Recomend my first car

irishguy

Ok i think i have decided to get a car now i am looking for recommendations.

Needs to be cheap <€3000
Reliable
Cheap to Insure (i have a 2nd provisional)
Cheap to run

I was thinking a Toyota Corolla 1.3 1997 or so
VW Polo 1L

I will also have to drive Dublin-Limerick from time to time so i might need something more powerful than a 1L. Anyone have any ideas?

Henry Ford III

Fiesta 1.25 16v Zetec. 3 door.

itarumaa

Something Japanise, don´t buy Koreans, trust me I know...

Maybe Micra, Yaris would be my best choice but not for 3k,

Corolla could be good choice,

would not go to Honda, since someone will probably steal it anyway,

Not that much choices under 3k if you want a good car, Micra, Corolla etc,

Polo, I drove 97, really old-style car, heavy clutch, gearbox etc, I would not bother, if you can get Corolla with same money.

Undercoverguy

Stay away from Punto and FIAT in General....

*looks at pile of repair invoices*

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*sobs*

orbital83

What about a hyundai accent?
Not the most exciting car in the world but there's good value to be had and they're reliable once you look after the oil & timing belt...

tuxy

Corolla is a good choice imo. Get one with a full service history and it's very unlikely anything major will go wrong with it for the next few years.

bazz26

Mazda 323:
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=682868

Mitsubishi Lancer/Colt:
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=744124
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=732363
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=598182

Opel Astra:
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=765190

Nissan Almera:
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=750709

Elessar

The Polo is a great car, don't let anyone put you off.

Here is a nice one

http://carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=756898

rowanh

I learned to drive in a Polo it is ok as a first car. I wouldnt get a 1.3 lancer or colt, uses quite a lot of petrol and is very slow. Take a look at a couple different cars, if you know someone with a full license get them to test drive a couploe cars wiht you as a passenger.

bazz26

Elessar wrote:

The Polo is a great car, don't let anyone put you off.

Here is a nice one

http://carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=756898

A bit expensive though for a car that is almost 10 years old and which probably doesn't have power steering.

bazz26

Also look at the Fiesta as recommended already:
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=742229
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=763645
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=761970

gucci

iv a 1litre 97 polo, no power steering, so bear that in mind, a corrolla of the same vintage probably has it!! easy enough car to run though.

Cionád

My first car was/is an 98 almera diesel, insurance on it for me was 2600 which was cheaper than the quotes i got for owning a fiesta (3200) or a polo (3000) which i thought was strange enough.

I've had the almera 2 years now, and ive had no trouble at all with it and its got over 140k miles on it. So very reliable!! Its extremely easy to drive too.

Downside is the tax (539 a year for 2l d) but apart from that fuel consumption is good. Its pretty slow to get going but it does the job.
I've seen a good few on carzone for under 3k.

Anyway id recommend it, lots of people hate them tho ( i hate most of the drivers :eek: )

Gary ITR

Elessar wrote:

The Polo is a great car, don't let anyone put you off.

Here is a nice one

http://carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=756898

I'd say that car is overpriced by about 1k