Recommend me a car, with kids learning to drive soon

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sacsquacco wrote: »

Skoda Citigo, absolute brilliant performer, a pleasure to drive. Whatever car they choose beg them not to be seduced by the cute Fiat 500. Appalling car, a Fiat Panda in a different coat. Citigo looks like a box on wheels but fits like a glove once behind the wheel.

+1 for the citigo/mii/up!, although maybe a little small for the OP, great handling, and great real world mpg.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201512019129343?sort=default&radius=100&model=citigo&maximum-mileage=up_to_10000_miles&search-target=usedcars&aggregatedTrim=Elegance&postcode=SN25%204GW&searchcontext=default&make=skoda&page=1&maximum-age=up_to_3_years_old&onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&logcode=p

£5,795, 64 plate citigo with 1460 on the clock, heated seats, sat nav/media player/fuel computer, alloys, A/C.

bigjl

mr_accountant wrote: »

my advice go for a Japanese or Korean PETROL car, modern diesels can be an expensive nightmare

in that price range you have a lot of options, maybe a hyundai i20 petrol of kia rio, honda jazz, the Hyundai or kia should still have some warranty left (5 years or 7 years respectively)

thy are reasonably large inside front and back and should be reliable and well built subject to all the usual second hand car buying checklists

I did a few Insurance checks regarding slightly larger cars like the Rio.

Wasn't too bad with my daughter as a learner, but we did a quote on several cars as if she had passed her test and then the slightly larger cars had some very high quotes.

I would personally have rather had something bigger.

But living in London sometimes small is better.

We still have the Berlingo for longer journeys.

hollie.weimeraner

Ectophile wrote: »

But then a driving instructor would say that, wouldn't they?

They have a bit of a vested interest in the pupil not getting any experience except on the driving lessons.

Not necessarily, my wife is an instructor and always advises her students to go out with their parents when they are competent to do so as it helps to bring them on. She just advises them not to take any notice of their instructions to alter their driving style as they can pick up bad habits very quickly.

Parents invariably know very little about what's required to get to test standard.