First Car

no scope

Looking to invest in a car im only starting to drive what would be ideal for me to start in

Lokking around the 1 litre engien size

im 18

have nearly been driving a year now on a motorbike will this give me discount off insurance

Cheers In Advanced

anniehoo

If it was me id go for a Nissan Micra,Ford Fiesta,Toyota Starlet or Yaris..

Stevie Dakota

Hard to suggest not knowing your budget, but a 1 litre Micra is hard to fault for starting off, give it a couple of years and then move on to happier motoring.

I was actually following one yesterday and couldn't believe how quick it was, and I was in a 2 litre TDCi Focus!

anniehoo

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

1 litre Micra is hard to fault
couldn't believe how quick it was, and I was in a 2 litre TDCi Focus!

Yeh theyre nippy little cars alright...definitely hard to fault for your first car and cheap enough to replace anything that goes wrong in them.

robtri

without a budget.....
yaris or corsa, would be my choice ....

GTE

I dont know personally but would a VW Polo be a nice one?
Diesel would be fantastic if you have economy in mind, the diesel (D4D) Yaris is meant to be quite good too. Mind you thats a 1.4 and I dont know about the insurance but it should be similar to a 1 litre.

martydunf

Fiesta, saxo, clio, 106, corsa, yaris, micra.

Personally I'd go for the fiesta based on reliability and cheapness of parts for it. (same prob goes for micra/yaris but I am more familar with the Fiesta)

Eoin

bbk wrote: »

I dont know personally but would a VW Polo be a nice one?

Not that nice to drive without power steering. A micra is much more manageable without it IMO.

colm_mcm

Suzuki Cappuccino

Insurance is really cheap, they're only 660cc!

not that great in a big crash though.

maidhc

Had this issue with my sister recently.

I gave up trying to find a Fiesta as they are nearly all destroyed. She wouldn't drive a Yaris because she hated them, same went for Micras.

Got a 1.4 Octavia in the end. Smaller money than a Fiesta of the same year (03) and not much extra to tax or insure (about €100 in both cases).

And she likes surfing, so the big boot is handy!

Flesh Gorden

Can't beat a Polo

especially if you can afford one from 99' onwards

Or a 1.1 Peugeot 206 ( if you can find a decent one) - they look great for a first car -especially the 3 door - group 3 so cheap


But like most things all the best cheap ones are in the Uk

Good site to tempt yourself - spot a car/colour you like
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/


from my own experience:

Two of my friends had Fiestas with no rev-counter and are now the two worse drivers I know - otherwise a good reliable car - cheap parts

I've known a few lads who had a 106 - all trashed them and added bad mods

same with any old fiat punto or cinquecento - doubt you'll find one that'll last even a year







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colm_mcm

Flesh Gorden wrote: »

Can't beat a Polo

especially if you can afford one from 99' onwards

Interesting.

Old model Polo only has 3 star NCAP, beaten there by the Punto, Clio and Yaris
Polo 1.0 only has 50bhp
Power steering is a rarity on the older ones
Equipment is very basic, with manual windows and no central locking common
Clutches get heavy. gearchanges get clunky and vague

I could go on, but it'll probably fall on deaf ears anyhow. Polos are pleasant little cars, but any of my friends who bought them in college or as first cars were disappointed with the frequency of problems and costs for preperation for NCT,

Compared with something like a Starlet or Micra, Polos aren't at the races for reliability.

vectra

SEAT Ibiza ?

Donnelly117

i had a corsa for 2 years, great little car, nippy enough and had all the mod cons like electric windows mirrors, remote central locking and stuff. cheap to run too

amo_09

I'd go a micra that was my 1st car, reason been its a jap car, cheap insurance, tax n cheap 2 fill up, never had 1 prob with mine