buying a good first car

the irish fella

so i am on the look out for my first motor and all the ones i have been to see are scrap so i am wondering how to get a good car for 2.5k tops all the garages dont have yokes in my price range and i would like some warrenty with the car as all the privately for sale ones ive went to see were ready for the breakers or on the way there...i live in tipperary so if anyone knew of a garage who sells oldish cars with a little warrenty at my price bracket would be appricated cheers

Alanstrainor

Any cars for sale in a dealer/garage for 2.5k will generally be pretty poor too. And warranty you get on a motor of that value will be pretty meaningless and worthless.

Spend time finding a good second hand car and you will find one.

What are you looking for in a car? A 1.25 fiesta is a good shout, and so to is a 1.4 focus.

RealExpert

You are looking for your first car so I presume it will be your first insurance too.I would advise you to price insurance on different cars before you buy anything.Keep under 1.4 as this is the cheapest for insurance purposes.As Alanstrainor said above spend time looking and the right car will pop up.Buy privately you will get more for your money and get someone to check it out before you buy it.

the irish fella

RealExpert wrote: »

You are looking for your first car so I presume it will be your first insurance too.I would advise you to price insurance on different cars before you buy anything.Keep under 1.4 as this is the cheapest for insurance purposes.As Alanstrainor said above spend time looking and the right car will pop up.Buy privately you will get more for your money and get someone to check it out before you buy it.

i have the insurance sorted out its cheapest on a 1.4 astra or octavia and a 1.1 206is the same i have been to see loads of private for sale cars near and far and they all the same engine rough gears ripping body panels out of line missing bits and most were just ncted i have been to see about 12 cars and not cheap cars and they are all rubbish ha going to be looking for a while with the cost of looking at all the bangers it would be cheaper go to a independent delaer and get a little waarranety even a month

cianmg

Just buy a more reliable car if you are that worried. Have you tried a 1.4/6 ford focus only about 100 euro difference in insurance and from experience a well looked after 1.6 will go well over 160,000 miles they also have a 4 star euroncap result

I'm a learner - My car (first car) is a 1.4 Ford Focus. I paid €950 for it, and then spent about €500 bringing it up to scratch (car is fine mechanically but was a bit rough cosmetically). So for €1,500 i had a car under me. For about €3,500 I had a car (with valid NCT), tax, insurance and a full tank of petrol to get me started out.

Now admittedly, I do plan to get rid of the car for something a bit nicer whenever I pass the test (fingers crossed for first time but I'll see how I get on). For €2,500 I'm not sure how you're having such great difficulty finding a car. Although if I were you I'd bring your budget down by €500 and put it away as 'post-car money' for any issues you discover with it after purchasing.