Just passed my driving test - tips for first car

worried_jim

forgotmyname wrote: »

Good find except the insurance want £9500 third party fire and theft.

Beats the KA insurance by £7k....

Somehow i dont think a carisma is worth the extra.


Go back 10 years and you would have laughed and thought them mental is they said insurance for
new drivers would be in excess of £3k a year.

Sorry, I was advising the op.

Johnny_Barnes10

It's worth noting that fully comp insurance can and is mostly cheaper than TPFT.

victor2

Congrats on passing.
Insurance is going to be the killer. Pick any model of car that appeals to you on something like autotrader and then get an insurance quote for it. If it's still a possibility, then look for other examples of that car for sale. Look into what the road tax will be as well.
Don't assume a diesel will be cheaper to run because it will be more economical than a petrol. If you're only doing mostly short runs, a diesel may work out more expensive in maintenance costs.
If going to look at a car, take someone with you who ideally has a little knowledge about vehicles. If not, two heads are going to be better than one anyway, so still go with someone.

scheming_gypsy

worried_jim wrote: »

Go Japanese, something like a Mitsubishi-

2000 MITSUBISHI CARISMA 1.9 TD Equippe 5dr Diesel Hatchback £795

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201142422847781/sort/priceasc/usedcars/fuel-type/diesel/make/mitsubishi/page/1/radius/1501/postcode/bn424sn?logcode=p

Change out of a grand and very reliable. Job done.

I'm surprised Mitsubishi have been allowed to sell them without getting in trouble with the trade descriptions act. If there's one car that doesn't have any charisma, it's the Charisma; it really is a boring car.
Although I do agree with the 'go Jap'

TRADESIZE

get a low insurance group car research this on the net
a skoda fabia is a good one quite cheap and you can usually get a low milage one for quite cheap

forgotmyname

Except the groups dont always match the quotes. Group 4 insurance can be cheaper than some group 1's.