£1000 to spend.

[digitalwolf]

Hi there.

I'm car hunting tomorrow with a mate who is 19, had his license a year but does not have an NCB due to his old car being scrapped.

He says he wants a petrol and he doesn't want a Fiat.


First thing I said was Fiesta 1.25 Zetec. I've found one on a 99 T plate, A/C, alloys, 2 owners, good condition. £950.

No sign of FSH though.

What kind of price are we talking for a decent Mk4 1.25 Zetec?

I said that a Polo would be a good bet too. I don't know a lot about polo's. Good choice?

 

[Defcon5]

I said that a Polo would be a good bet too. I don't know a lot about polo's. Good choice?

I wouldnt have thought so, dont know how much the 6N2s are going for nowadays though.

 

[Howard]

If he wants a small car, Fiesta. If he's not fussed about whether it's a bigger car, well, £1000 will get you a nice...

 

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MONDEO

 

[Howard]

MONDEO

It was on the tip of my tongue!

 

[digitalwolf]

Insurance........he said speed doesn't matter. He's a big lad though 6ft 4.

 

[Howard]

Get a quote on a Mondeo, it might not be too disasterous unless he lives in Manchester

 

[kieranv]

almera 1.4 or 1.6
'95 - 99

fantastically reliable and cheap.

Massively overlooked.

 

[digitalwolf]

He doesn't have a ncb. I think a 1.8 or 2.0l will cost too much to insure.

 

[digitalwolf]

He likes the meganne coupe's apparently.

Yes. I know.

You can pick them up with 100k+ miles for under £1k.

 

[Howard]

They're nice enough motors, I would bet on them being costlier to insure than a Mondeo though

 

[rG-tom]

*sigh* displacement does not directly relate to insurance...it was cheaper for me to insure a 2l mondeo @ 17 than a 1.4 saxo.

Also, at this price bracket i wouldnt be too bothered about FSH, it's unlikely, a lot will have been home serviced at this price point

 

[KevMarks]

Mitsubishi Colt / Proton Satria
Civic

Try not to get in the mind set of wanting one exact car. In that price range just look at what ever is in best condition for the cash. I think you can search all cars under £1,000 on auto trader.

 

[DannyW]

get a quote on a mondeo, if its too expensive then try a fiesta 1.25/1.4

 

[chaparral]

He says he wants a petrol and he doesn't want a Fiat.

How about a Citroen 2CV special

http://www.citroen-ca.com/2CVguide.html

 

[digitalwolf]

2cv v6

I'll have 4

 

[therealnerd2]

*sigh* displacement does not directly relate to insurance...it was cheaper for me to insure a 2l mondeo @ 17 than a 1.4 saxo.

What he said

 

[digitalwolf]

Lowest quote I can find on a Mondeo 2.0l Zetec was £2150.

1.8 Mondeo - £1870
306 1.9 DT - £1450
1.6 VW Golf CL - £1451
Fiesta 1.25 Zetec - £1364
Fiesta 1.3 Encore - £1187
Corsa 1.4 LS - £1146.

All cars priced at £750.

All prices TPFT. Own policy, his mum as named driver.

Quotes from Morethan & Admiral.

 

[paradigm]

Neither of those insurance companies are particularly cheap I've found.

 

[digitalwolf]

Who do you recommend?

Morethan were good for me on my VTR. £580 a year with 1ncb aged 19.

Don't want to know if you haven't got a NCB obviously.