Car for young driver

mcjordi

andyman2303 wrote: »

Do not underestimate french engineering!

:rotfl::rotfl:
my xsara is complete poop, had random things fall off or stop working

andy2004

You cant go wrong with a Ford Escort 2nd hand, pretty much anything from a A-S reg
I passed my test in 1, god thats going back some, and that was a F reg, if you get a godden they are cheap and reliable, parts can be gotton from car breakers easily, I've had 8 in 16 years, mainly due to cost of the MOT, small note usually i buy them at the £300 mark, so when it costs more than that for the work on the mot time for another one.
Best one i had was £300 Y-reg, cost me £125 every year for the MOT which i had 3 of, and then sold it for £200,

mealone

My first car was a Proton Persona and it was a loverly little car that was cheap, the insurance was low, it was very reliable and good on MPH.

Dont discount the cars for the badge, if it ticks all the other boxs ignor the badge, you`ll bash the car anyway so what did it matter?

pitkin2020

andyman2303 wrote: »

Do not underestimate french engineering!

thats the funniest thing i have seen today....actually this week....french cars are awful, i would rather have a fiat panda lmao

Sorry to say but £800-£1000 is not going to be enough if you are expecting to cover the insurance aswell from that fund, if you are just looking at spending that on a car you should get something nice for that, but if i were you i would look at several models you are interested then spend an hour or two on moneysupermarket checking the insurance on each model as that will probably be your main deciding factor,
When i passed my test (7 yrs ago now) i bought a peugeot 205 1.1, cost £300, i insured it as TPFT cheapest i could get was £1100:mad:

dieselhead

Having narrowed it down to a few cars you need to spend some time on price comparison sites just getting quotes for insurance on different models. Also do quotes for before and after she has passed her test as often the price will go up after she has passed as she will no-longer be supervised.

movingforward2010

andyman2303 wrote: »

Get a clio. Mine was a 1.2 R reg with 63k on the clock. I added 25k in 2 years, and didn't have a single problem with it. Easy to work on, air filter easy to get to. Service only cost £120 inc parts and labour.

Do not underestimate french engineering!

i had a clio for 3 years, and not one thing went wrong at all, infact i would go as far to say it was one of the best small car ive ever had

creased-leach

You simply can't get by on "X is a great car"

Fred may well have had 15 years trouble free motoring from his "X"- but yours may be a complete lemon. What makes a difference is how "X" has been maintained...and driven.

Work first with the insurance groups- I'm doing this at the moment for our 19yr old DD who is about to start lessons. Insurance costs are quite scary! Make a list of cheap to insure cars, and then go through them to narrow it down to what she needs/wants. Then move on to review sites for some guidance on reliability.

Do you have a friend who knows anything about cars? Getting someone to give a potential buy a good once over can save you a fortune. Top MSE tip- marry an ex mechanic

There are lots of tips for bringing down the 1st years insurance- hubby & I both have looong no claims, and clean licences. Adding us onto her ins. as named drivers brings it down, it may work for you.

Just bear in mind that the first years insurance is as big a factor as the car.

jeannieblue

mcjordi wrote: »

her first car should be something that is low insurance group, i personally wouldnt get something new as its bound the get a few scrapes or dings on it, i know my first car did lol

the best bet is to go with a corsa/fiesta/ka/micra

Agree with the recommendations by mcjordi - nearly - I would omit the KA from the equation. Bit flimsy and tend to go through alot of wishbone arms.

andy2004

Dont really need to do the groups for insurance, Top gear already did a show on it,
they took the cheapest possible insurance group car possible said they where 17 and just passed, they said the cars was £300, was a 1-1.1litre engine,or smaller, after all, all 3 of them where doing their own one, and all where quoted over £1300 for insurance. They did find out 1 thing, you could half in the insurance simply by being a girl. Boys are more likely to show off and therefore more likely to have an accident which of course is total bull.... fill in your own word. girls are just as bad as they are more likely be doing their makeup whilst driving.

pitkin2020

creased-leach wrote: »

You simply can't get by on "X is a great car"

Fred may well have had 15 years trouble free motoring from his "X"- but yours may be a complete lemon. What makes a difference is how "X" has been maintained...and driven.

Work first with the insurance groups- I'm doing this at the moment for our 19yr old DD who is about to start lessons. Insurance costs are quite scary! Make a list of cheap to insure cars, and then go through them to narrow it down to what she needs/wants. Then move on to review sites for some guidance on reliability.

Do you have a friend who knows anything about cars? Getting someone to give a potential buy a good once over can save you a fortune. Top MSE tip- marry an ex mechanic

There are lots of tips for bringing down the 1st years insurance- hubby & I both have looong no claims, and clean licences. Adding us onto her ins. as named drivers brings it down, it may work for you.

Just bear in mind that the first years insurance is as big a factor as the car.

adding a second driver who is over 25 does help, regardless of how long they have been driving, i added a mate who was 27 and had only passed his test recently onto my insurance and it brought it down by £300, i added my mum aswell and that brought it down a further £100, i was under 25 at the time so it did help, now i am 25 its not such a massive reduction by adding someone but it does help