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Good car for beginner driver?

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  • #32
    dh0011
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    A skoda fabia might also be an option


  • #33
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,541 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Lamborghini Aventador
    dh0011 wrote: »
    A skoda fabia might also be an option

    The oldest ones will be 1.4 though, 1.2 didn't come till later.


  • #34
    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭visual


    Rover 25 1.1
    Max Power1 wrote: »
    Joy riders in a Yaris? Haha yeah right!

    Corsa haters? No. Just "factual experience sharers"

    Your only contribution was a 1.3 festa
    Might as well do a comparison with like for like
    1.3 festa was a rusty heap compared to other cars of same size engine like mazda 1.3 or corrolla 1.3

    But the discussion was about 1.0 liter for a person starting out.

    Yet you ignore offical 0-60 of the 1.0 liter cars.
    Claiming they cant drive up a hill. I say that says more about the driver than the car.


  • #35
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    visual wrote: »
    Your only contribution was a 1.3 festa
    Might as well do a comparison with like for like
    1.3 festa was a rusty heap compared to other cars of same size engine like mazda 1.3 or corrolla 1.3

    But the discussion was about 1.0 liter for a person starting out.

    Yet you ignore offical 0-60 of the 1.0 liter cars.
    Claiming they cant drive up a hill. I say that says more about the driver than the car.
    Rotfl

    And I'm not claiming, it happened. A corsa cut out going up a hill beside the post office in the curragh. It says nothing about the driver. To say it does just makes nonsense of the rest of what you said.

    My only contribution was the festy, aye, but sure your only contribution was the corsa. Your point?


  • #36
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    visual wrote: »
    Ah the corsa haters out in force

    Its as fast as a micra / polo makes no difference holds the road good handling for cheap little car has immobiliser so won't be found like a micra with the drivers door bend down and steering lock broken.

    Actuality thats something the op should consider that many old toyotas didnt have immobilisers and are targeted by joy riders
    No one cares about how fast a car is when they are looking for a 1liter. All they want is something that gets them from a-b as hassle free and maintenance free as possible. Nearly all other super mini do this much better than a corsa.

    As for your immobiliser argument it's pretty much null and void as most Irish Toyota's and Nissan had factory immobilisers fitted from around 1997 on.


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  • #37
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,541 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Lamborghini Aventador
    Both my missuss 97 micras had an immobiliser. Think it was mostly the Nissan March imports that didn't have them.


  • #38
    greenflash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭greenflash


    Toyota Starlet
    Am I getting this right? This girl is just on a provisional and planning to learn as she drives around country roads and motorways unaccompanied?

    Hanging's too good.


  • #39
    kirving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,292 ✭✭✭kirving


    Atari Jaguar
    How did you manage to come to that conclusion? She never said that she'd be driving alone.


  • #40
    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭visual


    Rover 25 1.1
    JohnBoy26 wrote: »
    No one cares about how fast a car is when they are looking for a 1liter. All they want is something that gets them from a-b as hassle free and maintenance free as possible. Nearly all other super mini do this much better than a corsa.

    As for your immobiliser argument it's pretty much null and void as most Irish Toyota's and Nissan had factory immobilisers fitted from around 1997 on.


    That was my point on 0 to 60 on 1 liters they are similar as someone else said they where so slow they wouldn't go up a hill.


    It may have been true immobilser was introduced in irish and uk toyotas in 97.
    There was a glut of 2nd hand micras imported to fill the demand here from Japan without immobiliser as it wasn't a requirement in other markets. Plenty of micras with march badges


  • #41
    greenflash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭greenflash


    Toyota Starlet
    Kevin Irving wrote: »
    How did you manage to come to that conclusion? She never said that she'd be driving alone.

    Just the impression I get from her wanting her own car rather than learning in her parents' car. Anyway, learners are not allowed to drive on motorways under any circumstances (though I think they should be as part of a structured lesson with a qualified instructor).


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  • #42
    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭visual


    Rover 25 1.1
    greenflash wrote: »
    Just the impression I get from her wanting her own car rather than learning in her parents' car. Anyway, learners are not allowed to drive on motorways under any circumstances (though I think they should be as part of a structured lesson with a qualified instructor).

    It seems silly that motorways arent included in test or training but on day they pass test they can venture out and joint all the other middle lane drivers on motorway.


  • #43
    HurtLocker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 655 ✭✭✭HurtLocker


    Atari Jaguar
    greenflash wrote: »
    Am I getting this right? This girl is just on a provisional and planning to learn as she drives around country roads and motorways unaccompanied?

    Hanging's too good.

    Do you have a full licence for that high horse sir?


  • #44
    greenflash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭greenflash


    Toyota Starlet
    HurtLocker wrote: »
    Do you have a full licence for that high horse sir?

    I certainly do, plus safety stirrups and a suitable ladder. Since 1988. Mr will suffice thanks.

    The fact that people think it's ok just to jump into a car and start driving without any form if training is insane.

    The fact that the Gardai, by and large, let them is even more insane.


  • #45
    kirving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,292 ✭✭✭kirving


    Atari Jaguar
    greenflash wrote: »

    The fact that people think it's ok just to jump into a car and start driving without any form if training is insane.

    Or, you could take what she asked on face value instead of guesswork and give advice rather than trying to skew the debate toward unaccompanied learners.

    For all you know, the OP passed her theory test last year, and has her test in a month.


  • #46
    siobhaanx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48 ✭siobhaanx


    greenflash wrote: »
    Am I getting this right? This girl is just on a provisional and planning to learn as she drives around country roads and motorways unaccompanied?

    Hanging's too good.

    Obviously I don't plan to be driving on motorways until I get my full licence and even if I wanted to drive unaccompanied my parents would never let me so you don't need to jump to conclusions.


  • #47
    greenflash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭greenflash


    Toyota Starlet
    Fair play. I do think you're in a minority and even many parents I know think nothing of handing over the keys to their kids after a couple of spins around the block with dad.

    I was going to suggest this

    bumper-car.jpg

    But now I know, I'd recommend a Yaris


  • #48
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,541 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Lamborghini Aventador
    I've added a poll to this, multiple choices allowed.


  • #49
    siobhaanx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48 ✭siobhaanx


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    I've added a poll to this, multiple choices allowed.

    Thanks, didn't even think of doing that :)


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