Just passed... Now where to get a car?

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What sort of trusted places should i be looking to buy a 2nd hand car?

I dont mean a old banger, i mean something 2-4 years old, max. And im looking for a price upto about £6000 for the car itself. I looking for something like a 1.25-1.4 fiesta or clio. (remember its a first starter car! i learnt in a fiesta 1.25) :)


Ive been looking at carland online (one in lakeside near me) but i not sure how good/bad/ugly they are when it comes to service and price.

Ive also looked at ford 2nd hand cars online, but they seem VERY expensive, only £1000 cheaper than buying new.

Also had a quick browse through autotrader.

Where would you guys look first and trust with your money???



thanks for any info guys :)
 
ok thanks for a few pointers guys...

i guess i should spend alittle less on my first car....i was also thinking about a old old shape nissan almeria, i think 95 model.

that would be £1500ish and £800 to insure...

good idea? :confused: :)
 
Replicant said:
6K isn't too excessive for a first car imo, just means you'll get a much newer supermini etc rather than an older model if you had 3K, you'll welcome all the mod cons and the car will be cheaper to maintain as older models (small engined) tend to have had a hard life with plenty of stop start non motorway use, It's only when buying new you should seriously think about not going for mass produced models.

Just noticed your a little older than the average on here ;) more reason to go with a nice car i think.
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thats something i probably forgot to mention.... i waited a long while before going driving lessons/test and im 24.....

while im still "new" im not your average silly 17 year old boy racer.... (i think :p)

so would that change things? ;)




currently looking at used renault site, cheapest 1.2 for 4795. My sister might be selling hers for 3700ish....might go with that.


then comes insurance. Is it possible for me to get a tempory insurance cover on my sisters or dads car, then transfer it to my car when i get one? Or in the case of my sisters car, change from 2nd driver to 1st driver + owner?
 
ok, a update.

today we went for a rather long drive around, first to gyln hopkin in romford to look at almerias....03 models mostly. That would be around £7000 + 1000 insurance. Also, this got my dad interested in a new primera for himself.....so they would be rather happy with us if i decided this route :p :D

then we went to Renault romford, some clios... exact same age as my sisters (53 reg) for £5500 (sister is selling for £4000ish) that would be £900 to insure.

Then finaly, www.fiestaworld.co.uk in grays, a mostly 02, 03 models 1.3lx, ranging from £4500 - £5500. these would cost about £800 to insure.

im thinking of going the fiesta route...another essex boy in a fiesta :o but it would leave about £1000 of savings for some ICE :D
 
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Kappa said:
Haha no way! I live right near there!

Nowt wrong with an essex boy and a fiesta! Dont get the 1.3 engined fiesta, apparantly slow/rubbish/<insert negative word>. The 1.25 16v is better in all respects apparantly.
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almost all of the 2003,04 cars i could see was 1.3s :o

my mate has basicaly said the same that the 1300s are rubbish, he has a lovely Fiesta ST :eek: slightly out of my range for a few decades :p ;)
 
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chrislusty said:
So why not get your sisters clio? seems a good idea if she is selling hers.
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im not to sure on the clio really...

its between a fiesta or a clio though. i think it might be easier to get my sisters clio.... :confused:
 
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