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General => General discussion => Topic started by: stealthwolf on 13 June 2009, 21:00
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Lil sis needs a car. Older sis inherited my mk4 fezza which I've spent more money on than I care to remember.
Need a cheap but economical car to run. I'd be driving it too for a few months.
Given I've got a mk5, was thinking about polos, lupos and foxes but TBH budget is gonna be strained with my insurance hike (up from £700 to £3000 because I've moved back home - high risk area).
Looking at £1.5 - 2k ideally, given it'd take another £2k to insure the bloody thing. What do you recommend?
Anything I should look for in the VW category? The more modern the better.
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Polo or Lupo would be a good choice, if not maybe a mk4 Golf 1.4
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Has lil sis got an age or years driving? Lupo could be on the cards.
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24, just passed her driving test.
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Seat Ibiza FTW!
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polo, great first car. not the cheapest to ensure as new parts can be pricey but damn good.
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You could pick up a half decent Ibiza for that wedge :smiley:
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f**king hell stealthwolf ! Do you live in Baghdad!? A £2300 increase just on your location !!!? :shocked:
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f**king hell stealthwolf ! Do you live in Baghdad!? A £2300 increase just on your location !!!? :shocked:
Not baghdad but birmingham. Close enough though!
Loads people where i live either can't drive or don't have insurance.
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f**king hell stealthwolf ! Do you live in Baghdad!? A £2300 increase just on your location !!!? :shocked:
Not baghdad but birmingham. Close enough though!
Loads people where i live either can't drive or don't have insurance.
^^ aint that the bloody truth it makes me :sick:
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I've just picked myself up an oldish polo as a daily driver, and although I didnt think I'd ever say it - I am pretty impressed! Cheap as chips to run, tax and insure - ok, I dont live in Brum, but insurance just under £90 pa, and tax £68 per 6 months - she cruises well at 70-80mph - add to that a million mpg and your lil sis could have a pretty decent car till she gets more driving experience under her belt -
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f**king hell stealthwolf ! Do you live in Baghdad!? A £2300 increase just on your location !!!? :shocked:
that made me atually laugh out loud!!! :grin:
i guess an almost cheaper option is to sell your house and move to somewhere where you get cheap insurance!! :wink:
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i guess an almost cheaper option is to sell your house and move to somewhere where you get cheap insurance!! :wink:
Chances are if the area's that bad he won't have a house, just a hole in a wall... :rolleyes: :lipsrsealed:
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Lol. Don't have a mortgage/house yet. Been two years since I finished uni and spent most of the money on mk5 and rent. I got a job in brum now so gonna go live with rents for a bit to save up some cash (and not have to worry about food etc). For aug-dec and apri-jul, I need a car to commute. For dec-apr, I can just walk to work.
Looking at older polos but biggest problem is spending money to do work on the car.
My last car was a 1999 ford fiesta that cost around £1800. Unfortunately, over two years of ownership it cost ~£1000 at least to get brakes changed, new clutch etc, so I want to avoid some of that.
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I reckon if you look around, find one with a full years ticket on it, and check out any advisories etc you shouldnt need to spend much in the first year - you can check the engine yourself for oil/water leaks, cambelt etc and if all looks ok and the bodyworks reasonablyrust free you shouldnt have a problem with an older car really - the one i just got is a 15 year old coupe, with just over 100k on it,
and a full ticket (excellent bodywork)
For peace of mind, I ran it into local mot place and had him look over it as well, just needed a couple of small bits doing and its 100%
So dont dismiss older cars as needing work done - a lot have been pretty well maintained :wink:
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stealthwolf i would sort that insurance price out for starters. No average day to day car is worth nearly 3k to insure :shocked:
I wouldnt buy a vw for a first car either. You will be spending more time and money fixing it!
House deposite FTW :grin:
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Flame me all you want, I almost bought one :lipsrsealed:
Pug 306 DTurbo, insurance group 5, MPG 42
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?deriv=13406
Pug 306 DTurbo S
Insurance group 5, MPG 46
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?deriv=11911
Pug 306 1.9 D LX
Insurance group 4, mpg 44
Bomb proof engines :wink:
As a driver of 1 yr with no claims etc it came out MUCH cheaper than a MK2 Golf 1.6, £15 p/m and with that awesome fuel economy you can't beat it really.
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stealthwolf i would sort that insurance price out for starters.
That was me asking around maybe seven different mod-friendly insurers.
12 months MOT is no guarantee.
Will keep looking around.