First Car?

syke · 1 Sep 2006 at 20:45

Hey im just wondering what you guys think would be a realiable first car?

Budget £1k-2k (maybe more..)
Want something with a fair amount of grunt.
Fairly small..Golf size etc.

Any ideas guys?

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saitrix · 1 Sep 2006 at 20:47

Any reason inparticular for a small car?

If not then I would say a 2.0 Mondeo Ghia X. How old are you, that will help out with insurance being less if you are older.

syke · 1 Sep 2006 at 20:48

Well doesnt have to be really small..But it would mostly be me in it.. not many other people. Biggest id say .. Mondeo size.

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syke · 1 Sep 2006 at 20:48

saitrix said:
Any reason inparticular for a small car?

If not then I would say a 2.0 Mondeo Ghia X. How old are you, that will help out with insurance being less if you are older.

My dad will be paying for the first few years (lucky) and then ill be paying later on. So insurance isnt a big deal really.

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saitrix · 1 Sep 2006 at 20:53

Syk3 said:
My dad will be paying for the first few years (lucky) and then ill be paying later on. So insurance isnt a big deal really.

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Ok then, 2.5 v6 Ghia X.

That would be nice.

syke · 1 Sep 2006 at 20:54

Anything else?
Not overly keen on mondeo's myself. But will keep it in mind =]

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saitrix · 1 Sep 2006 at 20:56

If you want pure speed and not bothered about much else, then you should be able to get a Saxo VTR for £2k.

syke · 1 Sep 2006 at 20:57

Its not just pure speed.
But i just want something that has a bit of power behind it. I've been looking at a few Golf GTi's. Not sure yet. I like the look of Saxo VTR's though..

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triggerthat · 1 Sep 2006 at 20:57

saitrix said:
If you want pure speed and not bothered about much else, then you should be able to get a Saxo VTR for £2k.

VTR arn't that fast

Fiat Coupe

Your dad might like you during the first year.

saitrix · 1 Sep 2006 at 20:58

triggerthat said:
VTR arn't that fast

It is for a first car, and they handle very well. I tend to not measure speed purely on straightline speed.

What mk Golf's you been looking at?

triggerthat · 1 Sep 2006 at 21:00

saitrix said:
It is for a first car, and they handle very well.

I suppose. He'll probably get sick of it after 6 months. I suppose you can say that about any car though.

syke · 1 Sep 2006 at 21:02

saitrix said:
It is for a first car, and they handle very well. I tend to not measure speed purely on straightline speed.

What mk Golf's you been looking at?

All really..i dont want it to be amazingly fast, but have a nice kick in it when needed etc. I want it to handle well more than anything though.

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syke · 1 Sep 2006 at 21:04

Oh and also, i have been looking at sub £1k cars too.
Reason for that is to get used to it all..and save money from then on for a better car above £2-3k etc.
What you guys recon?

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saitrix · 1 Sep 2006 at 21:05

Syk3 said:
Oh and also, i have been looking at sub £1k cars too.
Reason for that is to get used to it all..and save money from then on for a better car above £2-3k etc.
What you guys recon?

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If you are looking round there, get a 1.6/1.9 205 GTi. They handle better than the Golf counterpart and still goes some. Just have to rev them a bit.

For your first car it could be a good idea. It is afterall the car you will most likely total.

syke · 1 Sep 2006 at 21:07

saitrix said:
If you are looking round there, get a 1.6/1.9 205 GTi. They handle better than the Golf counterpart and still goes some. Just have to rev them a bit.

For your first car it could be a good idea. It is afterall the car you will most likely total.

Haha yeah thats fair enough..would you spend sub £1k or over that for your first car?

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Bri · 1 Sep 2006 at 21:09

I spent a grand on my car, 200 (W) Rover 200. It was a good deal, it's only a 1.1 but I've had a few hairy moments in it which would have been a lot hairier if I'd had a more powerful car.

Get a low powered car for the first year or 2 in my opinion.

syke · 1 Sep 2006 at 21:11

Bri said:
I spent a grand on my car, 200 (W) Rover 200. It was a good deal, it's only a 1.1 but I've had a few hairy moments in it which would have been a lot hairier if I'd had a more powerful car.

Get a low powered car for the first year or 2 in my opinion.

Hmm, im not overly keen on Rovers myself but i will have a look.

I dont want it to be too big, as streets around here arent the widest.

Any ideas about getting a Clio or anything?

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OllyM · 1 Sep 2006 at 21:11

Bri said:
Get a low powered car for the first year or 2 in my opinion.

I disagree - what if you misjudge pulling out of a junction and need to put your foot down to get out of the way? In a 1.1, nothing's going to happen very quickly...

Also, joining motorways and dual carriageways must be horrible, building up speed must take ages.

saitrix · 1 Sep 2006 at 21:12

Syk3 said:
Haha yeah thats fair enough..would you spend sub £1k or over that for your first car?

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Well depends. I decided to spend £4k on my first car, in some ways it would have been nice to get a cheap car as then I wouldn't ever have to worry about leaving it anywhere. I was originally looking at buying a 205 1.4 XS/GT/Roland Garros as my first car, until my parents persuaded me away. I still sometimes wish I got one. The reason from my parents was reliability, but really they arn't bad, they are just use to buying new cars and keeping for 3 years only.

I personally wouldn't want a slow first car, power used wisely can get you out of situations very well.

syke · 1 Sep 2006 at 21:13

OllyM said:
I disagree - what if you misjudge pulling out of a junction and need to put your foot down to get out of the way? In a 1.1, nothing's going to happen very quickly...

Also, joining motorways and dual carriageways must be horrible, building up speed must take ages.

Thats what i was thinking. Im looking at around 1.6..But im not sure.

If you were in my position would you:

Spend Sub £1k or over that?
Get a low powered car or a more of a higher power car. 1.1 - 1.9etc

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