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first car

  • 21-02-2011 10:51am
    #1
    hanslanda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭


    Hi I'm a 20 y/o male looking to buy my first car. Been driving for a year now just using my parents Golf which I love driving.

    Don't really know much about cars when it comes to buying and trading. I have about 3000 to spend

    Cars I like are:
    Passat
    Vectra
    Bora
    Golf

    But thats not exhaustive. Could anyone point me in the right direction? Would the cars listed above be boyracer insurance nightmares? Any other recommendations?


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  • #2
    hanslanda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭hanslanda


    OSI wrote: »
    3,000 to spend on the car, or 3,000 to spend on Car, Insurance and Tax?

    The car sorry, should have made that clear.


  • #3
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    hanslanda wrote: »
    Cars I like are:
    Passat
    Vectra
    Bora
    Golf
    I'd find these four very boring to drive. Given your age, insurance is going to be very expensive. How about the likes of a Fiesta 1.25? Or a Focus, if you're set on something bigger.


  • #4
    hanslanda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭hanslanda


    Anan1 wrote: »
    I'd find these four very boring to drive. Given your age, insurance is going to be very expensive. How about the likes of a Fiesta 1.25? Or a Focus, if you're set on something bigger.

    Had my sights set on something bigger tbh. Quite used to the volkswagen style so wanted to stick with that. Does the focus have a diesel model?


  • #5
    Plug
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭Plug


    hanslanda wrote: »
    Had my sights set on something bigger tbh. Quite used to the volkswagen style so wanted to stick with that. Does the focus have a diesel model?
    Focus 1.6 is way nicer to drive than the golf and more reliable too. You won't get a decent 1.8 diesel spec focus with the budget there.


  • #6
    hanslanda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭hanslanda


    Plug wrote: »
    Focus 1.6 is way nicer to drive than the golf and more reliable too. You won't get a decent 1.8 diesel spec focus with the budget there.

    I see. Do you reckon some of these are good value for money then? Particularly something like this perhaps with less mileage.


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  • #7
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    I've driven the MKIV golf 1.9tdi and the focus 1.6 petrol and personally I found very little in it. I actually preferred the golf but the are both ok cars. Neither will set the world on fire but not much for 3K will.


  • #8
    BeanFlicker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,085 ✭✭✭BeanFlicker


    what about a Renault Laguna 1.9 dCi?

    For example: http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1815384


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