Buying my first car

niamhhealy86

Hello all,

I am a complete simpleton when it comes to cars but I have recently passed my driving test and I am thinking of buying a car.

I am 19 so insurance is gonna be massive anyway but I'm looking for suggestions? what kind of car should I get? How much is reasonable to pay?


thanks

colm_mcm

How much have you to spend?
if you can stretch to €2000 or so, a yaris is the way to go.
If you haven't that much then a 90s micra.

toastedpickles

not a corsa not a corsa not a corsa not a corsa not a corsa not a corsa :pac:

Ah no, they do the trick for starting off, as do micras, you'l get loads of people suggesting toyota yaris's too, but have a look at the 1 liters that everyone forgets about too theres more out there than those three

dorkacle

I'd go for something reasonably small, and cheap. Cos it is bound to get a few dings here and there

A Yaris, Fiesta or a Polo?

EDIT:

toastedpickles wrote: »

you'l get loads of people suggesting toyota yaris's too, but have a look at the 1 liters that everyone forgets about too theres more out there than those three

:o:o

niamhhealy86

ya i was thinking a yaris/ a polo alright! they seem like the safe option

colm_mcm

From the top of my head, the other cheap 1.0s you can get are
Suzuki swift
Suzuki alto
Suzuki Wagon R
Vw Lupo/Seat Arosa
VW polo
Seat Ibiza
Daihatsu Sirion
Daihatsu Cuore
Fiat Seicento
Opel Agila
Opel Corsa
Citroen Saxo
Peugeot 106

I stand over my first post though!

niamhhealy86

colm_mcm wrote: »

From the top of my head, the other cheap 1.0s you can get are
Suzuki swift
Suzuki alto
Suzuki Wagon R
Vw Lupo/Seat Arosa
VW polo
Seat Ibiza
Daihatsu Sirion
Daihatsu Cuore
Fiat Seicento
Opel Agila
Opel Corsa
Citroen Saxo
Peugeot 106

I stand over my first post though!

off the top of your head??? fair play :P

bazz26

Hard to beat a Yaris. They are not cheap but that is because they are popular.

This one looks tidy:


http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/00-toyota-yaris-terra-1-0-5-door-nctd/6011486

colm_mcm

In "granny green" and all

niamhhealy86

Id take anything at this stage :P

toastedpickles

colm_mcm wrote: »

In "granny green" and all

Ya can't bate it! Or that navy looking one they have too

colm_mcm

For a youngwan, a 3 door in red with CD, colour coded bumpers, and nice (factory) steering wheel might appeal

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-yaris-1-0-litre-petrol/5803445

Pity the nct is short.

dorkacle

I started in a SEAT Arosa (VW Lupo) great car!

Loved it, but they are very 'Boxy'.

One thing I'll say about the Yaris is I never like the Gear lever/box on them.

Very easy to use, but completely different to anything else I've driven because you barely have to move it.

Anyone else know what I mean?

I could see why this could be seen as a benefit tbh, its just a little 'pet peeve' of mine.

niamhhealy86

a shur lads arent ye the best :P

bazz26

colm_mcm wrote: »

In "granny green" and all

Not as bad as the light green or salmon pink they had them available in back then.

toastedpickles

dorkacle wrote: »

I started in a SEAT Arosa (VW Lupo) great car!

Loved it, but they are very 'Boxy'.

One thing I'll say about the Yaris is I never like the Gear lever/box on them.

Very easy to use, but completely different to anything else I've driven because you barely have to move it.

Anyone else know what I mean?

I could see why, this could be seen as a benefit tbh, its just a little 'pet peeve' of mine.

The only experience I've had of a lupo is drifting one in gran turismo 5 :pac: but i do get what you mean with the gears, in my car its very solid and you can feel the whole thing move where as in them you can tip it and it moves, is that kinda what you mean?

niamhhealy86 wrote: »

a shur lads arent ye the best :P

Ah shur we do try like :P

bazz26

My sister had a Lupo a few years back. It always had something stupid wrong with it, from blocked drains to a dodgy lambda sensor. Couldn't honestly recommend one.

dorkacle

toastedpickles wrote: »

The only experience I've had of a lupo is drifting one in gran turismo 5 :pac: but i do get what you mean with the gears, in my car its very solid and you can feel the whole thing move where as in them you can tip it and it moves, is that kinda what you mean?

