5k First Car?

refuzion · 13 Feb 2006 at 20:14

edited.

Sone · 13 Feb 2006 at 20:18

A v8 Range rover, doesent require an MOT or insurance and can be easily towed by a vectra if the worse was to happen

James_N · 13 Feb 2006 at 20:26

Sone said:
A v8 Range rover, doesent require an MOT or insurance and can be easily towed by a vectra if the worse was to happen

lol im guessing the OP wont understand that one

whatever did happen to that in the end, did it pass the MOT?

On topic, im guessing a mondeo / xsara of some sort will be suggested.

Matthew.M · 13 Feb 2006 at 20:29

I'd recommend a Focus

Jez · 13 Feb 2006 at 20:32

I'd say a BMW 520i, cheap insurance, good looks and great interior. Available with loads of kit too.

Definately what i'd have for £5k if insurance was a problem.

Nozzer · 13 Feb 2006 at 20:35

Jez said:
I'd say a BMW 520i, cheap insurance, good looks and great interior. Available with loads of kit too.

Definately what i'd have for £5k if insurance was a problem.

Cheap insurance? :confused:

Get a Focus or something, fast without being dangerous and a reasonably good drive.

Conanius · 13 Feb 2006 at 20:37

5k might get you a TDCi Focus Zetec with a climate pack. however if I was you and you can 'brave' a bigger car, id do so, you can get something like a mondeo 2.0 ghia x for about 3k that will have heated leather seats, climate control, etc etc etc....

ElRazur · 13 Feb 2006 at 20:38

crx ...old shape?

refuzion · 13 Feb 2006 at 20:40

My dad has a Focus, not a bad car. 52 reg 1.8 TDCI. I guess I wouldn't mind a Focus, I just felt like something a bit different. It feels like more of a town car rather than a cruiser, which is what I would prefer.

Jez · 13 Feb 2006 at 20:40

Nozzer said:
Cheap insurance?
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Yes, very cheap, as larger cars go, i did some quotes when i was 17 and it was about £150 cheaper than my omega to insure at the time. 75 miles per day motorway, and £5000, he'd have to be mad to buy a tin can focus.

He wants a cruiser and short of a 7 series class of car he wont do better than a nice 5, and £5000 gets a huge selection of 520i's as they go for much less than their bigger engined brothers.

Morba · 13 Feb 2006 at 21:08

ok, you would rather not a hatchback because its more of a 'town car', im guessing your after a barge?

5 series it is then :]

Princey · 13 Feb 2006 at 21:12

Jez said:
Yes, very cheap, as larger cars go, i did some quotes when i was 17 and it was about £150 cheaper than my omega to insure at the time. 75 miles per day motorway, and £5000, he'd have to be mad to buy a tin can focus.

He wants a cruiser and short of a 7 series class of car he wont do better than a nice 5, and £5000 gets a huge selection of 520i's as they go for much less than their bigger engined brothers.

I would hardly call a Focus a tin can, they may be smallish but they are just as good as any saloon on the motorway.

[TW]Fox · 13 Feb 2006 at 21:51

Have you considered something like a Kia Sorrento.

refuzion · 13 Feb 2006 at 21:58

It's one r fox, and no, I haven't

djbenjo · 13 Feb 2006 at 23:15

[TW]Fox said:
Have you considered something like a Kia Sorrento.

I make one bloomin' comment

PardonTheWait · 13 Feb 2006 at 23:36

[TW]Fox said:
Have you considered something like a Kia Sorrento.

You don't half hold a grudge, lad

Ian · 14 Feb 2006 at 10:27

i bought a Ghia X Mondeo as a first car. Paid around 4k with the RSAP kit

Could never decide between a cheap banger and something decent tbh. Definately made the right decision though.

Sone · 14 Feb 2006 at 11:24

Ian said:
i bought a Ghia X Mondeo as a first car. Paid around 4k with the RSAP kit

Could never decide between a cheap banger and something decent tbh. Definately made the right decision though.

yeah cheap bangers pwn

Spamalot · 14 Feb 2006 at 16:38

Ian said:
Could never decide between a cheap banger and something decent tbh. Definately made the right decision though.

Bangers 4tw!

TomO · 14 Feb 2006 at 17:02

Jez said:
Yes, very cheap, as larger cars go, i did some quotes when i was 17 and it was about £150 cheaper than my omega to insure at the time. 75 miles per day motorway, and £5000, he'd have to be mad to buy a tin can focus.

He wants a cruiser and short of a 7 series class of car he wont do better than a nice 5, and £5000 gets a huge selection of 520i's as they go for much less than their bigger engined brothers.

in my expience, i have always found BMW's to be more expensive to insure than many other similar performing cars.

maybe this can be attributed to higher theft risk and also RWD incidents?

a small engined focus/mondeo sized car would be my recommendation. a large car generally has more toys and also not as bad on the insurance as you would expect.