advice needed (buying a car)

[Tony73]

Here is the thing guys and girls. i have £3000 budget for a car for my 17,5 year old daughter. My nabour is selling vw fox 1,2l petrol engine. Checked technical data, and found that it burns about 8l per 60miles and about 5l out of town. Sounds alot :yikes: for very very very small car. So PLEASE help!!! What car to buy, that would be small/economical petrol or diesel up to 1,6l engine

Thanks
Mitre Tony73 :mad2:

 

[CDS]

Couldn't help with purchasing of small cars I'm afraid but saw an interesting article about insuring young drivers....basically it was to insure them in their own name and then to add yourself and your missus as named drivers. Apparently it reduces the 'risk' to the insurance company significantly so premiums drop. Also suggested that fully comp' can sometimes be cheaper than third party so worth trying on a few comparison sites. Sorry completely irrelevent to your original post but thought it might benefit someone!!

 

[John Benton]

Couldn't help with purchasing of small cars I'm afraid but saw an interesting article about insuring young drivers....basically it was to insure them in their own name and then to add yourself and your missus as named drivers. Apparently it reduces the 'risk' to the insurance company significantly so premiums drop. Also suggested that fully comp' can sometimes be cheaper than third party so worth trying on a few comparison sites. Sorry completely irrelevent to your original post but thought it might benefit someone!!

It was Martin Lewis (MoneyMan) who did it the other day. Another word of advice, if you thought about having you as the main driver and putting your daughter as a named driver then your insurance would be void. Insurance companies have got wise to this happening.

 

[Dan]

I'm a VW fan. Big time. Not just because they're German and well built, but because they're profitable vehicles. The VW Audi Group (VAG) own Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen, Audi and also own a percentage of if not all of Porsche, Bentley and Bugatti.

You tend to find that if a bloke (or lass) likes VAG, they like them for life. Be it a VW Camper (new or old) or VW Beetle, if they win the lottery they'll perhaps have a Bentley etc, if they then become bankrupt they'll perhaps own a Golf, Fox, Polo, or exuivelent models under their other brands. If they have kids the'll perhaps get an Audi Q7, VW Tourag, etc etc. If they have a midlife crisis they'll get a Porsche, Bentley etc etc

Point being I've found no other brand that has the saem effect on vehicle choice in the UK (I even have Automotive VAG-related websites and forums just because of this fact).

If you buy that Fox 1.2L you'll be investing, as when you come to sell it, you'll get more for it than most other small cars that are similar to it, only due to it being a VAG vehicle which nearly always wipe the floor with second-hand prices when it comes to buy or selling one. Expect to pay a bit more to buy one, but expect to sell it for more than the average comparable car when you sell it.

Insurance seems to be based on vehicle type, usage, area, liability, availability of parts should it need to be repaired via the insurance etc etc etc and VAG look after their brand so ensure that they have vehicles for all types of insurance groups and ensure they keep the group class as low as they can.

The VW Fox is their smallest, cheapest to insure vehicle other than their very recent '"UP!" car which is akin to the Toyota Aygo etc. I bet you 1 trillion dollars (will have to call mini me in on this if I lose this bet mind) that the UP! will be worth more in 12 months than an Aygo that as just driven off the forecourt of Toyota.

Get the fox and don't worry about milage reviews. They're all small cars and they all do well compared to your average hatchback even. Which before the last couple of years were the baseline for economical milage prices.

Just my 2P. You do what you think is best.

 

[foggy34]

bought a clio in 08 brand new and i think it drinks the juice!only bought it because thought it would be cheap to run due to misses goin back to uni full time and save cash, but i dont think it does anymore than about 36 mpg and i reckon a could get that ona bigger motor/as above tho my next car will be VOLKSWAGON/BMW

 

[doit4u]

I've got an 04 Corsa 1.3 {actually 1250} diesel with the easytronic gearbox and get about 60 MPH out of town. About 2 - 2.5K£ for that year depending on spec and condition. £30 Road tax.

 

[Tony73]

Thanks guys, yeh agree about vw, but found strange that fox with 1,2l engine burns alot of petrol. Then i think would be better pollo with bigger engine it would burn same or less then fox?

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Hi tony, have a look at skoda fabia's. They're vw built so good quality. And most are driven by old people so have been well looked after. I used to have a fabia vrs and it was fantastic. Wish i'd kept it.

 

[Dan]

Fabia VRS is a nippy car!

 

[Tony73]

Thanks, yes i actualy like skoda now. they look much better then used to, about 10 years ago. And as you say skoda is part of vw.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

The vrs are diesel too. Easily got 50 to the gallon on good runs.

 

[Dan]

VW are bringing out a new chasis that they will use across the range of all VAG brands. It's one chasis for all cars and they can lengthen it, shorten it, widen it, change most things on it such as running gear and drive. So 4WD, front or rear - all the same chasis. Which keeps the build costs down. And means their engines will probably be right across the board too.

So like the Audi A4, VW Passat, Skoda Octavia, Seat thingy-me-bob are all the same, this will make all the cars very similar when it comes to working on them and getting parts for them. But they'll all be spec'd to meet the different markets just like they are now.

A very wise move and it should pay off for the buyers as they'll be cheap to insure and run and also hold their value well.

Love 'em I do VAG's. In a local car club and everything. Obviously run the Amarok Owners Club too now.

 

[Tony73]

What a FANTASTIC day today. JOTM winner, got 1000 posts and finally got car for my daughter. Paid only £1650. originaly had £3000 budget. But she got this car, and hollyday in Spain (comming back in two weeks). Car will be surprise for her.:hurray:

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