I'm not 17... That could be why. All fully comp quotes.
Now can we get back to quoting me some cars, instead of questioning insurance. I'll deal with that after.
Booking my Test - First car? Spec it.
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I'm not 17... That could be why. All fully comp quotes.
Now can we get back to quoting me some cars, instead of questioning insurance. I'll deal with that after.
Fair enough. I had assumed you were 17 but I guess not everyone chooses to take their test at that age.
My advice would be to buy something like a 1970's Land Rover Series 3. Great fun, very easy to work on, loads of character and as long as you don't wreck it it will likely appreciate in value. Should also be dead cheap to insure, which will offset the massive fuel costs
You'll also be far less tempted to drive like a loon in it. I have to be honest, the thought of a newly qualified driver in a 170bhp Clio scares the pants off of me.
A "first car" thread, and the OP is getting responses like:
Seriously?
This. Or, as the OP has stated he's not keen on them, something like a 1.4/1.6 Civic. Looks reasonable, cheap to run, reliable. No point getting anything specialist, as chances are it might pick up a knock or two in the first year.
1970's Land Rover Series 3. Great fun, very easy to work on, loads of character and as long as you don't wreck it it will likely appreciate in value. Should also be dead cheap to insure, which will offset the massive fuel costs
Seriously?
This. Or, as the OP has stated he's not keen on them, something like a 1.4/1.6 Civic. Looks reasonable, cheap to run, reliable. No point getting anything specialist, as chances are it might pick up a knock or two in the first year.
Yes! I recommend it because my first car was a 1975 Series 3 Safari SWB. My mates and I had a hoot in it going green laning regularly. It was generally pretty reliable, and if it went wrong it's so simple, mechanically, that it's easy to fix yourself and the parts are cheap as chips.
It's dirt cheap to insure, doesn't go fast but will go anywhere.
I also bought mine for £1700, ran it for 4 (I think) years, in which time it cost me a few MOTs (all passed no probs), some fuel, a new exhaust manifold (I cracked it going over a hump-back bridge but was able to fix it myself, total cost about £50 if I recall correctly), and I sold it for £2500. Is there a better first car?
do you even know about these cars before dismissing them?
a 924 is pretty much just a VW with a posh badge on it. they are a decent alternative to an mx5 (which the op was considering) and cheaper to insure. I have seen a number of people pick these up as first cars, they are cheap, reliable and a lot of fun. Plus the kudos you get from saying you drive a porker as a first car would be great, little do they know its a £1500 car with an engine from an audi 100.