Best car to start on?

looking4advice

My missus is currently learning to drive and we are going to buy a 2nd car in which she can learn. She wont be doing much mileage - practising and driving a bit around Dublin city.


I am minded to look at Ford Fiesta's as they seem to be plentiful. The requirements are:

• a 5 door, manual and petrol.
• A current NCT (above 6 months in length if possible).
• Lowish mileage(relatively speaking).
• Car for sale in Dublin.

Budget is about €750. Im welcome to suggestions on other types of cars as well.....

Francie Barrett

looking4advice wrote: »

My missus is currently learning to drive and we are going to buy a 2nd car in which she can learn. She wont be doing much mileage - practising and driving a bit around Dublin city.


I am minded to look at Ford Fiesta's as they seem to be plentiful. The requirements are:

• a 5 door, manual and petrol.
• A current NCT (above 6 months in length if possible).
• Lowish mileage(relatively speaking).
• Car for sale in Dublin.

Budget is about €750. Im welcome to suggestions on other types of cars as well.....

A VW Polo sounds right up your street.

bazz26

Ford Fiesta 1.25 litre. Sweet little engine with 75bhp. The only issue to watch out for on them is rust.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3071361

Indricotherium

From personal experiance the best car to start on is a 1996 Renault Clio in dark green metallic.

Car had it all.

A little flap that pulled down over the radio.

1.3 awesome-sport engine that seemed to do a million miles an hour.

Easy on the juice.

Lumbar support.

Remote central locking that only worked if you pressed the key right up against the drivers door.

I think it even had a sunroof.

Never had a car like it since.

colm_mcm

A starlet obviously