Got a job but I now need a car for it.

Mister_aaa

Honda Civic diesel is worth a punt too. Just bought a 2009 2.2 diesel for 7k, and its great on long journeys, fuel efficient too.

nickcc

Agree with Honda, had a couple in the past and excellent motors although the parts can be pricey.

Willem-de-Blois

Foxy-Stoat wrote: »

One of these diesels should be ok, to name a few:
Audi A3/A4
VW Golf/Passat
Skoda Octavia

I went for the Skoda Octavia SE, 1.9 TDI.

Now I need to get insured by Saturday evening when I'll be driving this car for the first time.

Yes I am over 25 and I'll be surveying so my work journeys will be to inspect sites and to go to site meetings etc so I won't be transporting merchandise.

Lum

Also consider a Kia or Hyundai. They're less fancy than your VWs so less things to go wrong and they come with long warranties.

Personally I wouldn't want to do regular long distance motorway work in anything smaller than a Focus. I've done it before thanks to having terrible hire cars and have always been in agony at the end of a 5 hour run.

Also check if your company has any age/style requirements on the car. Many wont let you have anything over 5 years old, for example. Though in my case I got around that with a private plate.

Indout96

If you are thinking along the Golf lines then have a look at the VW Bora / Jetta diesel depending on year, far cheaper to buy and insure than the Golf and so long as you can live with a boot rather than hatch basically the same.
You will get a few less toys in it though, I was looking at them before I bought my Passat.

sillygoose

Indout96 wrote: »

If you are thinking along the Golf lines then have a look at the VW Bora / Jetta diesel depending on year, far cheaper to buy and insure than the Golf and so long as you can live with a boot rather than hatch basically the same.
You will get a few less toys in it though, I was looking at them before I bought my Passat.

erm he just posted he bought a Skoda!

malky39

God choice with the 1.9 octavia will give you good mpg and it is the same 1.9 that is used in vw,audi and seat cars and if looked after will last a long time, ever wondered why alot of taxis are octavias. No DPF to worry about either. Just remeber that even though your not carrying work equipment in your car that your still using it for business use and will have to insure it accordingly

YoungBusinessman

Good choice, look after it, try aviva for insurance.

wba31

For insurance shop around. Check out comparison sites. I have mine with NFU Mutual. Not on comparison sites, charge barely any interest on monthly payments, no admin fees for any changes, very ethical and a breath of fresh air compared to some other less scrupulous insurance companies...

droopsnoot

Lum wrote: »

Also check if your company has any age/style requirements on the car. Many wont let you have anything over 5 years old, for example. Though in my case I got around that with a private plate.

Sorry for dragging this off-topic, but how did a private plate alter your insurance company's rule about the age of the car? Given that a private or cherished plate can never make the car look newer than it is, only older, and leaving aside that they want the year of first registration of the car, not the plate it's wearing, I am puzzled by this. Or was it because they felt you were more trustworthy because you spent some money on a plate, implying you would look after the car? Just asking.