1st car ??!!help

donna.b

want to buy my first car will spend max of 2000. want small engine so it doesn cast a fortune to ensure any ideas ??

phasers

Micra or Fiesta are both great first cars, cheap to buy, small engine and light on petrol.

donna.b

only worry i have is they are very small cars and if i had any sort of a bang there wouldn be alot to protect me, or am i wrong

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Teferi

Yaris was my first car, peug 206 my 2nd. They're both great little cars for a 1st car. The Yaris is probably easier to drive, the peug is far more nippy.

donna.b

nippy??

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RossDonegan

Spend about €500 max and get a Fiesta.

You will more than likely prang it, and iv seen crashed Micra's you do not want to be in one.

ha-ya-said-what

Polo?? 1lt, nippy, cheap to run, tax for the year is €172 euro.

And with regards to your worries of small cars crumpling on impact the only small car I have seen crumple from any from of a bang is a micra.

The amount of them I have seen folded from very little and being passenger in one that crashed years ago is the reason I will never ever drive or get into one ever again!

My mates first car was a fiesta and she loved it, she had it years & still misses it like mad .. it was her baby lol

psycho-hope

ive a punto and love it, 1.2 engine and got it insured this yr for 835 full comp, tax is 89 for 3 months

have driven a yaris too and there nice to drive and easy to park

ha-ya-said-what

Teferi wrote: »

Yaris was my first car, peug 206 my 2nd. They're both great little cars for a 1st car. The Yaris is probably easier to drive, the peug is far more nippy.

I've never found the 206 all that nippy .... tho it was a 1.1 I drove for a while every now and again. I just couldn't take to it for the reason it took ages to pick up speed compared to anything else I'd drove! And the handbrake felt like it was in a funny position kinda sat high up. Tho I mainly cursed it cos it was so slow to go (and no there was not a thing wrong with it mechanically)

Jarren

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that would me my fiat seicento sporting then

cosmic

I have a little Toyota Stralet. Cost me €950. Would definitely recommend one.

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cosmic wrote: »

I have a little Toyota Stralet. Cost me €950. Would definitely recommend one.

I have this car as well! I love it, and the 1.3L engine is very nippy making things like overtaking and motorway driving more enjoyable than if it was a small car. It also is very reliable (as are most Toyotas I have ever come across) and holds its value reasonably well.

cantdecide

1) double check that insurance in a bigger car is less affordable in reality.

2) small <city> cars are all fine and well (and very very common) but in this country if you'll be doing mixed driving (as virtually everyone does in this country) the likes of a 1.4 ish corolla, focus, golf, 323 is far more capable and practical.

Rocky_Dennis

I would say go with a fiesta, that was my first car, cheap to run and reliable too, i crashed my fiesta with 4 of us in it, took the impact well and no1 was injured, had to get a bonnet, grill and headlight after the crash which i picked up for 50 euro in a scrapyard. They are cheap to tax too and not too bad on insurance. My gf bought 1 recently, its her first car and she paid 950 for insurance which isnt bad for first time insurance. Well ware anyway with what u buy and happy driving

donna.b

so still on this car hunt your help so far has been useful wondering what you make of this , is 2000 to much to spend . also have a look at this what do you think its on this site awesome .ie its a ford ka on the front page or is it just a hunk of junk ?
also are ford kas tiny = smack bang =crushed can !!!

Prabhu Deva

ha-ya-said-what wrote: »

I've never found the 206 all that nippy .... tho it was a 1.1 I drove for a while every now and again. I just couldn't take to it for the reason it took ages to pick up speed compared to anything else I'd drove! And the handbrake felt like it was in a funny position kinda sat high up. Tho I mainly cursed it cos it was so slow to go (and no there was not a thing wrong with it mechanically)

in the 206 they just put the accelerator in as a decoration. doesn't actually do anything at all

yungwan

Hi Donna,

I think €2000 is a good realistic budget to go with for your first car, if you can get something cheaper, all the better. Look for a 2000 or 2001 for your first car, with low enough mileage.

I would recommend a fiesta or a yaris, as others have said - they were my first and 2nd (current) cars, respectively.

I learned to drive in the Fiesta and it was a great car, cheap to run, reliable and parts are cheap and readily available.

The yaris has a slightly smaller engine (1 litre as compared to I think a 1.3 in a fiesta) but is a "nippy" car, easy to park, very fuel efficient and tax is only €172 for the year. I have had no problems with mine and I have it two years so far. (2003) It does find it hard to get to higher speeds (over 100kmph) but we shouldnt be doing them anyway.

Oh, and bringing a mechanic or friend with you when buying is a MUST! Especially if buying privately. My sisters car has given her nothing but grief since she bought it. Just be careful, alot of people are out there to offload ****e cars on unsuspecting people. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!

If you are looking for a reliable, fuel efficient car, and arent bothered about having a "fancy" car, I would go with either of these. Stay away from Peugeots, everyone i know with older peugeuts has nothing only problems, and parts are not cheap. Alternately a friend recently bought a Toyota Auris for her first car and loves it. She got a 2000 for €2020 I think.

ha-ya-said-what

Prabhu Deva wrote: »

in the 206 they just put the accelerator in as a decoration. doesn't actually do anything at all

Lol I was trying to not be offensive to some so cheers for saying me thoughts!

ha-ya-said-what

yungwan wrote: »

Alternately a friend recently bought a Toyota Almera for her first car and loves it. She got a 2000 for €2020 I think.

love to see a pic of a Toyota Almera ... I'm doing the the car version of Mr.Potato Head in my own head lol ent going so well

yungwan

ha-ya-said-what wrote: »

love to see a pic of a Toyota Almera ... I'm doing the the car version of Mr.Potato Head in my own head lol ent going so well

Haha oops! Toyota Auris! Well, I aint no car expert!! lol