which is the better car any advice please

jaks111

im looking to upgrade my car im after a corsa or a clio about 06 plate so the new shape looking for a 1.0 0r 1.1 due to the insurance as my daughter is 17 and she will be driving it occasionally so it will make a big difference to the insurance any advice on which is the best as i like both of them

thanks

ps also i have saved some money up im hoping to sell mine privately then buy the other car privately
is that better than going to the garage as i need to watch the pennies

rev_henry

In all honesty, whichever is cheaper to insure. If there's little difference come back and ask again.

mickbhall

Think the corsa will be cheaper to insure clio engine entry level is a 1.2 both will be cheap to run tho. also private will be cheaper you may be able to haggle a warranty for couple month. in a garge tho.

ArsenalFC

Test drive them both if you can then see which one you prefer.

As regards to buying privately, yes it will be a lot cheaper than the garage. I'm on my 7th car since started driving and have always bought privately.

goldspanners

i know someone that bought the small 3 cylinder engined corsa for the same reasons as you,low insurance for thier daughter to drive it aswell.

check insurance prices first.as im sure you know this could be the difference of a good few hundred quid.

movilogo

Buy Hyundai or Kia (e.g. i10 or Picanto) or even Daihatsu Serion or Toyota Aygo.

They are all similarly priced and come with 5-7 yr warranty.

Of course these are for new cars. If you are buying 06/07 plate, only Hyundai (or may be Kia) will have warranty remaining.

rev_henry

movilogo wrote: »

Buy Hyundai or Kia (e.g. i10 or Picanto) or even Daihatsu Serion or Toyota Aygo.

They are all similarly priced and come with 5-7 yr warranty.

Of course these are for new cars. If you are buying 06/07 plate, only Hyundai (or may be Kia) will have warranty remaining.

Yes, one of these will be far better than anything french, and a bit better than a corsa. I learnt to drive in my mum's 3-cyl corsa and, well, its a car, it works. Nothing exciting but its cheap to fix and doesn't break. I did go on to drive several thousand miles in it after passing and it could have done with a bit more bhp on the motorway. Well, in general tbh. But I would still recommend it - its just my boy racer tendencies coming out - my mum still likes it.

Lum

The Corsa is a pretty awful place to be IMO, especially with that 3 cylinder engine, there's a thread here complaining about it because the lack of power means you have to thrash it just to get it up a hill, which means poor fuel economy.

The Clio will be a much nicer place to be, but you have the worries of French reliability. Shouldn't be too bad at 4 years old, but, while it pains me to say it, the Corsa is probably a safer bet.

Also check insurance on larger cars. The conventional wisdom of tiny engine == cheap insurance for youngsters is long gone thanks to the growth of the "barryboy" or boy racer (and these days the women can be just as bad, only real difference is the girl racer car is more likely to be full of stick-on pink tat). Corsas and Clios are among the most popular cars in that fraternity and the insurance rates reflect this.

Something with a bit less street cred like the aforementioned Kia or even something bigger but dull like a Mondeo may well be cheaper to insure and possibly cheaper to buy too.

Banner_Stands

I would not touch French. A couple of the lads who work for me have Clio's. They are falling to bit and they are not that old!

Evilm

Do insurance quotes for you and your daughter on both of them before you get attached to either. You could get a shock otherwise!

Privately is better.

bantamfan

Also bear in mind safety, I hate to say it but even a young female driver is more likely to have a prang. If at all possible get side airbags, I have seem them save a couple of people from quite nasty injuries. Something tells me the newer shape clio (if it was out then) was pretty safe.