Ford KA

espresso

lucy_w86 wrote: »

What cars would people recommend?

I am looking for something small, cheap to run and reliable.

OK let go full circle, how about a Ford Ka?

:rolleyes:

albertross_2

Small

http://www.parkers.co.uk/insurance/Groups/by-group.aspx?ig=1

Cheap to Run.. doesn't exist, cars will burn a hole in your pocket, especially with no, no claims, and high petrol costs.

reliability, you'll pay for that as well

http://www.whatcar.co.uk/news-special-report.aspx?NA=225557&EL=3196974

anewman

If you have learnt and passed in a manual I'd be inclined to go for a manual car. Otherwise if it ever comes to driving a manual it will be like learning all over again. I mucked up the gears once in the test, and now I've had my own car a while I barely notice them.

You can get a decent enough car for under £1000 if you look around. Just check out the insurance cost before-hand as other people have said above.

Hintza

Have to agree with most of the posts on here. If you can drive a manual then for a small car it's the way to go.

My short list would be:

Fiat Panda (great wee car, I have bought 2)
Citreon C1 (don't know much about it but seems to get good reviews)
Corsa (probably the old model so slightly older but bomb proof)
Micra (may like them and good reviews, however I find they are normally at the front of a long queue of cars....lol)
Polo (paying for the badge but should be OK)
some of the small Korean cars are very good value.

If you are nervous I would probably buy the best/newst car you could. You should be able to get a pre-reg for a bit more than your price or around a 1 year old one.

Wherever you go to buy take someone who knows a bit about cars/haggling etc.

If you are nervous I would suggest you take some more lessons just to build up your confidence and have someone who is trained in this OH and family members tend to be the worst in these sorts of situations.

lucy_w86

Hintza wrote: »

Have to agree with most of the posts on here. If you can drive a manual then for a small car it's the way to go.

My short list would be:

Fiat Panda (great wee car, I have bought 2)
Citreon C1 (don't know much about it but seems to get good reviews)
Corsa (probably the old model so slightly older but bomb proof)
Micra (may like them and good reviews, however I find they are normally at the front of a long queue of cars....lol)
Polo (paying for the badge but should be OK)
some of the small Korean cars are very good value.

If you are nervous I would probably buy the best/newst car you could. You should be able to get a pre-reg for a bit more than your price or around a 1 year old one.

Wherever you go to buy take someone who knows a bit about cars/haggling etc.

If you are nervous I would suggest you take some more lessons just to build up your confidence and have someone who is trained in this OH and family members tend to be the worst in these sorts of situations.

I am going to sort out some refresher lessons so when it comes to test driving, im a lot more confidence.

May I ask why you advise buying a newer car if I am nervous?

Thanks so much!!!

Hintza

I just think if you are unsure of cars/motoring you want as little hassle as possible. At least say with a year old car you will still have at least two years of warranty.

If you buy an older one and aren't sure what you are looking for how would you know if you had bought a lemon.

debred86

To answer your first question, ford Kas are quite nice little cars. I have had 2 , they are great little things. They can go wrong from time to time but dont really cost all that much to fix. My first one was and R reg and was getting old and had no power steering, so i got a 2003 one last year and the power steering makes all the difference. They are small so are easy to park and manouver etc, and they're pretty nippy.

If your looking at one, make sure to look for rust, as some of the older ones have alot, it can be sorted but its better not to have to do anything to em.

Insurance is reasonably cheap, they dont cost alot to fill the tank, and a full tank lasts me about 2 weeks, driving to and from work etc.

anything else just ask x

lucy_w86

debred86 wrote: »

To answer your first question, ford Kas are quite nice little cars. I have had 2 , they are great little things. They can go wrong from time to time but dont really cost all that much to fix. My first one was and R reg and was getting old and had no power steering, so i got a 2003 one last year and the power steering makes all the difference. They are small so are easy to park and manouver etc, and they're pretty nippy.

If your looking at one, make sure to look for rust, as some of the older ones have alot, it can be sorted but its better not to have to do anything to em.

Insurance is reasonably cheap, they dont cost alot to fill the tank, and a full tank lasts me about 2 weeks, driving to and from work etc.

anything else just ask x

I have heard lots of good things about KAs and lots of bad things.

espresso

lucy_w86 wrote: »

I have heard lots of good things about KAs and lots of bad things.

So tell us what you have heard.

davetrousers

KAs are seriously Ugly cars. I am amazed people think differently