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Advice On First Car?

  • 26-07-2009 10:10pm
    #1
    Redzer7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,209 ✭✭✭


    Alright lads, just learning how to drive and i'm just wondering what would be the best and cheapest 1.0 car to buy? Thanks lads.


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    best and cheapest are pretty much opposites.

    the cheaper ones are cheap for a reason!

    Micra will be very reliable, most have power steering plenty of choice out there too, so you're sure to find one for whatever your budget is.

    Don't buy into the VW Polo thing, they're nowhere near as reliable as a Micra or Yaris, despite what VW fanboys will have you believe :)


  • #3
    Redzer7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,209 ✭✭✭Redzer7


    Cheers mate.


  • #4
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,340 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    1. micra
    2. yaris
    3. starlet (although dont look great)

    that would be my list, i would choose the micra out of the list.


  • #5
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Ford Fiesta 1.25 litre is a pretty reliable car, nippy enough too. They are reasonably priced, cheap to service, parts are not expensive and plentiful.


  • #6
    Redzer7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,209 ✭✭✭Redzer7


    And would it make a difference pricewise if i was trying to get insured on the Micra considering I'm young and only learning? What would be a reasonable price to get insured on it?


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  • #7
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,340 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Redzer7 wrote: »
    And would it make a difference pricewise if i was trying to get insured on the Micra considering I'm young and only learning? What would be a reasonable price to get insured on it?

    you'll have to ask the insurance companies that Redzer7.
    go online and try a few to get a rough idea.


  • #8
    Wolfsberg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 233 ✭✭Wolfsberg


    K11 or K12 Micra all the way!


  • #9
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Why wouldn't I be able to drive a Nissan GTR even if I ever got the chance? I swore never to get in a [CENSORED] Nissan again after learning to drive in an 03(?) [CENSORED] Micra. Micra FTEF! :(

    Ford Fiesta is fun and practical, new-type Corsa is good too but probably way out of your (or my!) price range. Don't touch a feckin' 'Cento with a bargepole!


  • #10
    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭x in the city


    forget micras

    theres a polo in blackwater motors, 1000e

    as per locked thread, people bickering about it but it seems a steal

    side note: should there be a bloody sticky

    " first car, help"

    " advice on 1st car"

    "hello, i am buying a first car...!"

    "ummm what do i buy"

    :rolleyes:


  • #11
    Wolfsberg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 233 ✭✭Wolfsberg


    don't forget micras.


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