first car - what should I go for

Hoof_Hearted

I am glad you agree. Daughter had one as her first car. Despite the battering it took, she never had a problem with it. Wife also had one in the distant past with no problems. They are actually roomier than they look and I didn't find driving them uncomfortable (over 6ft).

sillygoose

As long as it can take those speed bumps down Bostock Avenue

Brallaqueen

sillygoose wrote: »

As long as it can take those speed bumps down Bostock Avenue

Wouldn't know, don't live there! Used a random postcode as didn't want to advertise my address to anyone

Brallaqueen

getmore4less wrote: »

don't rule out the bigger stuff, like the Vectra above, some good old octavias about, no one wants these bigger cars so cheap and might get a few years out of one.


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201224475433543/sort/default/usedcars/price-to/1000/make/skoda/radius/10/postcode/nn14ln/page/1?logcode=p

should be good for 50+mpg

That octavia is misleading - the advert says "it is not 999" and you have to ask for price. Not sure why anyone would want to mis-advertise like that but it's not the first i've seen on Autotrader - another being this

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201224475453175/sort/default/usedcars/price-to/1000/page/1/quicksearch/true/radius/20/postcode/nn14ln?logcode=p

"
5 Door Estate, Beige, Petrol, Manual, Side airbags, Steering wheel reach adjustment, 3x3 point rear seat belts, Front electric windows, Air conditioning, Trip computer. mot till june 2013 (no advisory's) tax till end november 2012, heated wing mirrors. 2 keys & 1 former keeper! at 1.6 very economical drives supurb drive, very clean inside and out, lovely family car! price £1195.
"

Hoof_Hearted

Autotrader should clamp down on this kind of stuff, just like putting 70 miles instead of 70,000 to get up the listing. However, they don't seem bothered as long as the money keeps rolling in.

Both this and the Octavia advert would just put me off completely.

Strider590

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