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Vauxhall Corsa or Mazda 2 (First car)

JXN1990 · 2011-10-12 16:50:00

Hi all, I've lurked around here for a long time but this is my first post. I'm looking into getting a first car and ideally I want a car that is new-ish and reliable. I've done a bit of research and found it would be smart not to go above insurance group 4 so these 2 cars fit. Both are around 6-7k and 4k insurance on both.…

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13 October 2011 at 1:44PM

Don't buy a new or nearly new car as your first car as, no offence, there's a good chance you'll crash it.

Unless you live in Bradford or something, you should be able to get insured for under 3K on something older and cheaper. Once you've got a years no-claims-bonus, then think about getting something a bit newer and nicer.

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