Car for a new driver

ruby_eskimo

So I am soon going to be taking my driving test and I'm not saying I will be passing first time but it looks promising! Anyway so I was wondering what cars you would advise were good for a first time driver? I am looking at a VW Polo or a Fiat Punto (I'm learning in a Grande Punto and I really like it as a car). My dad isn't really helping to be honest so I just need a little bit of advice about what people think make good cars for first time drivers?

Hammyman

Whatever you find easiest. Many go with the same car they learned in.

Rossy.

Get a cheap run around too until you gain experience. Far too many people get new cars after passing and smash them up due to lack of experience.

start off with a small engine like a 1.0 or 1.2/1.4 - Cheap to run and insurance won't be a killer

I'd say a Clio, Punto, Fiesta, Astra - There's loads, just be sensible

ruby_eskimo

Rossy. wrote: »

Get a cheap run around too until you gain experience. Far too many people get new cars after passing and smash them up due to lack of experience.

start off with a small engine like a 1.0 or 1.2/1.4 - Cheap to run and insurance won't be a killer

I'd say a Clio, Punto, Fiesta, Astra - There's loads, just be sensible

There is absolutely no way I could afford a new car hehe. Thanks, basically what I was looking at anyway.

Toothfairy4

Hi ruby, I would recommend a Peugeot 107/Citroën c1/Toyota aygo, they are pretty much the same car, I have the 107 and it's so cheap to run. Low insurance, £20 a yr tax and does up to 60 miles per gallon. I found it really easy to drive after learning to.

MX5huggy

Insurance is going to be your biggest expense, so run lots of quotes on different cars, cars with the same insurance group can have very different results depending on there perceived attractiveness to boy racers. Go for something you don't want to own! An old Nissian Micra maybe.

I had a 25 year old Renault 5.

Rossy.

MX5huggy wrote: »

Insurance is going to be your biggest expense, so run lots of quotes on different cars, cars with the same insurance group can have very different results depending on there perceived attractiveness to boy racers. Go for something you don't want to own! An old Nissian Micra maybe.

I had a 25 year old Renault 5.

Completely agree

I'm 28 and drive a RenaultSport 197 - I pay £530 PA fully comp, My younger bro tried getting one too but they wanted over 2k for insurance for him :eek:

My first car was a Vauxhall Nova 1.2 - Had more rust than the titanic lol but it served my purpose

mikey72

Polo is best, in group 2

http://www.parkers.co.uk/insurance/Groups/by-group.aspx?ig=2#ig=0

a group 1 would be cheaper

http://www.parkers.co.uk/insurance/Groups/by-group.aspx?ig=1#ig=0

flyingscotno1

mikey72 wrote: »

Polo is best, in group 2

http://www.parkers.co.uk/insurance/Groups/by-group.aspx?ig=2#ig=0

a group 1 would be cheaper

http://www.parkers.co.uk/insurance/Groups/by-group.aspx?ig=1#ig=0

Not necessarily. Difference between lower groups can be negligible at that age point. I was quoted the same for a 3 car as I was a 7 (in the old 1-20 times not the new 1-50 mind). Main factor was age!

Quinny_2

Depends on your budget, but I agree that insurance will be a huge part of it.

anewman

What about a Skoda Fabia 1.2 htp? Based on the VW Polo platform. A nice solid engine designed by Skoda, so good VW used it in the Polo too.

I guess the key factor for newly passed drivers is insurance. So get a nice handful of cars you might be interested in, go to confused.com and keep going back to the quote and changing the car - one way to do this is to use a site like autotrader and input the reg numbers. Insurance group on its own does not mean much.