An Introduction plus next car purchase help
Discussion
Hi All,
First of all an introduction, my names Chris and i currently drive a Punto 1.2 elx. Its my first car (I passed last year so now have just gained my first years NCB @ 21). I have been saving the pennies for a few years and would like to purchase my next car with a budget of around £5-6k, this doesn't cover insurance etc which i will factor in seperatly. I would like to choose something a bit different (I am useless with the spanners so something half reliable would be ideal) . My requirements would be something which is not to difficult to handle around town (this makes up about 75% of my driving) but not something which will struggle on motorways. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
I don't mod cars either so a bog standard car would be preferred.
P.S. i kbnow that the format of this thread has been done to death so apologies if it gets a bit boring.
Thanks,
Chris.
First of all an introduction, my names Chris and i currently drive a Punto 1.2 elx. Its my first car (I passed last year so now have just gained my first years NCB @ 21). I have been saving the pennies for a few years and would like to purchase my next car with a budget of around £5-6k, this doesn't cover insurance etc which i will factor in seperatly. I would like to choose something a bit different (I am useless with the spanners so something half reliable would be ideal) . My requirements would be something which is not to difficult to handle around town (this makes up about 75% of my driving) but not something which will struggle on motorways. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
I don't mod cars either so a bog standard car would be preferred.
P.S. i kbnow that the format of this thread has been done to death so apologies if it gets a bit boring.
Thanks,
Chris.
matthx said:
Have you considered a diesel Audi A3? I bought mine about two months ago and absolutely love it..
I was concidering an Audi but to land a decent model (I'd rather not have the 1.9 with 105PS) would cost more than i can really afford to spend. What do people think of the Toyota Celica T Sport?
spurs-442 said:
What do people think of the Toyota Celica T Sport?
If you're thinking along those lines go with the real thinghttp://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1074882.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1061501.htm
EVO magazine had a celica t-sport as a long termer and they quite liked it. I was tempted by one of these at one point too as the insurance isn't too bad given the performance. Should be reliable as well.
EVO magazine test links
EVO magazine test links
Baffled Spoon said:
EVO magazine had a celica t-sport as a long termer and they quite liked it. I was tempted by one of these at one point too as the insurance isn't too bad given the performance. Should be reliable as well.
EVO magazine test links
I read that review last night and having got an insurance quote of around £1500 fully comp - it looked quite promising - i'll kep my eyes peeled and save up a bit more to hopefully find a nice example.EVO magazine test links
Thanks,
Chris.
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