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Good first car?

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(edited 8 years ago)
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Wellzi
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You lucky f*cker, I wish my dad was doing the same for me!

But anything like a Polo, Corsa, in fact why not get a Golf GTI that's a year or two old? A brilliant car, low insurance bracket, and you can get em less than £15k.
Original post by Wellzi
You lucky f*cker, I wish my dad was doing the same for me!

But anything like a Polo, Corsa, in fact why not get a Golf GTI that's a year or two old? A brilliant car, low insurance bracket, and you can get em less than £15k.


It's insurance group 29 - probably not ideal for a new driver...
VW Scirocco, you will have to get a 2 year old car for that price though.
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Wellzi
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Original post by shaymarriott
It's insurance group 29 - probably not ideal for a new driver...

For how fast it is, that's quite low, and he's not the one paying for the insurance anyway.
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JordE
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Get a much cheaper used Corsa or Fiesta and save yourself and your father some money. Save the new cars for when you've been driving properly for a bit longer. My first car was an old Corsa and I had a few scuffs on the tyres or bumps and scrapes on stupid things (My girlfriends gatepost when I was reversing). Glad I got all that out of the way in some cheap pile of crap rather than a new car I actually cared about looking after.
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Gr16R
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Original post by hihihihihi
VW Scirocco, you will have to get a 2 year old car for that price though.


insurance way too high
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Gr16R
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Original post by Wellzi
You lucky f*cker, I wish my dad was doing the same for me!

But anything like a Polo, Corsa, in fact why not get a Golf GTI that's a year or two old? A brilliant car, low insurance bracket, and you can get em less than £15k.


a gti is like 6k a year on insurance, i cant afford that
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Gr16R
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Original post by JordE
Get a much cheaper used Corsa or Fiesta and save yourself and your father some money. Save the new cars for when you've been driving properly for a bit longer. My first car was an old Corsa and I had a few scuffs on the tyres or bumps and scrapes on stupid things (My girlfriends gatepost when I was reversing). Glad I got all that out of the way in some cheap pile of crap rather than a new car I actually cared about looking after.


he offered to buy me a brand new one even when i asked for a 2010 polo £4k

im not too bothered about scratches, they are not noticeable unless you look hard, but thanks anyway
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amoham
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Fiesta or corsa for young drivers

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Original post by amoham
Fiesta or corsa for young drivers

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all my friends have volkswagens i think fiesta's are ugly and corsa are too common
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Yh I have mates with polos and corsas, I myself own an astra but I think that's out if the price bracket for a new one

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Original post by Jamesd678
all my friends have volkswagens i think fiesta's are ugly and corsa are too common


How about a hyundai i20, kia picanto or peugeot 208.
I know hyundais have 5 year warranties and kias have 7 year warranties so thats worth bearing in mind as well.
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Minions
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Few of the 2015 Seats look quite good, polo's also good first cars but too small I find. Have you looked at the 1.4/1.6 golfs? With the ecoboost engines? Low insurance, quality car. New gen Peugeot is also good - the 208.
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Also, I would advise against spending 15K on a first car. Its a lot of money and its your first car, after a year - the limiting factor being the insurance prices should be less of a factor which'll open up new options. Maybe get a cheaper car and ask him to try for something after your 1st NCB? Or you could buy a second hand car, and ask him to put the rest of the money towards the insurance.

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