Citreon C3 2015 1.2 puretech as a first car ?

[KillBoY_UK]

I'm taking my practical soon (in the next month), If anyone has seen my frivolous thread I was looking at Ford Fiestas which where similar to what I was learning to drive in, but I've just come across this, while abit slow it ticks the boxes and is far cheaper than Fiesta. Kinda like the colour as well

What are peoples opinions on it ? It looks like it cost just over £900 for the insurance.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201902044592178

 

[grudas]

ew. Thing with french car is it'll drop in value like no other and will also be cack in many ways, funny electrics with those citroens I've heard. For that budget you can pick a decent first car.

id rather a fiesta, polo or a suzuki swift.

swift would be cheap to insure too.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Fiesta or Swift all day long.

 

[KillBoY_UK]

looks like ill have to spend a couple of K more

 

[vanpeebles]

lol, why are you spending a fortune on a first car?

 

[KillBoY_UK]

because all the cheap cars around my area are super old and super rubbish and much more costly on insurance

 

[james.miller]

because all the cheap cars around my area are super old and super rubbish and much more costly on insurance

Humour us, what are you being quote for say..a 1.6 5 door focus?

 

[grudas]

because all the cheap cars around my area are super old and super rubbish and much more costly on insurance

really? plenty of decent little cars for under 5k

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...advertising-location=at_cars&radius=30&page=1

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...tcode=ox11az&sort=price-desc&radius=30&page=2

etc

 

[KillBoY_UK]

Humour us, what are you being quote for say..a 1.6 5 door focus?

about £1300 for a 2011 diesel if I did want a black box or £1600 without

 

[Raymond Lin]

because all the cheap cars around my area are super old and super rubbish and much more costly on insurance

Go further out, don't limit it to your town.

Getting the right car is worth the drive/train to get there.

 

[Funky-Melon]

Agreed with the above.

Get a Fiesta or something Japanese, Honda, Toyota etc.

Absolutely loads around for less than the Citroen.

What you'll save on insurance in the first year you will definitely spend in repairs.

 

[KillBoY_UK]

really? plenty of decent little cars for under 5k

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201903175982362?price-to=5000&model=SWIFT&sort=year-desc&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&make=SUZUKI&postcode=ox11az&advertising-location=at_cars&radius=30&page=1

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201902285396570?make=FORD&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&advertising-location=at_cars&model=FIESTA&price-to=5000&postcode=ox11az&sort=price-desc&radius=30&page=2

etc

£1200 for insurance on that Fiesta, much higher tax too

£1100 for the swift on the insurance , not a fan of the looks (beggars can't be choosers though) I can't get to the car to see it, I really only have access to what is around Oxford and MK and maybe reading as well I don't have a car.

 

[KillBoY_UK]

Agreed with the above.

Get a Fiesta or something Japanese, Honda, Toyota etc.

Absolutely loads around for less than the Citroen.

What you'll save on insurance in the first year you will definitely spend in repairs.

Ok, such a mine field this! and no mates close by to call upon

 

[KillBoY_UK]

Just want something with good mpg, don't cost the earth to run/buy/insure, not have such high mileage that when i come round to selling it ill have to give it away had something I want to drive, As well as being good for a couple of years.

I don't want to spend £1000's on a car ill be ashamed of driving around in lol

 

[Raymond Lin]

Just want something with good mpg, don't cost the earth to run/buy/insure, not have such high mileage that when i come round to selling it ill have to give it away had something I want to drive, As well as being good for a couple of years.

I don't want to spend £1000's on a car ill be ashamed of driving around in lol

Get Japanese if you want reliable.

MPG depends on quite a few things, like how much driving you do and what kind of driving you do.

As for the miles of the car when you come to sell it, it would be worthless if you had spent thousands fixing it, it would be offset by the money saved by not fixing a reliable Japanese car.

 

[TheVoice]

I don't want to spend £1000's on a car ill be ashamed of driving around in lol

Then don't buy a purple Citroen.

 

[KillBoY_UK]

Then don't buy a purple Citroen.

Helpful no need to be a ****, I liked the purple Citroen

 

[KillBoY_UK]

Get Japanese if you want reliable.

MPG depends on quite a few things, like how much driving you do and what kind of driving you do.

As for the miles of the car when you come to sell it, it would be worthless if you had spent thousands fixing it, it would be offset by the money saved by not fixing a reliable Japanese car.

I guess your right

 

[rhysduck]

Is 5k the budget including insurance?

 

[TheVoice]

Helpful no need to be a ****, I liked the purple Citroen

Well only you can tell us what you would and would not be ashamed driving around in really. Fiestas, Polos, Ibizas, and the equivalent from the likes of Mazda and Honda are all worth a look and with a 5k budget you'll get something decent, there's plenty of choice out there and the less-common options (like the Mazda2) will often come better specced than the more common stuff.

Personally I'd be looking at a Focus/Astra/Leon/Mazda3 or equivalent, you'll pay more for insurance for the first couple of years but you'll get more car for your money and be more inclined to keep it for longer. I had a 1.6 Astra as my first car and kept it for five years.