first car

[clarebear86]

hey,

im absolutley useless when it comes to cars, i am 20 and hoping to buy my first car in the next few weeks i have �3500 saved can anyone tell me what i will be able 2 get around that price or what cars they would recommend for a first car.

thanks clare

[NORMANTHEDOG]

for that sort of money,you could get a very nice motor,if you have just passed your test,you would be advisable to get one with 1200 cc or less for insurance purpuses,fiestas,corsas,206s come to mind.

[cheater123]

Yes I'd say a vauxhall corsa too.

[zerocool]

Look on Ebay, there are some pretty good deals on 206, Saxo's, Punto's, Corsa and what ever small cars which might come to mind.

[rugeleyboy]

it's also worth looking at the autotrader web site, there is some great cars on there well within that budget!!

also, you may need a big chunk of that for you insurance?

[kevb0444]

what ever you do....please don't tart the thing up. There's too many boy racers about as it is lol ;)

[clarebear86]

thanks for all your answers the auto trader website was really helpful can choose cars in my area which was handy, im liking the vauxhall corsa and dont worry i wont be tarting it up and it would be pretty ahrd for me to be a boy racer seen as im female lol

[kevb0444]

you know what i mean lol ;) Ok then don't cover the insides with fluffy pink "stuff". I'm starting to see more and more of that and it looks horrid. Yucky pink "Barbie Cars"

[clarebear86]

yeh i know what you mean lol

talking of barbie cars i saw a ford ka in a really light pink colour parked on my works car park few days ago looked so tacky it even had a tax disk that was covered in diamantees.

[kevb0444]

God....don't these people know how stupid they/there cars look. It's like this guy i know who wears white trackies, chains and a burbery cap and refuses to think he looks like a chav!! Or the 18 year old with a tarted up Nova who says he not a "Gary Boy"

[rugeleyboy]

now you mention it kevb0, i am seeing a lot more PINK things in girls cars,steering wheel covers and so on??

is this the new fashion??

[vicster2006]

your best bet is somthing like a citreon saxo, pegeuot 105, vauxhall corsa, ford fiesta, ive you have only just passed go for a smaller engine as insurancecompanies will sting u!!

[Misty77]

I got a 1.2 Punto when I first passed my test when I was 24. It was a cracking little car and as as the body was quite light, it was pretty nippy too. The insurance was reasonable too, think I paid about �800.

[Jay70]

well if its a your first car and you havn't had mush driving experience prior to this purchase I wouldn't spent �3500. You are bound to have some little scrapes and knocks. You could get a good older car for about 1500 - 2000.