Should I buy this car?

Bahaha, nicely put.

I wouldn't mind an rx-8, but the insurance is too much

As for the lexus its insurance group 48 lol, good luck insuring it.

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RX-8 costs me <£900 to insure and the LS400 would be ~£1000 so not that bad!

£4,000 for a Ford KA just seems far too much, like everyone else has said; there are many many better/cheaper cars out there which would be a heck of a lot nicer to have. Not that I'm saying it's in any way appropriate but you could get an RX-8 with 40,000 on the clock for that money and that's a LOT more car. Heck you could get an Lexus LS400 for <£1000 and be the most AWESOMELY PIMP person in the world and it'd still run smoother and feel fresher than a KA. In fact please get an LS400 I want to see that happen, it would be amazing. Very amazing. Honest. Pretty please.

All this could be yours for £995:




It has cruise control, leather seats, air conditioning, electric windows all round, electric sunroof, electric seats, walnut wood trim, 6 CD autochanger and, even better, has full main dealer service history. Actually I want it, you can't have it. Sorry.

Fair enough, I'm only in my first year of driving so anything is expensive for me to insure.

I bet the rx-8 costs you a bit in petrol and oil though.

My grandad has had that car (r reg facelift). It's quick, very quick for a car that size. I took it out for a spin, very quick off the mark, the ride out of this world comfy, and all the toys, very very easy to drive too. Gets about 16 mpg average (he's a bit of boy-racer still.....beats everyone at the traffic lights) but he couldn't care less it's such a good car. Over 120,000 on it and apart from a routine service each year and new tyres every few years not a problem....all the electrics work fine. Lexus are really reliable.

Last time I tried to get insured on it the insurers said no, was a couple of years ago though so might try again.

Seriously OP, buy that car. You'll never regret it. They are top class.

4k for a Ford KA, for that cash you can get these



or if you want something smaller



With that budget you can get a lot of good cars which are 7 years or younger so unless you REALLY REALLY want the KA i suggest to search more before you part ways with your hard earned cash.

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RX-8 costs me <£900 to insure and the LS400 would be ~£1000 so not that bad!

Fair enough, I didn't get my own car till I was 20 (I passed at 18) so I got something stupid and managed to insure it for £2000.

I'm exactly the same, passed at 18 got my car at 20. Vauxhall Astra £2000 to insure.

That's pretty expensive insurance, I insured a Nissan 300ZX (3.0l twin turbo) for the same money.

That's pretty expensive insurance, I insured a Nissan 300ZX (3.0l twin turbo) for the same money.

What's the second one? It's cute.

That's pretty expensive insurance, I insured a Nissan 300ZX (3.0l twin turbo) for the same money.

hmmm 300zx......such a good car, pretty cheap these days too. Did the targa roof ever leak though?

Lol I'd love one of those too, unfortunately that's the cheapest I could get, living and going to uni in big cities.

It would cost me £8000 to insure one of them...

If you think that's bad for insurance, you should try doing an insurance quote for somebody who lives in Liverpool! I lived there and had £2400 as a starting quote (as a girl, in a NICE area, a year after passing my test, on a 10-year-old Vauxhall Corsa). - Daylight robbery. It's a good job I did it hypothetically before buying a car!

It was a fun car to own, the targa did leak quite a bit but it added to the charm :P Used to be so much moisture inside that the inside of the windows would get covered in ice in the winter...it was a bit unpleasant when water dripped on your head from the targas.




Gotta love being from Norwich, and being old...

Bahahaha. Or living in Sheffield.
The same requirements with a new postcode means I can get insurance on a 2.0 £10,000 Ford Mondeo for £1400. (As the main driver!)

Go Japanese.
Often cheaper, economical, MUCH more reliable (so less likely to break down on you and you won't have to spend even more on repairs/problems you may get in other cars), they'll often keep going long after 100k miles, and there are some good looking ones out there.

For 4k you can get a low mileage Honda Civic Sport 1.6 2004/2005. Looks great, very reliable, known to have no mechanical/electrical problems and the engines are known to NEVER fail (unless you be stupid with it obviously), ride is smooth and does average of 40mpg. Cheap insurance too.