Hi im 16 and eagerly awaiting getting my first car. In the future i want to become a motorsport's technician so i need all the practice i can get so i was thinking buy a car cheap and in the few months until i drive fix it up to pass it's MOT and get it rolling whilest at the same time i'm learning about cars which should give me some experience for the future. My dad knows quite alot and i have a saturday job at a motorsports garage which deals mainly with fords so pretty much all the help i need is available. Obviously when i say cheap car one that main componants are in good working order such as engine gearbox etc. the smaller things i could do myself and build up as i progress with my career and driving ability. I am unsure though as which model to go for as a smaller engined car usually is cheaper to insure but as you progress as a driver people often complain of a lack of power so i need to find a balance between size of engine and insurance. If anyone could help me i would much appreciate it, either if you've done a similar thing or considering it that would be great. P.S i have about 1500 to spend altogether if that helps (not including insurance) just car and parts to get it running

 

cant go wrong with a mk5/6 escort for that sort of money IMO fella, maybe an xr3i or gti, be loads of things you can do with them, cheap too...

 

Or even a MK2 Escort 4 door for that kind of money?

 

id go for a fiesta 1.6

i did the same for my first car bought a fiesta 1.6 si and got it through a mot etc etc. good car to work on, cheapish to insure and parts are cheap to.

also its pritty nippy so you could keep it for a few years

but if you want one what needs alot of work doing to it go fiesta xr

 

you can get a nice mk4 fiesta zetec for that money now

 

id go for 3 door escort mk6 si/gti (you could even get an RS2000 but the insurance would be LOTS) or a fiesta mk3/4

 

Mk3 Fiesta...Cant go wrong

 

mk1 2 or 3 fiestas are cool and good to work on.
escort mk4, turn it into a sleeper!!!

 

mk4 escort, dirt cheep and prob the easyest car in the world to work on (apart from clutch ratchets lol)

 

Who's garage are you working at ?

Oh and a Fiesta gets my vote too

 

i was having a look at puma as well or they expensive to insure? don't they do a 1.4 what's that like and would there be a big difference between a 1.4 and 1.7 insurance wise if it's your first car?
Oh and does anyone know of a website that allows you to see how much insurance roughly is going to be when you start driving if your im my position and 16 looking to buy a car. i need to roughly know to compare the options.

 

I'd guess most online companys strugle to give quotes out to 17/18 year olds ?

Just try imputting your details into something like confused.com but alter your year of birth until one of them quotes you happy

 

get a mk1 or mk2 orion propper cool and lighter than the escort
plus you can do loads to it with the rest of the money

 

get a fez mk3.5 si im on my 2nd had a civic and a saph as well and gone back to the old si if you get bored of the 1.6 16v a 2.0 goes straight in with basic work , oil pump water pump flywheel inlet and sump i payed £150 for the one i have now with no tax or mot , took it to work welded the floor / sills up ( burn the carpet ) and 2 new wheel bearings cost me £170 all in then £40 for its mot and it passed