Peugeot 106 1.1 or ford fiesta 1.25

I had a Peugeot 106 for a first car I think a 52 plate with 17k on the clock had it for 3 years and in that time the coil pack went and the exhaust fell off and other things. never a peugeot again
 
Both will be old, bits will break regardless of whether its the 106 or fiesta.Its a first car it might even end up in a hedge, hence my initial comment above.

If the Peugeot is hundreds less to insure that's what to buy, if they're very close then the fiestaas the 1.25 is a better little engine
 
Try buying a reliable and cheap for parts 2nd hand 1st car. You dont state budget and age but a Ford is cheaper to run...Check out insurance to take into account too.
 
The Fiesta is more likely to suffer from rust problems, though the 1.25 Zetec is a better engine than the lethargic 1.1 8v lump in the Peugeot.
 
I think the ford would be the best bet, better engine, likely to be more reliable and if its just a first car, you'll probably only keep it for a year or two anyway,

As long as its low on rust when you buy it, it shouldn't throw up any major problems.
 
I'd go for the Fiesta too. The 1.25 Zetec engine is famously good.

Side note: Have you ever sat in a 106? They're not particularly roomy in the pedal department. I really struggled to drive the rallye I tried before I got my 205 GTI. Just wasn't enough room for my size 11 feet. Granted, that was an S1 106 - maybe the S2s are a bit roomier.
 
Pc-Gamer12 said:
My budget is roughly £1100 they both cost the same to insure roughly around £2400
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Having not bothered to buy and insure a car until I was older, I hadn't realised that it's actually possible to buy a car for £1000 and then spend more than twice that amount on insuring it for a year! ;)

Anyway, I drive a Fiesta (a newer one than you're looking at, admittedly), and my Mum drives a 106. The Fiesta is a much nicer car!
 
Footwell is very small in a 106 pedals wise yes, they're pretty close together. The cabin on the whole isn't that tiny though considering how small the car is.

1.1 106 is pants though I'd get the Fiesta. Although the 106 is unlikely to be rusty, that's probably all it's really got going for it. Non rallye/GTI 106s are pretty ugly as well.
 
I'd go against the grain here and take the 106.

An £1100 Fiesta 1.25 will be a Mk4 or Mk5. Whilst the engine is good, they are all at an age where rust is a problem. I looked at loads of these about 12 months ago and they all had rust to a greater or lesser degree, and it can be an MOT failure. The 1.25's can start to burn oil at higher mileages and I would say it is a more complex engine than the 1.1 Peugeot - it has more electronic components on it and they can give strange problems. If you're not handy with the spanners, I'd avoid it.

I had a 1.1 Saxo (which is more or less the same as the 106) - albeit many years ago, as my first car. It was reliable and didn't kill me - although it tried once! You have to be careful with no weight in the back, because if you jump on the brakes at speed with a bit of steering on they will spin easily.

What I'd suggest you do is up the budget a bit and go for a Mk6 Fiesta. It'll probably be a 1.4 as they didn't fit the 1.25 until later, but they are an infinitely better car in every respect - any the don't (generally) rust.
 
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