Which of these cars?

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Fry750

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Hello all.

I'm looking around at cars, to replace my 306 D turbo.

I fancy a stylish, reputable a car but I also fancy a car that's pretty nippy.

I have around £2k to spend at the moment, but I may save for the right car.

Anywho, I've drawn up a shortlist and the cars are as follows:

Audi A3 (finding a good example for £2k will be hard work)
Alfa 147 (just seen one on ebay with 65k on the clock, immaculate inside and out go for £2k)
BMW 316i (they all look like chavmobiles)
Peugeot 306 XSi (one on ebay and autotrader for £2k that's 2.0, and has 80k on the clock, really handsome devil though)

I'm 18 and the average insurance is about £300 a month but with any luck I can get that knocked down with a phone call instead of confused.com.

Simply, which of these cars is the best?

Or is there something I've overlooked completely!?

Cheers
 
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It may not be the answer you want mate, but if you save for another year or so, not only will you be able to afford a better car, but the insurance will be much cheaper also.

edit: OMFG 300 A MONTH FOR INSURANCE? ARE YOU MAD?

Thats more than the cars are worth....
 
£300 a month?

You would be better off spending your money on eastern european escorts in mayfair. They'll be more fun than 1600cc BMW.
 
You're willing to spend up to £3600 on insurance annually, but only £2000 on a car? Or am I getting the wrong end of the stick here?

Dont throw £3600 a year away on insurance just to drive around in a car with a certain badge on the front, its pointless. Buy a nice clean car (£3-3.5k) thats going to be affordable to insure (£1200-1400 a year) it'll hold more of its value and once you've got experience and built up a NCB then you can sell it for a better return than £3600 down the drain that would have paid for insurance.

Chris.
 
I was thinking about a Focus.

1.6/1.8, 3 door, Zetec etc but a decent mileage example is like golddust for £2k.

I found one earlier but it had no air con, trivial I know.
 
£3600 on insurance is beyond ridiculous. I'd just buy something cheap and reliable with very very cheap insurance.
 
Buy something that costs a lot less to insure, and aim for less than £1k. If you are willing to pay £3600 a yr on insurance then send me some money as you obviously have far far too much to throw away.

Get something like a fiesta, focus, older golf. You are 18 and need experience, not a fancy or flash car, or suposed flash car which is an entry level BMW or audi :p

Save for the future when you have the experience, are out of your boy racer faze, and can actually get reasonable quotes on more powerful and desirable cars.
 
I know what you're saying.

I don't NEED a new car, I just want one.

I can't explain it but I just need to stop thinking about them
 
on that budget, at your age, with those cars... just no.

keep your 306 dturbo a little longer. no point at all to upgrade.

if you absolutely must, 1.6 focus.
 
[TW]Fox;13266720 said:
It's absolutely not worth spending £300 a month on insurance to drive a BMW 316. It really isn't.
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Some would deem the same to be true of say spending £1k+ to insure an e39.

Its all relative.

I concur though, some prices are just too much for the (lack of) return.
 
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