Any first car suggestions?

musafir05

Audi A7 Sportback
3.0 Tdi Ultra 218ps S-Tronic

BOOM BOOM!

roneik

Get a mini all the others are so inferior. Although an Audi TT would be a good second choice.
Anyone driving anything other than the mini is just a chav :rotfl:

roneik

I am so glad you decided to join the superior beings and buy a MINI

wba31

I spent £100 on my first car (Micra) and had it for a year. I reversed into a wall, hit a post when i left it parked in gear, got sideways on a roundabout in the wet (surprised myself when i caught the skid and corrected it like Lewis Hamilton!), had it scratched, but none of it mattered as it was worth £100.

I had friends whose parents spent a few thousand on a shiny 3 yr old car for their first motor and they were just miserable when any of the above happened as it always cost to have it sorted out.

My advice is get something cheap to really learn to drive in, then upgrade to something nicer once they have a year or 2 experience...

Tobster86

How old are you?

If you're 18, insurance will probably dictate a tiny, miserable hatchback with a lawnmower engine (though look around and compare, there are often surprises).

If you're 28 insurance is less of an issue as you're not a boy/girl racer. Get a big old German/Swedish barge that is cheap because nobody wants them; they're safer and more reliable than the equivalently priced cheap crap small hatchback as there's less demand for them.

Scale according to your actual age; but the important thing is to actually CHECK ALL CARS that provoke any interest; don't dismiss any as 'too expensive to insure' without first checking.