300 A year. Not bad.

the 1.6 (1.7) - 3000 A year. What teh eff?

They still dont appeal to me

The 1.7 is actually a 1.7 not a 1.6 you know that right? Engine designed specially for the Puma

[Fleckers]

no idea on instuarnce but

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2259052.htm

my misses had one and loved it