how good is this deal

liberation

03 Toyota corolla
1.4 petrol litre engine
Full service history
has spoiler and alloys
taxed and nct ed
mileage 80k
price 8950 euro

liberation

and this

2000 ford focus 5 door hatchback
1.4 litre engine
130000k mileage
fully nct
cost 3000euro

T-Maxx

liberation wrote: »

03 Toyota corolla
1.4 petrol litre engine
Full service history
has spoiler and alloys
taxed and nct ed
mileage 80k
price 8950 euro

Personally I won't buy any car with a spoiler and non OEM alloys.

T-Maxx

liberation wrote: »

and this

2000 ford focus 5 door hatchback
1.4 litre engine
130000k mileage
fully nct
cost 3000euro

130k bit too high for my liking.

ronnie3585

The milage is quite high on the Focus and +1 to the comment about a spoiler and non OEM wheels on a 1.4 Corolla.

geuro

i don't think either of those are particularly good value op.

Anan1

liberation wrote: »

03 Toyota corolla
1.4 petrol litre engine
Full service history
has spoiler and alloys
taxed and nct ed
mileage 80k
price 8950 euro

I think this one, in particular, is a joke.

liberation

Well im clueless when it comes to cars can someone recommend one for me im a first time buyer and doing my test for my licence soon

Anan1

liberation wrote: »

Well im clueless when it comes to cars can someone recommend one for me im a first time buyer and doing my test for my licence soon

Do you have any friends or family who could help? If not, be sure to have a mechanic give any car a look over before you buy.

biko

I would suggest a small cheap car that you can use as a practice car. Also cheap on fuel and insurance. Something less than 1500 euro.
Then once you are more confident and if you want - buy a bigger, more expensive car.

liberation

these seem good deals are they?

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Ford/Focus/1.4I-LX/1191007/

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Ford/Focus/1.4I-LX/1222366/

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Ford/Focus/zetec-s...............auto/1113652/

Einstein

agreed.
You get so much more for 9k tbh.
this was literally one of the first things I found...

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Opel/Astra/1.4-LIFE/1113552/

Not a huge fan of them but a great lil car.

Anan1

The last one's no use to you - it's automatic. You really need someone to go out car shopping with you. At that end of the market, my advice would be to stick to private sellers. However, if you know nothing about cars, buy the seller.

bazz26

All those cars have very low mileage for their year, I'd want to see hard evidence via proven service histories, NCT certs, etc.

BTW OP you are aware that if you pass your test in automatic car then your licence only allows you to drive automatic cars. Doing the test in manual car allows you to drive both legally.

fricatus

As a matter of interest, how old are you OP?

It's just that if you're a first timer and either on a provisional, or just passed your test, you're going to be crucified on insurance. Buying a 1.4 or a 1.6 litre car is just going to make that worse.

Much as I hate to say it, you're probably better off finding something with a 1.0 or 1.1 litre engine, and for no more than €2,000, just for now. You'll probably put more dents and scratches on your first car then you will on all the cars you own in the future too, so you might as well just start with something cheap.

Once you've saved up the money and got a year or two of driving under your belt (and avoided a certain amount of insurance costs), you can get a real car

Plus, once you've got past the mechanics of clutch, handbrake, etc., you'll get a feel for driving dynamics and you'll have a better idea of what you're looking for in a car (size, power, suspension etc.)

Of course if you're rolling in dosh then ignore everything I've said...

liberation

Well this my first car but I am kinda late learning how to drive as im 30.