Just bought my first car!!!

jaffa20

I'm so happy!!:p

It's a VW polo 97 1L. It has 66k miles on the clock and got it at a bargain from a dealer for 800euro

Haven't actually driven it yet as i'm getting it serviced and checked out by my friend who's a mechanic. It's nct'd til 2010 so even sweeter. He test drove it for me and recommended it. After a long search and a choice between Peugeot 106 or polo, i'm happy with my choice.

Was looking at insurance in insure.ie with a provisional license and got an offer of 1,180euro. That's 200 quid cheaper than quinn for a 23yo male Happy days!!:)

Can't wait for my test in july now so i can drive it whenever and wherever i want.

eringobragh

jaffa20 wrote: »

I'm so happy!!:p

It's a VW polo 97 1L. It has 66k miles on the clock and got it at a bargain from a dealer for 800euro

Haven't actually driven it yet as i'm getting it serviced and checked out by my friend who's a mechanic. It's nct'd til 2010 so even sweeter. He test drove it for me and recommended it. After a long search and a choice between Peugeot 106 or polo, i'm happy with my choice.

Was looking at insurance in insure.ie with a provisional license and got an offer of 1,180euro. That's 200 quid cheaper than quinn for a 23yo male Happy days!!:)

Can't wait for my test in july now so i can drive it whenever and wherever i want.

Congrats on the car...Try broker Aaron insurance 01 4782020. I got a fully comp quote cheaper than any TPFT I got elsewhere

unkel

Congrats on getting your first motor!

Well wear

leerdun46

66k miles.sounds very good,maybe too good to be true?

anyway best of luck with it

F-Stop

leerdun46 wrote: »

66k miles.sounds very good,maybe too good to be true?

Not necessarily. Sounds quite believable actually depending on the owner.

jaffa20

eringobragh wrote: »

Congrats on the car...Try broker Aaron insurance 01 4782020. I got a fully comp quote cheaper than any TPFT I got elsewhere

Cheers, i'll give them a ring tomorrow but i doubt i'll get much lower than what i was offered but there's always hope.

eringobragh

jaffa20 wrote: »

Cheers, i'll give them a ring tomorrow but i doubt i'll get much lower than what i was offered but there's always hope.

Your quotes not bad for a learner permit as I paid 1995 for my insurance when i was your age. It can't hurt to give them a call get the licence and build up those NCBs and you'll get a good reduction!

SV

That's not bad at all.

Good choice for a first car.
Good luck with it..

jaffa20

F-Stop wrote: »

Not necessarily. Sounds quite believable actually depending on the owner.

1 lady owner, well cared for. Not for much longer.. kidding

fryup

jaffa20 wrote: »

I'm so happy!!:p

It's a VW polo 97 1L. It has 66k miles on the clock and got it at a bargain

Hey Kid!! u know how u can double the value of it............fill it up with petrol ha ha!!:D

only kiddin best of luck with it but please don't "tailend" me;)

most importantly what its like in the back seat for the old "hanky panky";)

artie ziff

leerdun46 wrote: »

66k miles.sounds very good,maybe too good to be true?

anyway best of luck with it

not at all, i sold mine ('98) last year with 62000 on the clock. it was my first car too and i ended up keeping it for 6 years! i hope yours is as good to you...

patrickc

congrats your first car its such a feeling of achievement

on the mileage my aunt had a 1994 nissan sunny, went to sell it in 04 and it had 18,000 miles on it. she never went further than town realy in it.

the dealer taking it as a trade in insisted that if he took it whoever bought it next could have her number to verify the miles were genuine.

my oh's astra which she bought in december has 6,500 miles on it it's a 95.

well done again with it sounds like a good buy

jaffa20

Just called insure.ie and they brought it down to an even 1100 :D

leerdun46

artie ziff wrote: »

not at all, i sold mine ('98) last year with 62000 on the clock. it was my first car too and i ended up keeping it for 6 years! i hope yours is as good to you...

i sold mine a month ago with 119,000 miles and its a 95,i thought that was pretty impressive,your 98 with 62000 sounds very good.good for whoever bought it!

seasam

Good choice best of luck with the test !!

A lot of small cars tend to have low mileage I wouldn't be worried about it


http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswagen/Polo/1.0/200904191607324/advert

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswagen/Polo/1.0-NCT-/200908191875357/advert

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswagen/Polo/999CC-NC/200907191838903/advert


Out of 12 on carzone !

RAFC

Congrats on your first car - safe driving

jaffa20

seasam wrote: »

Good choice best of luck with the test !!

A lot of small cars tend to have low mileage I wouldn't be worried about it


http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswagen/Polo/1.0/200904191607324/advert

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswagen/Polo/1.0-NCT-/200908191875357/advert

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswagen/Polo/999CC-NC/200907191838903/advert


Out of 12 on carzone !

Cheers, i actually looked at that last one and it was impressive but i more or less got the same car for a lot less. Happy with that. Getting it serviced just in case though.

seasam

Sounds like you got a great deal not trying to say these cars are better just highlighting the low mileage ones around so not to be worried. Best of luck & Happy driving

pixbyjohn

Enjoy your first car, congratulations and the best of luck. Safe driving

babel2

jaffa20 wrote: »

I'm so happy!!:p

It's a VW polo 97 1L. It has 66k miles on the clock and got it at a bargain from a dealer for 800euro

Haven't actually driven it yet as i'm getting it serviced and checked out by my friend who's a mechanic. It's nct'd til 2010 so even sweeter. He test drove it for me and recommended it. After a long search and a choice between Peugeot 106 or polo, i'm happy with my choice.

Was looking at insurance in insure.ie with a provisional license and got an offer of 1,180euro. That's 200 quid cheaper than quinn for a 23yo male Happy days!!:)

Can't wait for my test in july now so i can drive it whenever and wherever i want.

what dealers did you get it from?
because thats precisely the car im looking for.

mondeo

Reliable little motor my sisters friend has one.. The 1 litre is quite nimble once you get your leg back in after getting it over that hill..

We had VW's in our family and their very solid!

Johnboy Mac

Well done & Happy motoring.