£500 car

Kroegen · 10 May 2006 at 12:26

Right, i havnt bought that rover due to the insurance.

What i want to know is what car i can get for £500 and it has to have reasonably cheap insurance too.

I want the car to be able to run for at least 6 months.

Any ideas? Also cheap insurance is one huge priority.

cleanbluesky · 10 May 2006 at 12:29

ford fiesta...

D4VE · 10 May 2006 at 12:29

Old Astra 1.3 or something?

VERY easy for DIY etc.
The lack of power is made up for by the fact they are lovely to drive. Positive gear shift, forgiving clutch etc, spacious enough.

James_N · 10 May 2006 at 12:29

old volvo's are cheap and reliable.

Im going to guess a mondeo is the main suspect thats suggested here though

Kroegen · 10 May 2006 at 12:29

I forgot to mention, i am 17 and the insurance will be in my name

monkeyspank · 10 May 2006 at 12:31

You should be able to get an older golf for £500.

D4VE · 10 May 2006 at 12:34

For cheap insurance try: Corsa 1.0, 106 1.0, Saxo 1.0

Awful, but should be the cheapest to insure Id imagine. If they are too much then you'll be lucky if you can insure a car at all Im afraid.

I do sympathise mate, I know how expensive it is now to be 17!

moss · 10 May 2006 at 12:35

K11 micra? Theres a few around for £350-£500 with tax and mot. Should be reliable and cheap to insure.

Kroegen · 10 May 2006 at 12:36

It is

My parents wont even help me, they wont even give me £1.

Soo im stuck

Cyanide · 10 May 2006 at 12:43

Even group 1 cars on 3rd party only for the insurance are a bugger at first... I've currently got a 1.3 Hyundai Getz in my parents name and it's still costing £700

You're best to pick up a really cheap Fiesta/Corsa (ie, sub £250) type car and use the change to help with the insurance.

Lashout_UK · 10 May 2006 at 13:19

Ebay. Cars less than 100. Job done.

Taxed and tested 1.4 Volvo, rear drive, electric windows & seats - went for 25 quid last night. Worth nothing (obviously) and quite tidy.

Plenty of odds and sods about

Or Skodas, Metros (quite a laff), old Pug Diesels. Plenty about

Rich1988 · 10 May 2006 at 15:02

Kroegen said:
It is

My parents wont even help me, they wont even give me £1.

Soo im stuck

why is it you need a car? I am in the same boat as you cheapest insurance evne for like a 1.1 fiesta is 1300 and I live in a very good area

Kroegen · 10 May 2006 at 15:16

I need a car to get to college and back, as frankly the bus is hopeless at the moment. Always later or breaking down.

Rich1988 · 10 May 2006 at 15:22

pretty similar here but tbh its so expensive even if you did get a cheap brick,
car £500
insurance £1400 pretty much cheapest
Mot £40
tax ~£100
petrol for a year even with small amount of milage ~£1000
servicing and bits ~£300

thats pretty much as cheap as it comes and thats £3340 and thats probbaly underestimated

it sucks nowaday for young drivers

gam3r · 10 May 2006 at 15:45

Im in the same boat again, insurance is pretty much rape over a barrel.

eidolon · 10 May 2006 at 16:40

Fiat Cinquecento.

Cheap insurance and fun to drive (well the one I drove certainly was!)

Kroegen · 10 May 2006 at 17:53

It seems ok, except if i get into an accident in it, ill be packed in like a sardine

JRS · 10 May 2006 at 18:15

Kroegen said:
It seems ok, except if i get into an accident in it, ill be packed in like a sardine

All the more reason not to have an accident really. I drive a Seicento, and it's amazing what driving something that small (and that unsafe in the event of a crash!) does for your concentration levels on the road.

Kitchster_uk · 10 May 2006 at 18:27

Agree with the fleabay comment tbh

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Exhibit C

All cheap n cheerful, all just need tpo insurance as they are 'throw-away' cars.

gam3r · 10 May 2006 at 18:44

15 mins left on the ax :eek:

the golf doesnt look half bad either