Insurance much different with new cars

[james.miller]

failcorsa

When you've been driving a year, what cars are good and bad aren't particularly relevant (aside from say a car that is going to break down every day, and cost thousands in repairs), I know especially from my experience that I was far more concerned with liking how a car looked than how good it was - this point is amplified by fast cars not being in the equation.

What were his other choices in class for the money? An 02/03 Plate MK6 Fiesta or a Facelift version of the car he already has? Neither are particularly head and shoulders above the Corsa C.

That's a huge blanket statement. That's still £4k on a corsa, or to put it another way, about 2.6x more than i paid for my first car - a 1.8 xsara vtr with a nice comfy leather interior. I mean, the age was irrelivant (its 10 years old), as was the mileage (even though it's only got 78k on the clock). But the car's in good nick, few little scratchs, steering wheel could do with being replaced at some point. but yeah, £2.5k cheaper than a 1.2corsa so what the hell. And what did the op get for that 2.5k? a newer car and...erm...come on help me out here?


You say people are more interested in the looks - i say those people are short sighted.

 

[MikeHiow]

I disagree, I think the Fiesta is head and shoulders above the Corsa. As too is the VW Polo, Skoda Fabia, Toyota Yaris etc.

I am in the comical position of being able to directly compare them as my girlfriend has at her disposal both The irony of this is not lost on me

Sorry, the Yaris is terrible even when compared to the Corsa. Its great for a little run around, but as a main car the control layout is horrible unless you have abnormally long arms, the seats are just plain uncomfortable, both clutch and accelerator are more like switches and most examples out there are poverty spec, missing the usual essentials such as electric windows, central locking or even cd players in some cases.

The Polo isn't a bad one, but isn't particularly great value for money, you'll be buying an older one with higher mileage for the same money, and again, its merits would probably be lost on a 19 year old new driver.

Fabia isn't a teenagers car really, is it?

The only other real consideration is the Fiesta, which, I'll agree is better, but I don't believe its better enough for the OP to have chosen that if he physically preferred the Corsa.

You say people are more interested in the looks - i say those people are short sighted.

I'm afraid it is you who is short sighted, some people care about how their car looks, and prefer form over function - the short sightedness is you not being able to recognise this.

 

[[TW]Fox]

The only other real consideration is the Fiesta, which, I'll agree is better, but I don't believe its better enough for the OP to have chosen that if he physically preferred the Corsa.

But thats the main point - he didnt look at the Fiesta. The first place they went to had a Corsa, so he bought that.

 

[daniel101191]

First off, I didnt just get the first car I saw, we decided to get a new car 4 weeks back and have been looking on the internet and at garages since, i ment it was the first garage we went to today.

Secondly my dad has had over 30 cars so far hes nearly 50, and he knows a fair bit about them so I didn't buy it because it "looks nice" even though it does.

I aint never gonna post anything in the motor section again, because to be honest I just get slate from people who have overly strong opinions, but thanks anyway!

 

[james.miller]

SI'm afraid it is you who is short sighted, some people care about how their car looks, and prefer form over function - the short sightedness is you not being able to recognise this.

i wasn't the one making the blanket statement was i? you'd do well to re-evaluate that assumption. I'll remind you of what you said:

When you've been driving a year, what cars are good and bad aren't particularly relevant (aside from say a car that is going to break down every day, and cost thousands in repairs), I know especially from my experience.....

Funny, my experiance is a complete polar opposite so no, not everybody would like a shiny clio, or a corsa, or a fiesta for their first car.

I aint never gonna post anything in the motor section again, because to be honest I just get slate from people who have overly strong opinions, but thanks anyway!

You have to take the critism along with the compliments - it's not all rosey and people wont congratulate you if they don't agree. That's probably one of the biggest strength's of any online community. Listen people don't agree bacuse that's jsut about the worst car you could by for the money. It's not an abyismal car, nobody said that, but it is a poor choice. However if you are happy with spending the money then ultimately that's all that matters

 

[[TW]Fox]

I aint never gonna post anything in the motor section again, because to be honest I just get slate from people who have overly strong opinions, but thanks anyway!

You asked us our opinion on your deal.

Why do that if you don't want to hear it?

You obviously liked some of what you were told as you went straight out and bought a car instead of getting a new Aygo.

 

[daniel101191]

He even admits himself:



The first car he saw! He didnt even look at anything else. He has no idea how anything else compares to the Corsa.

That was an asumption you dont know if i have any idea how other cars compare to the corsa...

 

[[TW]Fox]

That was an asumption you dont know if i have any idea how other cars compare to the corsa...

You wouldnt have bought the Corsa if you did

 

[MikeHiow]

Thats a little unfair, not everyone has the same purchasing criteria as yourself, Fox.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

If the OP is happy with his purchase then I suppose he bought the right car. Most of us will disagree but he's happy and he got what he wanted so that's the main thing, right? Realistically, what is he going to do now that he's bought it?

 

[shauncr91]

Thats a little unfair, not everyone has the same purchasing criteria as yourself, Fox.

Not everyone enjoys quality and comfort?

 

[[TW]Fox]

Thats a little unfair, not everyone has the same purchasing criteria as yourself, Fox.

What an odd thing to say, this thread and my opinions in it are nothing to do with my personal purchasing criteria - my personal purchasing criteria would not contain a single supermini so would be utterly irrelevent.

 

[MikeHiow]

I'm pretty sure you know what I meant, but I'll entertain a response anyway.

Not necessarily your purchasing criteria in that respect, but rather what one considers important in a car.

The OP may not care that the Fiesta has better handling/driving dynamics, or that its more reliable, but may care that he really prefers the aesthetics of the Corsa enough to be willing to compromise on the other points.

 

[[TW]Fox]

The OP may not care that the Fiesta has better handling/driving dynamics, or that its more reliable, but may care that he really prefers the aesthetics of the Corsa enough to be willing to compromise on the other points.

Which is why earlier this afternoon he wanted to buy a Toyota Aygo?

I think its far more likely he didnt really know what he wanted, found a car dealer, thought the Cora looked ok and bought it without any further thought because his reckoned that they were good.

I really dont think anything like the level of thought you are suggesting went into this purchase.

If he'd popped to a load of dealers, taken test drives in the competition and decided he preferred the Corsa then fair enough but there really is no evidence at all to suggest that happened. I'm sure he'll now say thats exactly what he did but its pretty obvious its not.