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First Car - €5000 budget

  • 05-01-2017 7:10pm
    #1
    dmcg90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭


    Hi boards!

    I need some advice, I'm currently learning to drive (lesson 9/12) and I'll hopefully be buying a car once I've passed my test.

    What car should I get for the cheapest insurance/road tax possible? I'm learning in an i20 which is nice (i'd prefer smaller the better) but I'm looking for something that'll take me a few hundred miles a month and that's it.

    Happy to drive whatever for a year or two until the insurance comes down!

    Thanks!


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  • #2
    baldbear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,618 ✭✭✭baldbear


    Toyota are a great car. I got a 10 year old Corolla 1.4 l as my first ,I still miss her. Very reliable.

    I'd go for something like.This if I was Getting my first again. You'll be able haggle another few hundred off.

    http://m.carzone.ie/used-cars/Toyota/Yaris-NG-1.0L-LUNA-5DR/5184456521576061268


  • #3
    eeguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,478 ✭✭✭eeguy


    Assuming you're 18 and living in Dublin, that a 1.4 Corolla will cost €2,500 to insure on boxymo.
    The Yaris linked above was 1922 on boxymo.

    Stick to small, 1.0 litre cars for the first few years to build up a NCB.


  • #4
    dmcg90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭dmcg90


    eeguy wrote: »
    Assuming you're 18 and living in Dublin, that a 1.4 Corolla will cost €2,500 to insure on boxymo.
    The Yaris linked above was 1922 on boxymo.

    Stick to small, 1.0 litre cars for the first few years to build up a NCB.

    Ah I'm entering my late twenties (I got too used to public transport!)


  • #5
    eeguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,478 ✭✭✭eeguy


    dmcg90 wrote: »
    Ah I'm entering my late twenties (I got too used to public transport!)

    That should make it better.

    Your best bet is to find a nice car and plug your details into the online insurance calculator on every website and see where you come out.

    Be prepared to pay a lot. Personally I think its4women is the cheapest.


  • #6
    dmcg90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭dmcg90


    eeguy wrote: »
    That should make it better.

    Your best bet is to find a nice car and plug your details into the online insurance calculator on every website and see where you come out.

    Be prepared to pay a lot. Personally I think its4women is the cheapest.

    I had a look on one of those insurance comparison websites for the i20 I'm learning in and it was coming out at €2,700 - I shouldn't be surprised but still!


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  • #7
    Jodotman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 182 ✭✭Jodotman


    If you add your parents, brothers, sisters who have a few years no claims discount as a named driver on your insurance it should knock quite a chunk off your insurance.


  • #8
    dmcg90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭dmcg90


    Jodotman wrote: »
    If you add your parents, brothers, sisters who have no claims discount as a named driver on your insurance it should knock quite a chunk off it.

    Unfortunately I don't think i'll be able to on that one!


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