What type of car should I get for my first.

brownlad

I have a budget of up to 2500 for my first car, 19 years old student in dublin. I am also getting quotes of like 2000k ....i can barely afford 1500k..so 1500 is my limit for insurance. All advice is appriciated

djimi

Small engine, low risk, the more boring the better!

OldmanMondeo

Corsa, Yaris, Punto. All small engines. I would be looking at a Yaris, tend not to give too much trouble.

JohnBoy26

Id get something cheaper but still very reliable and keep the rest for insurance etc. http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4658719

tiny timy

+1 with oldmanmondeo. yaris would be perfect.

peter barrins

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padma

I'd ignore the Yaris posted above, it's a 00 for 2450:eek:, here's another one http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4657389 or have a search here.. http://cars.donedeal.ie/find/cars/for-sale/Ireland/?filter%28make%29=Toyota&filter%28max_mileage%29=Max+KM&filter%28max_price%29=2000&filter%28max_year%29=Max+Year&filter%28min_mileage%29=Min+KM&filter%28min_price%29=Min+Price&filter%28min_year%29=Min+Year&filter%28model%29=Yaris&source=all

Crasp

imo 2500 is too much.. Of course it's all down to preference, get the car you like the most! But in my experience a €1000 car does the same as a €2000 car... within that price range you're going to be looking at equal cost of consumable and servicing, NCT and tax between the two.

I personally don't see any point in paying €2500 for a car, when these days you can get a great one for around €1000-€1500 (although I'll admit, below that you're looking at needing work most of the time).

Ford fiesta or renault clio would be my choices! Great little cars both of them.

zenno

Go Japanese, mitsubishi colt gl is one hell of a reliable car, i can attest to that. It's small but very nifty and very reliable, What ever you do, don't buy a rover

brownlad

thanks guys, im somewhat disappointed tbh cause i would honestly have preferred a golf but your advice seems realistic and a hell of alot less expensive

djimi

brownlad wrote: »

thanks guys, im somewhat disappointed tbh cause i would honestly have preferred a golf but your advice seems realistic and a hell of alot less expensive

A good rule of thumb at your age is that any car you would like/prefer is probably out of your reach! Certainly steer clear of the likes of Golfs/Civics etc if you want to be taken seriously by insurers.

Bigus

Clios are underrated and good to drive and reliable for a Renault ,

Yaris great but make silly money, and not completely without faults, timing chains, weak clutches radio problems, indicator stalks can go faulty.

Crasp

The thing about clios is that timing belt needs to be done at 60,000 miles... If it's for sale at 75,000 you'd want to be sure it's done! and the waterpump should have been done at this point too, if it wasn't it will pop and you'll need to do the timing belt again, if the engine survives. Just one thing to bear in mind with clios.

Fiesta belts are done every 100,000miles or 10 years, which ever comes first. A lot of the cheaper ones will be 12 years old and on original belt, but maybe lower mileage.. If the belt has just been done they will look for a bit more €€.

Obviously those are things to bear in mind when buying any car, but I just thought I'd add that info as I recommended these 2 cars above.

Wicklowandy

brownlad wrote: »

thanks guys, im somewhat disappointed tbh cause i would honestly have preferred a golf but your advice seems realistic and a hell of alot less expensive

A 1l yaris is a better drive than a 1.4 golf and certainly feels no slower. Not the most exiting car in the world, but reliable, economical and low tax, and can always be traded or sold later on.

jar18

hard to beat the yaris diesel

Bpmull

jar18 wrote: »

hard to beat the yaris diesel

A yaris diesel hardly falls into the ops price range. Also as the op is only starting to drive they probably won't be putting up major mileage so petrol is probably a better choice.

JohnBoy26

brownlad wrote: »

thanks guys, im somewhat disappointed tbh cause i would honestly have preferred a golf but your advice seems realistic and a hell of alot less expensive

Trust me you would be alot more dissapointed if you were the owner of a 1.4 Golf. They have one of the softest engines out there, and are one of the slowest and underpowered 1.4s you can get.

dh0011

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4653128 and http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4613382 might be the type of thing you are looking for. The older golfs are a bit dated now but were fierce reliable

brownlad

dh0011 wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4653128 and http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4613382 might be the type of thing you are looking for. The older golfs are a bit dated now but were fierce reliable

not exactly ...more http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswagen/Golf/GOLF-1.4/201242210511196/advert?channel=CARS

blatantrereg

Mazda Demio. Easy to drive, economy of design makes it easy to manoeuvre but spacious enough inside. Found it to be very fuel efficient. I like the look of it but that's a matter of taste. Acceleration is not great of course, but that makes it easier to drive imo if you don't have a lot of experience. Kinda the opposite of a boy-racer car so you might find other drivers don't respect your space enough; pull out in front of you and thing like that, or that they feel compelled to overtake you.

brownlad

blatantrereg wrote: »

Mazda Demio. Easy to drive, economy of design makes it easy to manoeuvre but spacious enough inside. Found it to be very fuel efficient. I like the look of it but that's a matter of taste. Acceleration is not great of course, but that makes it easier to drive imo if you don't have a lot of experience. Kinda the opposite of a boy-racer car so you might find other drivers don't respect your space enough; pull out in front of you and thing like that, or that they feel compelled to overtake you.

Nah , i dont think it would suit my persona lol , but im not a boy racer either . thanks though

JohnBoy26

brownlad wrote: »

not exactly ...more http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswagen/Golf/GOLF-1.4/201242210511196/advert?channel=CARS

Those are pure and utter scrap.

peter barrins

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