Motors whats a good car for a new driver

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  1. Springs

    Springs Boing boing

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    whats a good car to start off with? ive been learning to drive for some time now and my parents said they would buy me a car so now im on the hunt for 1...

    im thinking about either a PEUGEOT 106/205 or maybe a Ford Fiesta..

    any ideas? not looking for brand new cars more 2nd hand stuff...
     
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  2. mushky

    mushky gimme snails

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    nice golf?
     
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  3. Shadow_101

    Shadow_101 Mudkips.

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    I'd Recomend a corsa for a first car or the fiesta they tend to have good handling...or so i've been told.
     
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  4. Piratetaco

    Piratetaco is always right

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    a micra
     
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  5. xen0morph

    xen0morph Bargain wine connoisseur

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    Damn right.

    They're small, light, handle well, have cheap insurance, and go like the ****ing clappers once derestricted.
     
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  6. olv

    olv he's so bright

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    you declined to mention a budget which would be very useful.
     
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  7. Piratetaco

    Piratetaco is always right

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    mine may only have 988cc but with only me in it will fly(plus i get 56mpg:hehe:)
     
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  8. xen0morph

    xen0morph Bargain wine connoisseur

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    Mine's a 1.3 automatic, due for a full restoration and race tuning when I get the time and money. Not sure what to do to it yet though...
     
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  9. penski

    penski BodMod

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    Get a decent geabrox for starters? :p

    *n
     
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  10. malcs

    malcs oops! i put a hole in the ***** :(

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    i have a 1.4 peugeot 206 as my first car :) it pwns all.. except for that in the 10 weeks ive owned it its spent 7 in a bodyshop being repaired for a) being broken into and b) this **** in a white van rear-ending me at 60mph...
     
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  11. Piratetaco

    Piratetaco is always right

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    super or turbo charging?

    http://www.micra.hl.com.au/
     
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  12. Springs

    Springs Boing boing

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    didnt realise all the posts... i was gonna go through Auto Trader for cars... so im only looking for £1000 - £1500
     
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  13. xen0morph

    xen0morph Bargain wine connoisseur

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    Both, if I find out it won't blow the engine up :p
     
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  14. warrmr

    warrmr What's a Dremel?

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    the cars you mentioned are very cloustraphobic IMO so i went for something bigger like the punto. (wanted a clio (new shape but couldent afford it in the end) ) the punto and the clio are big small cars. where as the fiesta and the 106/saxo are all small small cars. and to me are very confined (im 6ft)

    i payed £2100 for my punto 1998 (s reg) black 1.2

    only thing i will say tho is if you been driving new cars all the time they will mostly be hydraluic clutches so the older cars will feel very snappy and not as fluid.

    the only thing i dotn like about my punto is that the cornering goes to pot in wet. a corner thats safe to take at 30 is just about safe at 20 in the wet. ( prolly cos i need some new tyres. 6 montsh time and they will be dead and ready for new ones.)

    the punto tends to roll at speed

    but i love the car it feels to me like a go cart the way it throws its self into corners (unless its wet) then it slides into them)


    note if you do go for a punto the rocker gascet leaks 99% of the time i had mine replaced before i picked it up that was at 35000 miles.

    and i get 280 ish miles to 47 liters of petrol (the way i drive i tend to open throttle and change gear late 5-6000 RPM dependant on if the mood takes me now im on the last 7 liters of fuel i wont open the throttle more then half till i goto the station tmoz.
     
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  15. Springs

    Springs Boing boing

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    im gonna hopefully look at a few cars at the week end.. depending if my dad will take me... im gonna look at hopfully look at a 106, 205 and a fiesta.. i am also over 6ft so ill have to see if i can fit into the cars :D
     
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  16. kill_me_quick

    kill_me_quick Big and Blue

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    If your legs are long then i would love to see you in a 106, 306 they have shocking leg room with the seat all the way back. i couldnt fit in either and im ~6'2" but my legs are really long. Ive got a suziki swift 1L (gls) cost £2000 (Y) and its quite nice, but i have the seat all the way back and my knees still touch the stearing wheel.

    Ps fiesta's and pugs are quite expensive as they are soughtafter for a 1st car, so unless its an old fiesta i doubt you will find a newish one for your money.
     
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  17. Springs

    Springs Boing boing

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    well i can fit into a Pug 206 with the seat down and back... i think i can get into a 106... a friend has 1 and i sat in it once a while back...
     
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  18. Piratetaco

    Piratetaco is always right

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    i love my micra its like a giant go kart(its like a tardis.i can get a 6ft snowboard in the back[flat]) on £6 of petrol(7.32 litres[f*cking government]) i can go about 85 miles.
     
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  19. warrmr

    warrmr What's a Dremel?

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    the leg room wasnt the problem for me as such. it was more of the space inside was to squashed up. and all the controls werent evanly spaced over the dash they seemed to be crammed as close to teh driver as possible. (prolly cos im used to the huge dash of the focus.
     
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  20. jetsetjimbo

    jetsetjimbo Up-up and away

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    Indeed they are, sold mine (K reg) which had no mot, damage to the door due to a break in and something up with the travel of the front wheel (due to the thieves hammering it into a curb :grr: ) for £150!

    They're not cheap on the insurance as the billy boys want them for parts...

    Having said that I loved it :)
     
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