Ah the Arosa/Lupo was great. It was only 1.0 but it was quite nippy, and fun too drive, in saying that the Yaris is too.

Ye could also pretty much park it anywhere because of the size!

An yeah pretty much ya just tip it and its in and there lol, isn't alot of difference in movement involved in changing gears, its almost too easy :pac:

bazz26 wrote: »

My sister had a Lupo a few years back. It always had something stupid wrong with it, from blocked drains to a dodgy lambda sensor. Couldn't honestly recommend one.

Luck of the draw I suppose? Got mine cheap and never really looked after over the 2 and an half years I had it. Never had a bother on it tho!

The clutch ended up going on it though, which is when I got rid of it and upgraded.

toastedpickles

dorkacle wrote: »

Ah the Arosa/Lupo was great. It was only 1.0 but it was quite nippy, and fun too drive, in saying that the Yaris is too.

Ye could also pretty much park it anywhere because of the size!

An yeah pretty much ya just tip it and its in and there lol, isn't alot of difference in movement involved in changing gears, its almost too easy :pac:

Aye but the amount of times I've been going around and see a space i might get into but my cars just that bit bigger, and then some dinky lupo or something like that comes and fits in no bothers :pac: Think i may downsize for the following car :P anyways, back on topic, how much of a budget does the OP actually have to spend?

Celly Smunt

If you can get past the looks,i'd be looking at a clean sirion.

toastedpickles

Celly Smunt wrote: »

If you can get past the looks,i'd be looking at a clean sirion.

This aint too shabby either, in cark and all! :pac:
lack of mileage is a concern though, oh wait it has 90,000

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1-0-daihatsu-cuore/6135809

niamhhealy86

toastedpickles wrote: »

Aye but the amount of times I've been going around and see a space i might get into but my cars just that bit bigger, and then some dinky lupo or something like that comes and fits in no bothers :pac: Think i may downsize for the following car :P anyways, back on topic, how much of a budget does the OP actually have to spend?

€2000 would be the max really..

toastedpickles

niamhhealy86 wrote: »

€2000 would be the max really..

Grand, well how many miles in a year do you think you'l be driving? is that money just for the car or is it insurance and the car and all the rest?

niamhhealy86

toastedpickles wrote: »

Grand, well how many miles in a year do you think you'l be driving? is that money just for the car or is it insurance and the car and all the rest?

well that would be just for the car! My good old nana has said she'll pay the insurance.. (everybody say awwww) :P o good god i wouldnt have a notion :P (as i said i'm a complete simpleton )

toastedpickles

niamhhealy86 wrote: »

well that would be just for the car! My good old nana has said she'll pay the insurance.. (everybody say awwww) :P o good god i wouldnt have a notion :P (as i said i'm a complete simpleton )

Nawwww :P well for some :P Well heres one
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1300-euro-polo-1-litre/6185897
its fairly local if you're in or around the city too or are you in a position to travel around to look?
and we were all simpletons at one point so it's grand don't worry

niamhhealy86

toastedpickles wrote: »

Nawwww :P well for some :P Well heres one
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1300-euro-polo-1-litre/6185897
its fairly local if you're in or around the city too or are you in a position to travel around to look?
and we were all simpletons at one point so it's grand don't worry

ya that looks decent enough! id be able to travel alright!

colm_mcm

It's almost 2014, nobody should have to wind windows. We have the technology like,

toastedpickles

niamhhealy86 wrote: »

ya that looks decent enough! id be able to travel alright!

Well in that case i'd seriously consider this

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2001-vw-polo-1ltr/6136778

New timing belt put in which is pretty good

Has an nct till april,

looks good!

toastedpickles

colm_mcm wrote: »

It's almost 2014, nobody should have to wind windows. We have the technology like,

Didn't even notice that

niamhhealy86

toastedpickles wrote: »

Well in that case i'd seriously consider this

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2001-vw-polo-1ltr/6136778

New timing belt put in which is pretty good

Has an nct till april,

looks good!

ya i had been looking at that alright! great minds think alike! :P

Thanks for all your help btw

colm_mcm

toastedpickles wrote: »

Didn't even notice that

Yeah, odd spec on those facelifts, have power steering and electric mirrors and colour coded bumpers but windey windows

They're not a happy car those polos, very austere and solemn.