What are the cheapest new cars?

aye_right

My old banger gave up today and I'm seriously considering a new car on finance to replace it.

I'm thinking that a new car will probably be 0 road tax (as opposed to £20 a month for my ancient KA) no MOT for a while and hopefully 100% reliable. I have worked out that my £600 banger that lasted me for 2 years cost me a lot in tax and repairs and stress.

What are the cheapest new cars out there? I know the Dacia is the very cheapest, but are there other models not much more than the 5 grand? Am I going to be better getting a car a year or two old?

All I want is a basic run around for 2 adults that is cheap and safe. Mostly town and country road driving.

vikingaero

There's nothing wrong with a new Dacia, and the only negatives will be from badge snobs.

bigadaj

Where's 5k from, looks like £7.5k as a minimum.

JP1978

Consider a 2nd hand car that has a longer than standard 3 yr warranty - like Kia - they have a seven year warranty, so even buying a 3 yr old car will get a 4 yr warranty (assuming that mileage limits are met and you keep it serviced to manufacturers standard)

worried_jim

I've been in a few Dacia taxis in Turkey and all were fine. But you can pick them up second hand for peanuts so maybe get one a year or two old and save even more money.

This is £5k and looks smart- http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201706306922365?sort=price-asc&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=bn424sn&make=DACIA&radius=40&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&page=1

Iceweasel

vikingaero wrote: »

There's nothing wrong with a new Dacia, and the only negatives will be from badge snobs.

I agree - nothing wrong with Dacia -they have been part of Renault for several years now.

As for £0 tax - that only applies to purely electric 0% emissions cars.

You can check all car tax rates here:

http://www.nextgreencar.com/car-tax/make-model/dacia/sandero/

wgl2014

Agree with what's already been said.

Purchase price is only one of the costs involved, a 2 or 3 year old car that has had a chunk of depreciation knocked off could be your best bet. I wouldn't worry too much about a warranty, with the money saved you can stick it away in a savings account and use it for any repairs. I would suggest that a cheaper more basic car also has less to go wrong and will be cheaper to fix.

forgotmyname

If your current tax is only £20 then your KA cannot be that old. New shape from 2009 so 8 years old max?

Why is it dead?

System

aye_right wrote: »

My old banger gave up today and I'm seriously considering a new car on finance to replace it.

Then you're an idiot if you do. Don't buy a car on finance. Don't buy a new car unless you like setting fire to money

I'm thinking that a new car will probably be 0 road tax (as opposed to £20 a month for my ancient KA) no MOT for a while and hopefully 100% reliable. I have worked out that my £600 banger that lasted me for 2 years cost me a lot in tax and repairs and stress.

I can guarantee that the 2 years of repairs and tax are a damned sight less than the depreciation hit you'll take in the first year with a new car and the stress of knowing you have to meet a 3-5 year finance deal when you have a drop in income will be higher than the inconvenience of having to fix your banger. Yeah you're correct you won't have a MOT but you will have higher servicing costs which will far exceed the £30-£55 cost of a MOT as it will have to be serviced to the manufacturers specification using genuine parts in order to maintain the warranty.

Am I going to be better getting a car a year or two old?

What do you think?

All I want is a basic run around for 2 adults that is cheap and safe. Mostly town and country road driving.

4/5 year old Ford Focus.

RichardD1970

forgotmyname wrote: »

If your current tax is only £20 then your KA cannot be that old. New shape from 2009 so 8 years old max?

Why is it dead?

£20 a month.

RichardD1970

Tarambor wrote: »

What do you think?

Be interesting to see a similar graph for a car costing £6,000 new, although I agree I would be looking at a 2-3 year old car with that budget.