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+1 for an electric thing given the low mileage and local use.
First time buy for a car noob (me)
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Thanks, that gives me quite a bit to go off, I'll check out some of the local Garages on the weekend to see what other options I have. I don't normally consider myself vain, but I don't think I'll be choosing the Fabia
The thread has moved on to second hand cars, and for the prices we're considering it would be a pretty old electric. Are they still worth it? I've heard that the batteries degrade significantly
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Thanks, that gives me quite a bit to go off, I'll check out some of the local Garages on the weekend to see what other options I have. I don't normally consider myself vain, but I don't think I'll be choosing the Fabia
The thread has moved on to second hand cars, and for the prices we're considering it would be a pretty old electric. Are they still worth it? I've heard that the batteries degrade significantly
No personal experience of electric cars however I am very interested in one at the moment so been doing my research, I like you initially had concerns about battery degredation but here are a couple of links for you to read the first about a COrnish Taxi firm running Nissan Leafs and experience negligible degredation. The second is a thread on Speak EV in which the owner of the taxi firm has been answering questions. Haven't quite read it all though yet. Thought you might find it usefull:
https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/en...ll-ev-taxi-firm-with-dozen-leafs-on-its-books
https://speakev.com/threads/c-c-taxis-100-000-mile-nissan-leaf-full-battery-included.8804/
Interesting reading, thanks for posting it. They still look a little out of my budget unfortunately, but I'll give serious thought to my next car being electric.
I've been going around local garages to have a look at some of the car models mentioned here in person, and I think that the Ibiza is the way to go. Thanks all!
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I got my wife a 2011 yaris for 3k, the 1.3 is a peppy little car, and its got the basic mod cons like Electric windows,AC. It drives well, and has enough go for the motorway etc. If all you need is a small run about, i doubt even a new one is going to offer a significantly better driving experience than something a few years old, so its better to save your money.
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Coincidentally our current car is a 2011 Yaris as you describe. No real complaints about it but considering it's currently drinking down £40 per week, that's £160 a month the significantly bette Leaf appears to me based on admittedly fag packet maths to be competitive monthly cost.
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From personal experience. Depending on age if you can get a free insurance deal that's going to save you £2-3k then that will offset the depreciation on a new car. If not then don't do it as its expensive. For new drivers the actual car value has a big impact on the insurance premium as well as the car itself. Get a personal loan and buy something a few years old that's already depreciated .
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You can do better than repaired write offs for this budget imo.
That a repaired write off? You can get loads of Mazda 2 or 3s for this budget and they'd be half decent cars to own if in good nick.
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That one is yea, its got the new Category S flag along the top (same as the old Cat C) given how new it is it must have been fairly decent damage to get to that level.
It's a good car suggestion, just not that paticular one
https://www.whatcar.com/car-leasing...-hatchback/13-i-vtec-ex-5dr/2834563/35674459/
Brand new Honda Jazz, 1.3 I-VTEC EX 5dr £3575.12 in total for two year lease so should be hassle free. 8k miles per year should be plenty based on the short commute. Comes with reverse parking camera and front/back sensors, breakdown cover, neither fast nor massively underpowered, 5* NCAP rating and a bunch of driver aids so should be easy enough to handle for a newbie. I think you will struggle to find much better for under £3600, then with two years experience under your belt you could look at other options. You set of budget of £300/month, this comes in at under half that
Yes you could spend a bit less over 2 years by buying a used car and then selling but the saving isn't going to be astronomical, you also don't get a shiny 18 plate with shiny things inside and also run the risk of having to pay to fix it if it goes wrong. Yes, you could get something better than a Jazz but as a first car do you really need that, plus potentially bigger bills and bigger insurance costs.
Brand new Honda Jazz, 1.3 I-VTEC EX 5dr £3575.12 in total for two year lease so should be hassle free. 8k miles per year should be plenty based on the short commute. Comes with reverse parking camera and front/back sensors, breakdown cover, neither fast nor massively underpowered, 5* NCAP rating and a bunch of driver aids so should be easy enough to handle for a newbie. I think you will struggle to find much better for under £3600, then with two years experience under your belt you could look at other options. You set of budget of £300/month, this comes in at under half that
Yes you could spend a bit less over 2 years by buying a used car and then selling but the saving isn't going to be astronomical, you also don't get a shiny 18 plate with shiny things inside and also run the risk of having to pay to fix it if it goes wrong. Yes, you could get something better than a Jazz but as a first car do you really need that, plus potentially bigger bills and bigger insurance costs.
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