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I have recently passed my test and im now hunting for a car, i have about £2500 to spend on a car, although im not sure what im looking for, any suggestions for a good sturdy first car?
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Chris, can we narrow it down a bit? There are dozens. What's important to you, Value for money, reliability, sturdy or street cred? Be honest now... Whats you age range, male of female?
Regards
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Go for the best Ford Escort you cac find ,cheap parts and service easy to work on ,insurance in the lower class .
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Yes, Escort's good, also Corsa, Astra. for same reasons. Wont break your heart when you bend it either.
regards
Mike
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i would try to get a bubble shape micra, 1.3LX, this model is cheap to insure (group 4-5), reliable (geordie built), quite roomy, sturdy, nippy, and the image is good.
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I fully agree with you, its a great car.
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Seeing as you will want a reliable, cheap to insure, economical car. I would go for a nissan micra, peugeot 205, and the 1993- seat ibiza - which is VW owned.
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Does the £2.5k need to include insurance?
M.
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well im 17 :D, insurance isnt included in that price, ive got that sorted, the insurance isnt to much more up to a 1.6 when it gets a bit too high :( i just want a decent car that is reliable and easy to fix cause i have lots of mates who own garages so parts arent a problem markymarkn wrote:
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Would I be correct in saying the questioner is answering his own question
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Don't they say - the first sign of madness is talking to yourself?
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i hope your not thinking that i am 'chris', first of all he is 17 years old, and i am 21.
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It never entered our minds that you could be the same person
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We just share the interest of a great little car, thats all.
Chris.
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as i have said, the nissan micra bubble shape 1.3LX is the one to go for. but if you want a good image try looking at the 1.4 peugeot 205.
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MKII Golf, go for a Driver for GTi looks, as it is older it will encourage you to do a bit of spannering for yourself. Every car you own after this will be hard to work on and full of electronic gizmos that cannot be fixed by the average bloke on the street. So have your fun now! I would hate to have never owned a car with a carb.
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Big Vern wrote:
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> MKII Golf, go for a Driver for GTi looks, as it is older it
> will encourage you to do a bit of spannering for yourself.
> Every car you own after this will be hard to work on and full
> of electronic gizmos that cannot be fixed by the average
> bloke on the street. So have your fun now! I would hate to
> have never owned a car with a carb.
Provided it's not some like some old Beemers, e.g. the 730; fuel injection is simpler!
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Get a motorbike and have 4 carbs to play with!
Actually, buy a motorbike instead: they're more enjoyable and learning to ride one can only improve your road sense so that, later on if you really have to get a car you will be driving with good awareness, anticipation, and forward thinking.
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Neil,
When I learnt to drive a car (after the bike) I had my first accident on one of the small roads between Formby and Ormskirk within hours of passing my test.
My brother rolled his car coming down the rh bend from Hill House farm on the Altcar road.
My brothers friend ended up in one of the fields on the back road to Aughton which was OK until he tried to reverse back onto the road and went down the ditch he had cleared when he went into the field.
Chris,
Seriously why not consider a bike, have a look at other posts here on the adantages they have.
Bill
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I quite agree, but I think it's his car test he's just passed! I became a much better car driver (and there was plenty of room for improvement) after I learned to ride a bike.
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It would still be more cost-effective to take a 4-5 day learn to ride course, although there are bike capacity restrictions with age (to protect the rich against themselves as most normal youngsters would struggle to meet excessive insurance costs), and then buy a scooter or small (or restricted) motorbike.
I have to add, though, that after 5 years of biking I found driving a claustraphobic experience where visibility was very difficult - I'd never appreciated how difficult it is in a car to gain all-round visibility. In fact I only learned to enjoy driving after going through the IAM. Well worth the effort.
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ahhh but you can't cart your mates to McDonalds and back on a motorbike can you?
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You could take your mates, you could have one as pillion, and the other in the sidecar :-)
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lada riva owner. wrote:
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> You could take your mates, you could have one as pillion, and
> the other in the sidecar :-)
I doubt if you could have anybody in a sidecar - not in a Steib, anyway!
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Exactly, never get asked to drive to the pub (when he becomes 18 :-P )
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I was 21 when I learned to ride a motorbike, and 26 when I learned to drive. When I was 17 most of the lads who took their mates to McDonald's invariably ended up in the fields, hedges, and ditches between Formby and Ormskirk.
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Some of those are huge ditches as well. Full of water this afternoon, too.
Chris
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All his mates would (should) be riding with him, on theirs.
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Golf Driver MkII J-plate.
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