Danielle

a good car for a first time driver, preferably diesel and does not cost more than around £3000, i would prefer this to be a used car not TOO old and reliable! oooh and cheap on insurance!!!

Big_Dave_Escort

u can pick up a 1.9 td diesel 306 for around 2 grand thats a good example and even early 206 1.9 td shud be able to get one for around 3k easily

and there only group 6 aswell

i had a 1.4 clio 1st car insurance group 5

andyt

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was just gonna say a pug 306 diesal, you beat me to it

Big_Dave_Escort

see im fast thinkin and right

god im good

andyt

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st3v3

Not one to scare you but......i tried to get my Daughter insured on a 1998 fiesta 1.25lx the BEST i could get at the time was £1456.00

looks like you will be hunting around for insurance for a couple of days also

Cowboi

how about a good old trusty nova??

Big_Dave_Escort

yeah im 20 cost me 1400 for aa 1.4 clio when i passed my test its piss poor tbh

got quoted 1200 for an escort si this year due to an accident i had

tryed it again in 12 days when im 21 and its dropped to 700 but atm im on parents bussiness insurance

Anonymous

306TD gets my vote, few minor issues like the drivers door catching fire all the time, but fundamentally a really good package

Mr S1

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Have to say as much as despise french pile of shite cars one of those are probably your best bet...... personally I'd go for a TDCi Fiesta but they're a bit more than £3k at the moment.

Oranoco

I would just get a basic Fiesta or Corsa until you can get that 1st years NCB. As a new driver you have next to no chance of getting a good deal on your insurance. My brother paid £1400 TPFT on his Nova 1.2 at 17

Danielle

well i don't want a corsa!

And i'm gonn aget insured under my dad.

I think group 6 is a bit high for me, i mean i won't be earning much so i really cannot afford much.

Big_Dave_Escort

errr if thats to high and u want diesel try a 1.5 106 group 2 i fink

is not 106 1.4 xsi i think there cheap on insurance they was for my mate anyway and pretty damn fast to

Mr S1

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Get your own insurance Danielle - you'll regret it in the long run if you don't..............I moaned at 17 having to insure a car myself but by the time I was 22 I had full protected NCB and at 20 I had a Mk 2 XR2 in my own name (yes, it was a long time ago !!!! )

Oranoco

My parents wouldn't let me near their cars and said if I wanted a car I had to buy it and run it myself. At the time I moaned but I had an Escort RS Turbo at 19 Still got the fooker now as well

Danielle

well since i will only b able to afford one car and need a reliable car for the distance i will be travelling for the next few years i wont b having a fancy fast ford car for a long long time anyways

Number1

vauxhall corsa B, 1.0 economical nippy around town, cheap to buy and something like insurance group 3. watch for rust around/under brake master cylinder..

Dave

Oranoco

A 1.25 petrol Fiesta would be a very good bet.

COMEDY DAN

Mr S1

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What I run as an everyday car..........they're superb little motors.

sufsRS

306 dturbo cheap insurnace only group 5 and pretty nippy too

monkey24

306 Dturbo.......group 5.....wish someone would buy mine its in the way now.

roybacer

Could get a 306 hdi for 3k, much better then the 1.9 dt's

Or a Ford ka would be a pretty good bet as a 1st car, but depends what your after really

Cowboi

i'd agree with getting your own insurance if you can. its hard at first but im 20 now and ive got 3 years no claims. im now insuring a group 7 car fully comp for 700 quid!

if u shop about a lot u can get cheap insurance. i was getting crazy quotes when i was 17. in the end i managed to insure my 1.3 sr nova for £1100.

i knows it over double what the cars worth but not bad for a first years insurance really.


good luckw ith what ever u do, and remember the most important thing is to get on the road!

Redkop

A Fiesta 1.25 is a good car to start off with, also a SEAT Ibiza TDi ain't bad either.