Best car for 18 year old?
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Hi all!
I am 18 and will soon(ish) be looking to purchase my 2nd car, for my 2nd year of driving. (With 1NCB hopefully)
I am looking for inspiration for a car. Like many people, my phone battery is mostly used on autotrader, fleabay, forums, FB and anything else where cars come up for sale. However I would like input from people who may have done this before? Or parents? About what to get next...
I currently drive a Punto Active Sport 1.2 8v. And with a 13.5 0-60, it's anything but sporty. I don't mind faster, but it's got to be good on the insurance.
I recently discovered Subaru put a 1.5 in their Impreza, which comes out at £1800 for a 2nd year. Not too bad imo. But what else lurks out there?
I've still got a few months before I'm buying a car, but I want to get one in mind and find a decent one first. I suppose my budget is £2.5-3k max, but I have no min if it's a good car
Any thoughts or 2p's worth is welcome!
Thanks very much
I am 18 and will soon(ish) be looking to purchase my 2nd car, for my 2nd year of driving. (With 1NCB hopefully)
I am looking for inspiration for a car. Like many people, my phone battery is mostly used on autotrader, fleabay, forums, FB and anything else where cars come up for sale. However I would like input from people who may have done this before? Or parents? About what to get next...
I currently drive a Punto Active Sport 1.2 8v. And with a 13.5 0-60, it's anything but sporty. I don't mind faster, but it's got to be good on the insurance.
I recently discovered Subaru put a 1.5 in their Impreza, which comes out at £1800 for a 2nd year. Not too bad imo. But what else lurks out there?
I've still got a few months before I'm buying a car, but I want to get one in mind and find a decent one first. I suppose my budget is £2.5-3k max, but I have no min if it's a good car
Any thoughts or 2p's worth is welcome!
Thanks very much
I've been sat back for a bit just watching this thread and I'd just like to say, barges aren't good. Polly (the punto) is group 12 insurance @ £1500 1st Year. A 2.5 diesel discovery LR or Defender or even Range Rover (I like LR's) are all group 10 yet they are £4K + to insure.
My mum used to have a Volvo 960 24v. 2 ton, 140mph and did the sprint in less than 10. Yet this is about £5k to insure.
Now you can all argue which car I'm more likely to crash, or can drive faster in, but I'm afraid barges don't work
The Series 3 that was suggested I like, however the insurance is still around the 3-4K which is too much for me.
My dad had a Honda Accord, 2.0 VTEC 148bhp, and that was £1800 to insure first year... Makes no sense, yet this 'barge' is cheap to insure? I don't really like the car tbh, colour is horrible.
Some barges are good, but you'd spend absolutely hours trying to find the rare model that never comes up for sale, which doesn't have £99999999 insurance
My mum used to have a Volvo 960 24v. 2 ton, 140mph and did the sprint in less than 10. Yet this is about £5k to insure.
Now you can all argue which car I'm more likely to crash, or can drive faster in, but I'm afraid barges don't work
The Series 3 that was suggested I like, however the insurance is still around the 3-4K which is too much for me.
My dad had a Honda Accord, 2.0 VTEC 148bhp, and that was £1800 to insure first year... Makes no sense, yet this 'barge' is cheap to insure? I don't really like the car tbh, colour is horrible.
Some barges are good, but you'd spend absolutely hours trying to find the rare model that never comes up for sale, which doesn't have £99999999 insurance
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