Wee first car - alternatives to Suzuki Ignis?

daveyjp

WIAWSNB said:

daveyjp said:

Suzuki Swift.  Daughter has one as her first car, owned almost a year.  Apart from a new battery last week, for ten years old it's in great condition.  

Seeing your other post, whilst she learnt in a manual she wanted an auto for her busy commute so choice was limited.  A basic torque converter auto is ideal.

Yes, the Swift is a nice car. Fractionally too big, possibly, as a firstie? 

Not really.  She learnt in a Fiesta which is a similar size.  The slightly larger car has also worked well as she is now required to go on longer trips for work and its a comfortable car for longer trips.

knightstyle

Granddaughter just bought a Hyundai i10 and it looks and sounds like a good buy, under 70k miles and cost £1200.

Myci85

Check insurance cost for Suzuki swift, we looked at them but were getting pretty high costs for new driver. And I'll be honest, cost of insurance was one of the main considerations as it is so high for them!

WIAWSNB

Myci85 said:

Check insurance cost for Suzuki swift, we looked at them but were getting pretty high costs for new driver. And I'll be honest, cost of insurance was one of the main considerations as it is so high for them!

Thanks - yes, I've started a new thread on 'insurance'. 

Why are Suzukis so high?! The Ignis at ~17, the Swift at 22+. Aygo is only ~7, Fabia around 9. 

What actual '£ifference' it makes I've yet to check.

ButterCheese

Just to be boring - have you done insurance quotes on all of these proposed cars?  Small and popular cars often are more expensive to insure like-for-like.  If money is no object then fine

WIAWSNB

ButterCheese said:

Just to be boring - have you done insurance quotes on all of these proposed cars?  Small and popular cars often are more expensive to insure like-for-like.  If money is no object then fine

You ain't boring, but making insurance applications will be That's why I was hoping that the info was 'out there', but seemingly it isn't. 

Damn damn damn... 

Myci85

We found that the insurance group of a car did not always correlate with the quote received. So unfortunately it is a case of looking at potential cars, and doing a quote to see how high or low it is in comparison to other options. It can be very time consuming! Also, the quotes can vary massively simply according to what day you start the policy... Best to start it at least a few days later, a week or more if you can to bring it down. And if there is a chance a parent etc may sometimes drive the car, and they've got a long and incident free driving record, worth adding them as additional drivers to the policy as that can bring it down too.

fatbelly

I think it's just a case of looking around for a 'nice' example and not being too focused on a particular make/model

I assume you are looking for something used, maybe 5-10 years old.

IOWJJBTM2025

We picked up a cheap (£1800) 15 year old, low mileage 1.2 ltr Skoda Fabia for my sons first car.
Very easy to drive with excellent all round visibility.
Not only did he learn to drive in it, he also took his test in it.
The examiner was a very large chap. Had my son turned up for his test in a Toyota Aygo I am not sure that he would have been able to access the hand brake.
Just a point that the car you choose may need to be suitable for taking a test. Good clear all round visibility for both driver and passenger is advised.
At the time my son turned 17 years my car was a Kia Rio with a low power 1.0 ltr diesel engine. My son started to learn to drive in it and struggled with stalling and poor rear visibility. As soon as we got the Skoda he had no issues.

paul_c123

WIAWSNB said:

Hi.

Daughter seemingly about to learn to drive. I've suggested mini-SUV style cars, ie high, upright seating, rather than wee, low-slung hatchback. 

I'm familiar with the Suzuki Ignis as I tried to persuade mil to go for one (but she went for a Renault Twingo instead, pfffft) and I think it's a wee cracker. 

What are the alternatives I should be looking at? 

Hyundai i10?

Toyota Aygo?

What's the Skoda option?

Or is the Ignis the best wee car in the wurld? 

What's your budget? Kia Stonic is also a small SUV style car, and is equally as good (but quite a new model - you don't say what era of Suzuki Ignis).