Cheapest NEW small cars in the UK

markelock

insurance should be cheaper for a new car?

MrsE_2

Idiophreak wrote: »

If it were me, I'd want my daughter to be driving the safest car she could be with her money - and buying second hand will make her money go a lot further. You say buying new gets you the most up to date safety equipment, but stuff really doesn't change that much in 6 months or a year...I have more airbags in my car than the new ones I was looking at, better brakes, better handling, it's a better built car etc etc...

Back OT though - when's she looking to buy? Obviously traditional advice still stands afaik wrt buying just before a new plate's out...

When you buy new, you know its history. You know its been looked after & not been crashed or abused.
I agree don't think 6 months makes a lot of difference.
BUT I've found the 4.5K Ka's (I doubt 6 month old ones are less).

She has put in for her test, she won't tell me when it is:rolleyes:

But she has said she plans to buy in September, so I guess its September:rolleyes:

She wants me to test drive lots for her & get it down to a few possibles & then as soon as she has her license she wants to test drive the few its been wittled down too.

MrsE_2

markelock wrote: »

insurance should be cheaper for a new car?

Really?

I though insurance was more on the person, than the car.

So the posts that say insurance will cost a bomb are way off the mark.

At 21 insurance will be high for a new driver, (if it is higher for a new car) it won't increase in relation to the cars value.

Idiophreak

MrsE wrote: »

Really?

I though insurance was more on the person, than the car.

So the posts that say insurance will cost a bomb are way off the mark.

It depends on the person...and the car...

Most people will take something moderately small as their first car - amongst these, the bulk of the cost is going to be because of the drivers age...

An older person, insuring, say, an aston martin, may pay the same, but the bulk of that will be because of the car.

The cheapest thing is to get a cheap (to insure) car and a cheap (to insure)driver...Your daughter, having just passed her test, will be an expensive driver, (although being 21 will help) so needs a really cheap car to try and balance that out.

I wouldn't have thought, though, that buying a new car would make the insurance cheaper...if it's got better ratings etc it may do, but generally I thought it was just the power and value of the car that make the most difference...

MrsE_2

Idiophreak wrote: »

It depends on the person...and the car...

Most people will take something moderately small as their first car - amongst these, the bulk of the cost is going to be because of the drivers age...

An older person, insuring, say, an aston martin, may pay the same, but the bulk of that will be because of the car.

The cheapest thing is to get a cheap (to insure) car and a cheap (to insure)driver...Your daughter, having just passed her test, will be an expensive driver, (although being 21 will help) so needs a really cheap car to try and balance that out.

I wouldn't have thought, though, that buying a new car would make the insurance cheaper...if it's got better ratings etc it may do, but generally I thought it was just the power and value of the car that make the most difference...

Yeah so shes high anyway. A group one/two/three new car will be much the same as a 10 year old Nova.

Anyway, when does the next plate come out? Is it September?

Inactive

Would it not be prudent for your Daughter to actually pass her test first? .. and then start looking for a car.

Realistically, she may fail at least one or more test.

MrsE_2

Inactive wrote: »

Would it not be prudent for your Daughter to actually pass her test first? .. and then start looking for a car.

Realistically, she may fail at least one or more test.

I don't see any harm in her looking

She won't actually buy before she passes her test:rolleyes:

Do you have anything useful to add to this thread or are you just bored:rolleyes:

Inactive

MrsE wrote: »

I don't see any harm in her looking

She won't actually buy before she passes her test:rolleyes:

Do you have anything useful to add to this thread or are you just bored:rolleyes:

Sorry, I was just being realistic, obviously not what you wanted to hear, but it is an open forum, my comments may well benefit others, so I will continue to post.:rolleyes:

Because you start a thread on here, it doesn't give you ownership rights of the forum.:rolleyes:

MrsE_2

Inactive wrote: »

Sorry, I was just being realistic, obviously not what you wanted to hear, but it is an open forum, my comments may well benefit others, so I will continue to post.:rolleyes:

Because you start a thread on here, it doesn't give you ownership rights of the forum.:rolleyes:

No it doesn't.

BUT I can't see why you have a problem with someone using the couple of months wait for their test to start looking at, investigating & sourcing the best deal.

Far more MSE than waiting & rushing for a new car as soon as the test is passed.

99.9% of people who pass their test are desperate to buy their first car & can't wait.
I think its prudent to use the next month or two to window shop & research.

EDITED TO ADD
I think its plain by my first post that I am not asking for opinions on what age car to buy, but where to source the best new deals.
She & I have already decided what age car she would like, thank you.

Inactive

MrsE wrote: »

No it doesn't.

BUT I can't see why you have a problem with someone using the couple of months wait for their test to start looking at, investigating & sourcing the best deal.

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Surely by the time she has passed her test, these " deals " will be history anyway..