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CobaltBlue_2

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LandyAndy

Something like this?


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201508246316649?channel=cars&price-to=1500&onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&maximum-age=up_to_9_years_old&insuranceGroup=lowest&postcode=sp61ej&price-from=1000&transmission=manual&fuel-type=petrol&search-target=usedcars&page=1&radius=1501&sort=default&logcode=p

LandyAndy

or this if you can live with the looks


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201505263778991?channel=cars&transmission=manual&page=3&radius=1501&price-from=1000&search-target=usedcars&fuel-type=petrol&postcode=sp61ej&price-to=1500&onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&maximum-age=up_to_9_years_old&sort=default&insuranceGroup=lowest&logcode=p

LandyAndy

CobaltBlue wrote: »

Thanks.
They are coming out as insurance groups 10 and 7 - but as someone said previously on here - that doesn't actually mean they will be more expensive to insure than a group 1 car...

I did a fairly basic search on Autotrader looking for manual, petrol cars under nine years old, with an insurance group of 10 or less and a price range of £1000-£1500.


I picked those two because I think they might prove more reliable than much of what is on offer. That might negate the added insurance cost (if indeed there is one).

Horizon81

I'll continue in the vein of simple Jap cars and suggest the Suzuki Ignis.

You do right looking for a low spec. Less to go wrong.

jimjames

Something like this?


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Puma-1-7cc-16v-79-000-miles-1-family-owner-/281763278226?hash=item419a666d92


Even cheaper ones available too

neil.woos

Just get a good Japanese car like a Yaris. petrol NA. Case closed.

parking_question_chap

Small Honda?

colino

10 year old Renault Clio petrol Authentique with unburstable 1149cc 8valve engine. Anything from £500 and £1000 will get you a cracker. Easy to buy, insure, park and look after and gives a much bigger car feel when your actually driving it compared to the recycled white goods that everyone seems to salivate over.

Horizon81

colino wrote: »

10 year old Renault Clio petrol Authentique with unburstable 1149cc 8valve engine. Anything from £500 and £1000 will get you a cracker. Easy to buy, insure, park and look after and gives a much bigger car feel when your actually driving it compared to the recycled white goods that everyone seems to salivate over.

And no end of electrical gremlins. I agree the engine is solid though.

Fluff15

Get a Toyota Yaris - mines got 97,000 on the clock, nothing goes wrong bar general fair wear and tear. 1L engine, £20 petrol does around 140 miles (and I'm not an economical driver). Best car I've had, 2002 model. Very basic, no AC or anything, but drives like a dream.