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Recommend me a first car?

  • 26-11-2013 6:52pm
    #1
    OriginV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭


    Looking to get a good reliable first car..
    Wants : Cheap road tax, Cheap insurance, Not insanely ugly
    Budget : 1000


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  • #2
    sonyvision
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 594 ✭✭✭sonyvision


    OriginV wrote: »
    Looking to get a good reliable first car..
    Wants : Cheap road tax, Cheap insurance, Not insanely ugly
    Budget : 1000

    1.2 clio.... great on petrol insurance is good and they are quick enough for a started car...


  • #3
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Micra.


    Though a reliable €1000 car will depend on the particular car rather than reputation of a particular model.


  • #4
    irish bloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,057 ✭✭✭irish bloke


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Micra.


    Though a reliable €1000 car will depend on the particular car rather than reputation of a particular model.

    Unless you are a nun, don't get one of these.
    Actually even if you are a nun don't get one.
    They have the road presence of a 5 year olds tricycle and the same engine output as my electric shaver


  • #5
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    irish bloke wrote: »
    Unless you are a nun, don't get one of these.
    Actually even if you are a nun don't get one.
    They have the road presence of a 5 year olds tricycle and the same engine output as my electric shaver


    It meets a lot of the OP, criteria though.


  • #6
    Brasso
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 302 ✭✭Brasso


    OP I have a mk4 Ford Fiesta, it's a 2000 1.25 petrol and cost about a grand with low mileage. Just check for rust especially on the rear wheel arches. It can be very economical on long runs and I have reached 50mpg on one occasion, not so great in the city though I hit 8.8 l/100km on my last fill. It's never skipped a beat in 10,000 miles though.

    Here's my fuel economy if you're interested https://www.fuelly.com/driver/superhans/fiesta


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  • #7
    TBi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭TBi


    irish bloke wrote: »
    Unless you are a nun, don't get one of these.
    Actually even if you are a nun don't get one.
    They have the road presence of a 5 year olds tricycle and the same engine output as my electric shaver

    I've a Mini Cooper S and my better half has a 1.0L K11 97 Micra. The Micra is a lovely car, great to chuck around corners and a fair bit of go for a 1.0l. Not good on the motorway but handles 100KPH roads just fine.

    Reliable, easy to drive, easy to fix and quite comfortable. Great first car.


  • #8
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,302 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Have you asked your mates down the pub ?


  • #9
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    irish bloke wrote: »
    Unless you are a nun, don't get one of these.
    Actually even if you are a nun don't get one.
    They have the road presence of a 5 year olds tricycle and the same engine output as my electric shaver

    If your shaver had a thousand cc, there wouldn't be much of your face left after it :-)


  • #10
    robertxxx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭robertxxx


    Porka 911 turbo


  • #11
    OriginV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭OriginV


    Micra seems to be the best option.


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  • #12
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Check out the Bangernomics thread, some potential "gems" there. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056924921


  • #13
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    If it was me id get a seat ibiza or a vw lupo.


  • #14
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    If it was me id get a seat ibiza or a vw lupo.
    What about a Polo of that Vintage? :)


  • #15
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    JohnBoy26 wrote: »
    What about a Polo of that Vintage? :)

    Y'see the other two aren't as uncool.


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