First Car

Chris Stockdale · 10 Feb 2003, 18:14 (Ref:502535)

I have just done what every young man Wishes i have past my driving lessons and as a present my family have all chipped in and raised £3.000 pounds to buy a car. There is only one problem. I DONT KNOW WHERE TO START LOOKING i am tempted to go for a real sporty number but the insurance would cripple me any idea's

daz90 · 10 Feb 2003, 19:56 (Ref:502650)

depends on what you like, and what you want to do with the car. i would recommend a pug 306 they are economical cheap to run and the insurance groups on all models are very reasonable, except the gti model. cheap tax on a 1.4 too. apart from that there fiestas or corsas or other simaler cars, all good 1st cars

Bluebottle · 10 Feb 2003, 22:23 (Ref:502792)

Something cheap and chearfull until you get a good no-claims bonus built up, wait a few years before you get something interesting!

**touringlegend** · 10 Feb 2003, 22:31 (Ref:502802)

Have a look in your local paper, Auto Trader etc. For £3k you should be able to get a damn good car, prob 4-5 years old.

I would avoid your "big" dealers. They just have cars at rip off prices, and 0% finance deals etc have to be looked at in more detail - you'll usually find you can get a car cheaper walking in with cash - like you'll be able to do.

For car choices, what about a Volvo. They are cheap for insurance in comparison to some other types of car with the same size engine. Or maybe a Fiesta. You can mod it to hell!

woodyracing · 10 Feb 2003, 23:44 (Ref:502879)

wanna buy a 1.8 XR2i Zetec (150bhp) ?

details are here: http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...threadid=32726