Cazy-Corsa
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looking for a decent car for something within the region of £1,500-£5,000 max.
probably biggest engine 1.6l, 1.4l probs best option imo due to insurance, only 18?
have 1 years no claims, have a 1.0l the now but want something nice and reliable and good fun for a decent price as said.
any help would be appreciated guys, cheers!
callum
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Anty
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astra mk4
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Firestate88
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astra mk4 1.8 sri
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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1500-5000k
Thats quite a big difference in budget.
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Cazy-Corsa
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ken ha, got alot of savings lol so may aswell use them to get a nice toy already!
what about a williams clio, look crackin tbh!
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harrisp
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quote: Originally posted by Cazy-Corsa
what about a williams clio, look crackin tbh!
Cheap to insure
Reliable
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Firestate88
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quote: Originally posted by harrisp
quote: Originally posted by Cazy-Corsa
what about a williams clio, look crackin tbh!
Cheap to insure
Reliable
agree
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Cazy-Corsa
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take it its dear dear dear haha! :L
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Firestate88
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its a 2 litre and french
u do the maths
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Corsa_Sport21
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How much do you pay to insure your corsa just now??
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Cazy-Corsa
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on my own third party fire and theft im £1300
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Firestate88
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for that id stick with the corsa another year, insurance going to double mostly on anything bigger tbh
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Cazy-Corsa
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aw well ha, im just looking anyway for the near future ha!
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Corsa_Sport21
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Do some quotes on Confused etc and see what prices you get for various cars.
Does it need to be 2 door etc??
Mk4 Astra 1.4 16v LS are only group4 and are pretty decent cars to drive.Surprisingly nippy and well built etc and can be made to look good with simple mods if your into that.
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Cazy-Corsa
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yeh will do, quite like the newer shaped seat's?
any word on how good/nippy they are 1.4 ones look decent.
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belton
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Mate shop about 2l non turb scoobys are peanuts along with Audi a3 1.8t sports, BMW 3 series. Depends if your after fast or looks. Could just stick a redtop in it and keep it as a 1.2
Jokes Internet police!
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Corsa_Sport21
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They will both be over grp 11 though and at 18 with 1yrs no claims,its not gonna be cheap.
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sand-eel
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insurance for the scooby, audi and bmw will be a shit load for an 18YO
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Norcy91
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quote: Originally posted by Cazy-Corsa
yeh will do, quite like the newer shaped seat's?
any word on how good/nippy they are 1.4 ones look decent.
I managed to get a 2 hour test drive in a 56 plate Ibiza DAB edition, that was a 1.4 100bhp, pre-facelift Ibiza FR wheels, climate control etc. Seemed nippy enough, not far off my 1.6 Corsa sport i'd say. Was proper comfy and nice to drive, the dealer selling it had it over priced though. I got an insurance quote off Aviva as an 18 year old with a year no claims for just over £900 fully comp, was just the cars price tag that put me off.
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belton
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quote: Originally posted by sand-eel
insurance for the scooby, audi and bmw will be a shit load for an 18YO
I am 18 and get get quotes under 2k for each
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Brian
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buy my mini amazing fun to be had
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belton
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To be honest I would keep the 1l unless u wanna be paying around 2k insurance for something decent. If u have heald a licence for 2 years are 19+ and have 1 years ncb astra gsi are very cheap
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