Low insurance group, 4 doors, economical?
Discussion
I need a low insurance group (3 or less, appalling area as far as insurance is concerned) family car, 4/5 doors basic car. 10k miles a year. Budget £5k.
Boring I know, but needs must.
Thinking Skoda Fabia or Seat Ibiza, which seem to fit the bill.
Collective wisdom of PH suggest any improvements?
Boring I know, but needs must.
Thinking Skoda Fabia or Seat Ibiza, which seem to fit the bill.
Collective wisdom of PH suggest any improvements?
Have had an Ibiza in the family for a while now, good cars, the Cordoba may be slightly better on insurance since it’s a less obvious choice (if you don't mind the slightly odd looks). The 1.9 TDI unit has a good mix of fuel economy and performance, though our 1.4 TDI has averaged over 60mpg which would be worth looking into if you are doing high mileage.
My wife has just bought a Fabia 1.2 HTP (High Torque Performance!) They do a 60BHP version,(with 80torques) group 1 insurance, 08' plate with 11,000mls cost 5,500. Get the estate if you have kids.
Great little car and much bigger on the inside than it looks.
It has made me look at the new Fabia vRS
Great little car and much bigger on the inside than it looks.
It has made me look at the new Fabia vRS
How many times have you made me look at that crummy Rover 213 and had to swallow a bit of sick! I despise you! 
garrykiller said:
Personally I would look at a fiat 500. Clearly the best small car around at the moment.
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ks. There is another car, cheaper than the 500, more practical and cheaper to insure. Oh, and won't make you look like a homosexual. Panda, that's what you want. Same car, why buy the expensive one in the frock?
WeirdNeville said:
Volvo S40/V40 1.9tdi? Plenty about for much less than budget, and you can either spend a tad more on insurance, but I think you may find they're pretty cheap to insure anyway.
Strange, petrols are affordable insurance, diesels aren't! I'm not sure I understand insurance....Papa Hotel said:
bks. There is another car, cheaper than the 500, more practical and cheaper to insure. Oh, and won't make you look like a homosexual.
Panda, that's what you want. Same car, why buy the expensive one in the frock?
Inspired, I think. I'd thought of them as tiny, but they look like they ought to do the job, if a bit slowlyks. There is another car, cheaper than the 500, more practical and cheaper to insure. Oh, and won't make you look like a homosexual. Panda, that's what you want. Same car, why buy the expensive one in the frock?
And the insurance/tax is nicely on the low side.Plenty around, as well.
eldar said:
Inspired, I think. I'd thought of them as tiny, but they look like they ought to do the job, if a bit slowly And the insurance/tax is nicely on the low side.
Plenty around, as well.
They are tiny on the outside but oddly like a TARDIS on the inside, way more cleverly packaged than pretty much anything else on the market with tons of room for 4 properly-sized people. The boot holds much more than its floor space should allow it to. Get a 100HP for driving fun too. Not that I'm biased towards them or anything. And the insurance/tax is nicely on the low side.Plenty around, as well.
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