Uni Car (Sorry, it's a what car....)
Discussion
Sorry, this is going to be another kind of 'What car' but I've been looking for a while for a car to get me back and forth to uni, due to the type of course I'm going to be doing I'll need to travel a around 200-300 miles a week. So the car needs to be reliable, cheap to run and cheap to insure.
I've decided the best option is either contract hire or hire purchase and so far the best deal for a half decent car has been £150p/m for a bogo VW Polo on contract hire.
Is there a better option for me or does the Polo deal sound fairly good?
TM
I've decided the best option is either contract hire or hire purchase and so far the best deal for a half decent car has been £150p/m for a bogo VW Polo on contract hire.
Is there a better option for me or does the Polo deal sound fairly good?
TM
£10k, brand new, 2 years warranty from ANY garage...
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4x4, rocks offroad;
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Papa Hotel said:
No wonder f
king bleat about debt, they're buying new cars. Do me a favour buddy, take all that disposable income and use it to pay fees instead of going on peaceful protests claiming poverty. fk sake.
Anyway, back on topic, a grand on a Ford Ka. Seriously.
Um, OK I'll explain the situation a bit better then...3 days out of 5 I'll be working through my uni course, the wages of which I'll be putting towards paying for a car and my tuition fees. king bleat about debt, they're buying new cars. Do me a favour buddy, take all that disposable income and use it to pay fees instead of going on peaceful protests claiming poverty. fk sake. Anyway, back on topic, a grand on a Ford Ka. Seriously.
TM
TheMoron said:
Um, OK I'll explain the situation a bit better then...3 days out of 5 I'll be working through my uni course, the wages of which I'll be putting towards paying for a car and my tuition fees.
TM
Oh, you'll have a temporary job, part-time too! Well, that's different then. The answer is still a grand on a Ka. You aren't here for advice though, you just want someone to tell you 150 quid on a Polo is the best way to go, you want validation on a choice you've already made. TM
Get the Polo then, it'll be super reliable being German and hold its value super well being a VW. Get a diesel. In silver.
Papa Hotel said:
Oh, you'll have a temporary job, part-time too! Well, that's different then. The answer is still a grand on a Ka. You aren't here for advice though, you just want someone to tell you 150 quid on a Polo is the best way to go, you want validation on a choice you've already made.
Get the Polo then, it'll be super reliable being German and hold its value super well being a VW. Get a diesel. In silver.
No, I'll have a work placement at 30 hours a week for a minimum of 5 years. And thanks for the contribution of the £1k Ka, My minds not yet made up at all, I'm simply asking what people think is the best option. Clearly you have some kind of problem with students, that's not my argument though. Get the Polo then, it'll be super reliable being German and hold its value super well being a VW. Get a diesel. In silver.
TM
Triumph Man said:
Forgive if I'm wrong, OP, but upon looking in your garage you already seem to have a number of cars. Can you not take one of those to uni? Spend the rest of the money on booze and tarts?
Yeh, Sadly I'm not the only 'Moron' who uses this account, theres my brother and dad too, dad's is the van, bro's is the Astra and the Yaris is shared. Booze and Tarts? I Could always walk....
TM
Papa Hotel said:
No wonder fking students bleat about debt, they're buying new cars. Do me a favour buddy, take all that disposable income and use it to pay fees instead of going on peaceful protests claiming poverty. fk sake.
Anyway, back on topic, a grand on a Ford Ka. Seriously.
I drive whilst at uni. I have never once bking students bleat about debt, they're buying new cars. Do me a favour buddy, take all that disposable income and use it to pay fees instead of going on peaceful protests claiming poverty. fk sake. Anyway, back on topic, a grand on a Ford Ka. Seriously.
hed about uni prices. In fact i actually support the price rise. I work to fund my car and uni.Don't tar us all with the same brush.
J4CKO said:
£150 for a Polo, a month, first job, still at Uni, what is wrong with a cheap car as mentioned that you can then sell when in a position to and get a better one, why saddle yourself with that particular millstone ?
Seems to be the consensus that a cheap runabout is the best way to go. As you've rightly said, I suppose by having a bit of a stter, I'd be working harder to get something better. 
TM
TheMoron said:
No, I'll have a work placement at 30 hours a week for a minimum of 5 years. And thanks for the contribution of the £1k Ka, My minds not yet made up at all, I'm simply asking what people think is the best option. Clearly you have some kind of problem with students, that's not my argument though.
TM
No issue with students who work (that's you) and no issue with students doing something useful (I'm guessing you're in engineering of some sort?) so no issue with you at all. Really though, in your position, get a cheap basic thing that will still be reliable enough, cheap and easy to fix if it does break and won't cost you the earth. There is an obvious choice and it isn't a new Polo. TM
Triumph Man said:
Forgive if I'm wrong, OP, but upon looking in your garage you already seem to have a number of cars. Can you not take one of those to uni? Spend the rest of the money on booze and tarts?
Well spotted. I fail to see how any of those (especially a Yaris!) wouldn't make a decent Uni car. I'd have killed for a two year old neat little hatchback when I was at Uni. In the end I struggled through with my Mum's old Primera estate until the clutch went, then after a brief dalliance with an MG Midget (conked out on the drive home!) I bought the first of many knackered old Peugeots for less than £200.Buying new is in some ways a good idea on a limited income - at least it means there won't be any big bills because it's all under warranty.
I wouldn't want to be shackled to it though TBH. May be worth looking for something truly horrendous like a Hyundai i10 second hand, which will still have most of the very long warranty on it.
I wouldn't want to be shackled to it though TBH. May be worth looking for something truly horrendous like a Hyundai i10 second hand, which will still have most of the very long warranty on it.
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