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Buying my first car?

  • 28-01-2017 02:24PM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭


    I'm a 19 year old male looking to buy my first car (I know, god help me)

    The budget for the car is probably around €5000, insurance, the lower the better but max is probably around €4000

    I know everyone recommends a Yaris, Punto or Polo.
    But what are my other options?
    I want something that's nice looking, and I know that it will cost me a bomb on insurance. But both my parents are with the same company, no claims, no penalty points etc.

    Someone mentioned a BMW 1 series.

    Any recommendations?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,316 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Get some insurance quotes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭Murt102


    If you've your full licence then that will help a lot with insurance.

    You'd probably get a well spec'd 06(ish) Toyota Corolla with your budget. 3 dr hatchback are nice looking IMO.

    https://www.donedeal.ie/view/14106119 06 Toyota Corolla 1.4 VVTI - Top Spec Model
    ^ just one I found on DoneDeal this minute.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,679 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    Love my Fiat 500, actually surprised how good the i10 was on the motorway.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭TheBiz


    LIGHTNING wrote: »
    To the OP stop creating multiple threads for the same topic. There were 3 of them.

    Apologies I was typing on my phone and the wifi was iffy, didn't know they all went up.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 495 ✭✭✭Nuw


    I second the hyundai i10, it's quite a surprising car, well planted, engines are willing enough. Cheap and cheerful as they say. Another one to consider would be a Suzuki Swift (avoid Jap import though, just in case). A fiat Panda would also tick a lot of boxes and will definitely not cost you a fortune.

    A beamer will, I think, kill you on running cost (insurance and maintenance), I know it's probably not what you want to hear but stick to small cars and the savings you make on insurance can go towards a nicer car in a couple of years when insurance will see you as less a risk.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 40 smk321


    Nuw wrote:
    I second the hyundai i10, it's quite a surprising car, well planted, engines are willing enough. Cheap and cheerful as they say. Another one to consider would be a Suzuki Swift (avoid Jap import though, just in case). A fiat Panda would also tick a lot of boxes and will definitely not cost you a fortune.

    Was looking at that too for my first car, is it really that good?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,679 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    smk321 wrote: »
    Was looking at that too for my first car, is it really that good?

    Surprisingly well equipped. Will get you from A to B. Having a heavy foot, myself, I find the cruise control an absolute God send on the motorway.

    It's not really going to be much of a pussy magnet but a decent wee car to get you started.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 495 ✭✭✭Nuw


    smk321 wrote: »
    Was looking at that too for my first car, is it really that good?
    Not sure which one you refer to, but be it i10, panda or swift, you can't go too far wrong with either of them tbh. I reckon give the three a spin, see which you prefer.
    I prefer the swift myself, it almost feel like a Mini (the bmw model) to drive without the cost. The i10 is more comfy on the road (you feel less of the bumps) and the panda is somewhere between the two.
    Again that's how they felt to me when I had a chance to drive them (which did not happen over a short period of time but rather a few months apart between each), so best give them a go yourself to see what you think, as we might expect something very different from our cars ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 40 smk321


    It's not really going to be much of a pussy magnet but a decent wee car to get you started.
    Challenge accepted
    Nuw wrote: »
    Not sure which one you refer to, but be it i10, panda or swift, you can't go too far wrong with either of them tbh. I reckon give the three a spin, see which you prefer.
    I prefer the swift myself, it almost feel like a Mini (the bmw model) to drive without the cost. The i10 is more comfy on the road (you feel less of the bumps) and the panda is somewhere between the two.
    Again that's how they felt to me when I had a chance to drive them (which did not happen over a short period of time but rather a few months apart between each), so best give them a go yourself to see what you think, as we might expect something very different from our cars ;)

    Suppose I need to get out and actually try them. The i10 always got nice reviews though, and I did rent out a golf to move house a while ago and loved the vw so a polo is there too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,316 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    The old i10 is a bit of a granny car though.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 495 ✭✭✭Nuw


    smk321 wrote: »
    Suppose I need to get out and actually try them. The i10 always got nice reviews though, and I did rent out a golf to move house a while ago and loved the vw so a polo is there too.
    A polo would be of lesser value, don't get me wrong, it's a decent enough motor but it'll cost you more to buy, to run and won't offer much more than the other listed here. Unless you find a spotless example for little money... Plus, with the insurable engines (so 1.0 or 1.2) it's gonna be slower than the others and more maintenance.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 40 smk321


    Nuw wrote: »
    A polo would be of lesser value, don't get me wrong, it's a decent enough motor but it'll cost you more to buy, to run and won't offer much more than the other listed here. Unless you find a spotless example for little money... Plus, with the insurable engines (so 1.0 or 1.2) it's gonna be slower than the others and more maintenance.

    Why is that?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,316 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    I think now might mean that the polo isn't as good value for money rather than a polo would be of lesser value (which basically means its worth less)


    Might be wrong, but that's what I'm getting from it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 495 ✭✭✭Nuw


    ^^

    as above ;)

    Sorry, should have been clearer, I meant that a polo will cost more without offering more.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 40 smk321


    Nuw wrote: »
    ^^

    as above ;)

    Sorry, should have been clearer, I meant that a polo will cost more without offering more.

    Ah right, think I might try the i10 first see how it goes. Don't particularly need much for a first car anyway.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭TheBiz


    Love my Fiat 500, actually surprised how good the i10 was on the motorway.

    I'm a huge fan of the Fiat 500, in particular the Abarth 500, if there was anyway to get that car in my budget I would.

    I was looking at the Fiat Punto Abarth too, the tuning basically negates any granny car stereotypes


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