First car recommendations? Mitsubishi Colt?

k8bcly

im starting driving soon! looking at a mitsubishi colt 1.3 '97 has NCT until 10/10. 140k asking 1200. any advice more than welcome...:)

Alanstrainor

k8bcly;
Please don't drag up old threads.
Moved to a separate thread

Muckie

Nice little motor. Is a jap import, if so there a slightly better

spec, come with air conditioning. Make sure its had its timing belt/water

pump done. Clutch if it was done, check for wear.

Service history or any receipts for past work done on the car.

Haggle, never give what there asking for. Good Luck.

k8bcly

Muckie wrote: »

Nice little motor. Is a jap import, if so there a slightly better

spec, come with air conditioning. Make sure its had its timing belt/water

pump done. Clutch if it was done, check for wear.

Service history or any receipts for past work done on the car.

Haggle, never give what there asking for. Good Luck.

tanx ya ders no way im giving im dat much!!! lol tanx:cool:

ottostreet

Only saw the first half of the thread and thought 'Mitsubishi Colt'

I had two mirages (coupe versions of the colt), which had the same engine..Great cars, very reliable...but slowest cars in the world (well probably not but not fast). if i had to go back to a 1.2 or a 1.3 car though, id be buying a colt.

Eoin

k8bcly wrote: »

tanx ya ders no way im giving im dat much!!! lol tanx:cool:

No text speak please

I think they're a great car, my friend had one and treated it like shìte. Drove the arse off it, had it stolen a couple of times and it still never missed a beat.

ottostreet wrote:

but slowest cars in the world (well probably not but not fast)

What are you comparing it to? I'd have thought it would be nippy enough compared to similar cars.

k8bcly

eoin wrote: »

No text speak please

sorry yeah theres no way i'm giving him that much!!

colm_mcm

consider a Starlet too, livlier and more fun to drive. plenty ex-nun cars out there with small mileage.

k8bcly

colm_mcm wrote: »

consider a Starlet too, livlier and more fun to drive. plenty ex-nun cars out there with small mileage.

ya had a look all i can find is either field cars or 1.4l and i can't insure them:(

Eoin

Left field choice and far from bullet proof - but if you are really restricted by engine size, you won't find many 1.0 cars that are more fun than a classic mini.

colm_mcm

sorry to break it to you but Colts are 1298cc and Starlets are all 1332cc. hardly a major difference. my sister got insurance on one for around 600 when she was 20 with no driving experience.

k8bcly

eoin wrote: »

Left field choice and far from bullet proof - but if you are really restricted by engine size, you won't find many 1.0 cars that are more fun than a classic mini.

ya but have you seen the price of them:eek::eek::eek:

corcaigh07

1200 is too much for that car, in fact i find that most colts are over valued. how about a fiesta, some good examples out there, fairly cheap and 1.25 engines are meant to be a decent compromise between economy and pace.

k8bcly

colm_mcm wrote: »

sorry to break it to you but Colts are 1298cc and Starlets are all 1332cc. hardly a major difference. my sister got insurance on one for around 600 when she was 20 with no driving experience.

tell that to the insurance companys! im 17 all they want to do is screw me out of money

colm_mcm

and they'll insure you on a Colt for small money?

k8bcly

corcaigh07 wrote: »

1200 is too much for that car, in fact i find that most colts are over valued. how about a fiesta, some good examples out there, fairly cheap and 1.25 engines are meant to be a decent compromise between economy and pace.

ya had a look there not bad! might go to see one in the city

k8bcly

colm_mcm wrote: »

and they'll insure you on a Colt for small money?

ya 1600! cheapest i can find

Eoin

k8bcly wrote: »

tell that to the insurance companys! im 17 all they want to do is screw me out of money

What kind of quotes are you getting? I remember there being a £500+ difference between changing from a 1.0 to a 1.1, so I know what you're taking about with the difference in engine sizes.

Hate to break it to you, but they're not really trying to screw you out of money - you're just in a high risk category.

As mentioned, the 1.25 Fiesta might be a good compromise.

colm_mcm

Here's your car.

1.0 Suzuki Swift, 29,000 miles, 2 laydee owners, all for a grand.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Suzuki/Swift/200928194542485/advert?channel=CARS

k8bcly

eoin wrote: »

What kind of quotes are you getting? I remember there being a £500+ difference between changing from a 1.0 to a 1.1, so I know what you're taking about with the difference in engine sizes.

Hate to break it to you, but they're not really trying to screw you out of money - you're just in a high risk category.

As mentioned, the 1.25 Fiesta might be a good compromise.

ya 1400 not a huge diff

Eoin

You can get insured for €1400????

k8bcly

eoin wrote: »

You can get insured for €1400????

ya its lyk 1367 or smetin lik dat
best part of 1400quid nyway

Eoin

k8bcly wrote: »

ya its lyk 1367 or smetin lik dat
best part of 1400quid nyway

*cough no more text speak cough!*

You have no idea what high insurance is then! I was in my mid twenties before I could get a quote that low in a 1.1 car.

k8bcly

eoin wrote: »

*cough no more text speak cough!*

You have no idea what high insurance is then! I was in my mid twenties before I could get a quote that low in a 1.1 car.

sorry habit!! ya but i have extra things going for me!! the main one is... i'm female!:D

_Kaiser_

I had 2 Mirage's too (hatchback & coupe) 99/98 respectively and found them a great car. Not the fastest with a few people in them, but otherwise nippy enough, neither gave me any trouble, and the boot on the coupe was a suprisingly decent size.

Go for it OP

k8bcly

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

I had 2 Mirage's too (hatchback & coupe) 99/98 respectively and found them a great car. Not the fastest with a few people in them, but otherwise nippy enough, neither gave me any trouble, and the boot on the coupe was a suprisingly decent size.

Go for it OP

OP????

_Kaiser_

k8bcly wrote: »

OP????

OP = Original Poster/thread starter.. ie: you! (not to be confused with OAP though! )

Alanstrainor

k8bcly wrote: »

OP????

OP = Original poster = you.

k8bcly

Alanstrainor wrote: »

OP = Original poster = you.

oh right! sorry new to this!! lol:o

bazz26

1998 Toyota Starlet asking €1k:
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200927194462715

Actually I'm surprised nobody mentioned the Nissan Micra, if you could stretch your budget a bit for something like this, could probably be bought for around €1500 straight:
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200919192737939

k8bcly

bazz26 wrote: »

1998 Toyota Starlet asking €1k:
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200927194462715

Actually I'm surprised nobody mentioned the Nissan Micra, if you could stretch your budget a bit for something like this, could probably be bought for around €1500 straight:
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200919192737939

nah cant stretch it im afraid! saw one for 950 the clutch and gear box were pretty much F*****!!and it looked like it had been crashed and repaired badly! so that was a non starter

beggars_bush

get a 98 almera. good car. won't let you down and cheap to run.

k8bcly

beggars_bush wrote: »

get a 98 almera. good car. won't let you down and cheap to run.

thanks ill have a look! whats the engine size in in one of them???

bazz26

k8bcly wrote: »

thanks ill have a look! whats the engine size in in one of them???

1.4 litre

k8bcly

bazz26 wrote: »

1.4 litre

i already said i can't insure a 1.4

beggars_bush

would you not be better off getting mother/father to buy a car, insure themselves on it then put you down as named driver??? would be cheaper I'd say

Eoin

Or just see if you can get insured as a named driver on their car for a year or two, as you can't drive on your own without a full licence anyway.