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 eaglesdare  10 Sep 23 9.16pm |
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I passed mine two weeks ago too! I'm looking at getting a Toyota Yaris as my first car. Cheap to tax, insure and.....ulez compliant.
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| stevethenorm Watton, Norfolk 10 Sep 23 9.25pm |
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Originally posted by eaglesdare
I passed mine two weeks ago too! I'm looking at getting a Toyota Yaris as my first car. Cheap to tax, insure and.....ulez compliant. congrats to you mate. I never thought I wanted to drive a car (had a full bike license since 2000) but since passing I just want to get out there in my little motor.
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| kevlee born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 10 Sep 23 10.06pm |
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Mk 2 Escort never let down. Would be ideal first car. Shame they don’t make them anymore
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| Mapletree Croydon 10 Sep 23 10.42pm |
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Originally posted by stevethenorm
At the grand age of 52 I have passed my driving test and am now chewing at the bit to get my 1st car. I have a short list which all have around 1 litre engines due to the ridiculous prices insurance companies are quoting. Also it will only be used for the commute and social so I don't really need a mile muncher. The cars I'm looking at are Citroen C3 Does anyone have experience of these cars and give any advice on good/bad points to help me choose? My budget is around £3000-£4000 and the insurance quotes I'm getting are around £2000 fully comp!!!!! I did look at the Mini One but being a 1.4L the quotes are £2500+ Any help and advice would be most welcome
I take it nobody told you about French cars then. For my children I bought a panda. Made of cheese held together with spaghetti but it actually did keep going and was cheap to run and insure. My sensible head would say Fabia or i10.
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| Midlands Eagle 11 Sep 23 6.36am |
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French and Italian cars don't have a particularly good reputation for reliability and in your position I would go for the Ford as they are cheap to repair if anything goes wrong
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| Dubai Eagle 11 Sep 23 7.18am |
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I have 2 kids, one 20 & one 18 if they ever get their arsenals into gear & start taking driving lessons any car they get will almost certainly be one of those 2. Hope it helps.
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| Spiderman Horsham 11 Sep 23 7.22am |
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Originally posted by Mapletree
I take it nobody told you about French cars then. For my children I bought a panda. Made of cheese held together with spaghetti but it actually did keep going and was cheap to run and insure. My sensible head would say Fabia or i10. My son just passed his test, aged 27. I have given him my i10 automatic. 1200 engine. I couldn’t believe insurance cost, saved a bit by putting me as named driver but still over £1300
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| monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 11 Sep 23 8.47am |
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Originally posted by stevethenorm
I agree. From what I've gathered from insurance quotes its all about the engine size. The 1 litre Mito I like is over £500 cheaper than the 1.4 litre version. Sure the 1.4 will be quicker all round but I'm 52 now and have no interest in trying to convince ladies I have a big d**k. My need for speed has been replaced by an ache for cake... Yes the fiesta’s are only one litre, but the mild hybrid is an extra battery that stores energy and gives it that extra little zip so it doesn’t feel sluggish like an old one litre car would’ve been back in the day. I suppose being an old bugger myself would make the insurance cheaper as well Sorry to bore you with the technicals, i haven’t got a clue really, but I did do my homework a bit first as it’s the first time I’ve ever splashed out on a new car and I did work for Fords at the time Edited by monkey (11 Sep 2023 8.48am)
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 11 Sep 23 2.44pm |
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if they won the War, they make shyte cars. ( including not fighting very much). US, France, UK, Italy
Germany, Japan....& their vehicle sister-manufacturing-offshoots in Korea & Eastern Europe. Edited by PalazioVecchio (11 Sep 2023 2.50pm)
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| Eden Eagle Kent 11 Sep 23 4.32pm |
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Originally posted by stevethenorm
At the grand age of 52 I have passed my driving test and am now chewing at the bit to get my 1st car. I have a short list which all have around 1 litre engines due to the ridiculous prices insurance companies are quoting. Also it will only be used for the commute and social so I don't really need a mile muncher. The cars I'm looking at are Citroen C3 Does anyone have experience of these cars and give any advice on good/bad points to help me choose? My budget is around £3000-£4000 and the insurance quotes I'm getting are around £2000 fully comp!!!!! I did look at the Mini One but being a 1.4L the quotes are £2500+ Any help and advice would be most welcome
Do you have a garage to keep the car in? If so why not look at getting a classic car which if over 40 years old has no car tax and is ULEZ exempt plus classic car insurance is really cheap?
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| Midlands Eagle 11 Sep 23 4.42pm |
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Originally posted by monkey
Yes the fiesta’s are only one litre, but the mild hybrid is an extra battery that stores energy and gives it that extra little zip so it doesn’t feel sluggish like an old one litre car would’ve been back in the day. Isn't it turbocharged too/ Back in the day they used to reckon that turbocharging was the equivalent of adding 50% to the non turbocharged equivalent. Wifey has a 1.0 Seat Ibiza which is very nippy
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Pierre  Purley 11 Sep 23 4.58pm |
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I have a nice 2012 Nissan Micra manual 1.2 owned since new for sale at the moment. Full service history and just had a new heater box put in and air con re-gassed.
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