First car

JDPhotography

Howdy
as above im on the lookout for my first car
Im 17 but 18 in 2 weeks so will be getting insured then

the insurance between a 1.0 and 1.4 are similar, €200 in the difference

i have about 1100-1200 euro for a car, and it must have NCT, tax not so much as family said theyd pay a years tax for my birthday

the cars i like are,
1.2 MK2 punto's
citreon saxo 1.4
peugot 306 1.4
fiat bravo 1.2
1.3 standard civic

i want a car that will be nippy enough
good on long drives
good and cheap to run
and mainly reliable

whaddaya's reckon be a good car for me?
and if naming cars could u pls insert a link for cars in Meath,Dub and louth area's

Cheers
Jay

95jag

One of these= job done.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2499839

Cheap, bulletproof and not too bad to drive.

JDPhotography

95jag wrote: »

One of these= job done.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2499839

Cheap, bulletproof and not too bad to drive.

she urs?
are they quick

95jag

Haha nah shes not mine

They're quick enough one of my mates had a four door 1.4 and was pretty much neck and neck with my 1.9 Tdi

barura

Jesus wept, comparing a 1.4 to a 1.9TDi is like comparing... Well, a 1.4 to a blooming TDi!

A 1.4 TSpark Alfa would piss all over that almera and a lightened 1.2 Bravo wouldn't be a slowcoach either.

If you want something that can do more than the speed limit, at least mature a little with your driving style first. Loath as I am to say it, when you start out, you think you know everything but in reality you realld don't.

Are you getting insurance in your own name or is it as a named driver on a parents policy?

JDPhotography

Insurance in my own name

95jag

barura wrote: »

Jesus wept, comparing a 1.4 to a 1.9TDi is like comparing... Well, a 1.4 to a blooming TDi!

A 1.4 TSpark Alfa would piss all over that almera and a lightened 1.2 Bravo wouldn't be a slowcoach either.

If you want something that can do more than the speed limit, at least mature a little with your driving style first. Loath as I am to say it, when you start out, you think you know everything but in reality you realld don't.

Are you getting insurance in your own name or is it as a named driver on a parents policy?

Well im poor so what dya expect?

barura

JDPhotography wrote: »

Insurance in my own name

Do you perfer saloons or hatchbacks?

95jag wrote: »

Well im poor so what dya expect?

So am I! :P

JDPhotography

hatchbacks, 3 door

barura

Well here is a 5 door golf for 500euro from the bangernomics thread I posted. I wish I could be of more help, but I got an exam to study for!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2742771

NCT'd and Tax'd. I'll be around this evening to suggest more, if you want. Not many online at 5am all the same...

JDPhotography

cheers pal
but i prefer the kinda cars that iv listed

barura

Then get on Done Deal and find some! :P

JDPhotography

barura wrote: »

Then get on Done Deal and find some! :P

1.2 bravo, what they like?

barura

Nice cars to drive, and quite nippy too. The engine is in the punto as well so you should check it out as well. Though pretty ill advised at this hour! :P

JDPhotography

barura wrote: »

Nice cars to drive, and quite nippy too. The engine is in the punto as well so you should check it out as well. Though pretty ill advised at this hour! :P

iv my eye on a 1.3 punto at the moment on DD

what sorta stuff can you get to mod it?

barura

You can do many things. Check out here: http://www.fiatforum.com/members-motors/

And stuff never lasts long on donedeal. If you have your eye on something, if it doesn't get snapped up, there is probably a reason for it!

GTDolanator

1.3 punto would that not be diesel?

JDPhotography

GTDolanator wrote: »

1.3 punto would that not be diesel?

i think you could be right there