first car cheap to insure and buy recommendations

siumatfung · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:17

Hi there im a 23 student living in a terraced street and have nearly 2 years driving experience.

I have been insured under my dads insurance on his car for about 18months now

please give me some advice about what to buy, and anything which is cheap and fun

thanks for now

tbz_ck · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:19

Budget???

siumatfung · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:21

sorry forgot to mention tops £2000 car £1000 insurance

i dnt mind if its 3rd party only insurance as long as the car isnt more that 900£

flexo786 · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:39

some cars that are under £900 where decent examples can be found are
peugeot 306
ford fiestas
ford mondeo

siumatfung · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:56

any guidance on age, milage and diesel or petrol?

flexo786 · 29 Sep 2009 at 17:48

siumatfung said:
any guidance on age, milage and diesel or petrol?

i think youd be better off searching the forums for first car threads as theres plenty of them and theyll have better advice then what i can give as im in the same position as you and the list i gave is those which ive seen appear in other threads

siumatfung · 29 Sep 2009 at 17:54

no worries buddy

Trifid · 29 Sep 2009 at 18:48

flexo786 said:
i think youd be better off searching the forums for first car threads as theres plenty of them and theyll have better advice then what i can give as im in the same position as you and the list i gave is those which ive seen appear in other threads

It's quite difficult to as you can't search for 'first' on these forums.

I bought a 51 plate Focus 1.6 Zetec with a similar budget at 18, 2 months after passing.

siumatfung · 29 Sep 2009 at 18:50

Trifid said:
It's quite difficult to as you can't search for 'first' on these forums.

I bought a 51 plate Focus 1.6 Zetec with a similar budget at 18, 2 months after passing.

how long ago was it when you bought it and insurance?

Trifid · 29 Sep 2009 at 19:11

Bought it in February. The only thing it has needed was a new sidelight and it sailed through its MOT.

Cost me £2000 and insurance was £1300 with business and DOC cover for myself.

Locky · 29 Sep 2009 at 21:01

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...age/2&anchor=advert200939342474211&logcode=p#

save some money

siumatfung · 30 Sep 2009 at 02:50

ive had a look and erm got 2 choices atm

206 Y reg 1.9diesel AC

yaris 01 reg 1.3vvt-i SR

both around the 2k mark and group 4-5

Nomisf · 30 Sep 2009 at 10:30

siumatfung said:
ive had a look and erm got 2 choices atm

206 Y reg 1.9diesel AC

yaris 01 reg 1.3vvt-i SR

both around the 2k mark and group 4-5

If you are going to look at pugs, please dont even give a 206 the time of day, its really a very poor car - you could get a 306HDI 2.0 with all the toys attached well within your budget which will be better.

iaind · 30 Sep 2009 at 10:50

2 things that I'll always say in these threads.

Forget the 206, they're rubbish - they're cheap for a reason

Secondly, don't blinker yourself with insurance groups and engine sizes etc.

I think you can do better than a 206 or Yaris - something like a Focus Zetec would be perfect at that budget

Janesy B · 30 Sep 2009 at 10:55

A 1.6 Focus Zetec is only IG6 anyway. As long as you stay below 8 generally you'll be ok.

iaind · 30 Sep 2009 at 10:58

Yup, you definitely don't need to be in groups 1&2 like some people think. I personally find quite a lot of variation within the groups too - my old Toledo was IG6 but was a hell of a lot cheaper to insure than other group 6 cars

siumatfung · 1 Oct 2009 at 16:29

upadate lexus IS200 1999 71k £3495

fully comp with gf on the policy as 2nd driver 1333£ insurance

winner?

iaind · 1 Oct 2009 at 18:09

Thats a hell of a jump from a 206!

They're relatively thirsty for what they are but otherwise very good cars - have you seen it/driven it yet?

siumatfung · 1 Oct 2009 at 18:20

gettin a mate to go give it the once over

its a jump but it worth it if the car is in gud nick

iaind · 1 Oct 2009 at 18:21

Better than a poxy little french tin can!