cheep to insure and run cars

[ooh-la-la]

I've just passed my driving test!!!! woo woo!! and i'm looking to spend - on a one or two year old automatic car that's going to be cheep to run and insure. any ideas? I don't mind streching to if it's a really sexy car.

Thankyou xxxxxxx

[Richard1966]

citroen c1 is about the cheapest to run/insure

[ooh-la-la]

ow thankyou richard it looked really nice, but i can only drive automatics :-(

[gsr600]

how about PEUGEOT 107 1.0 - group 1 insurance good mpg & theres 1 in lady yellow on autotrader.

[sara3]

lady yellow? is that an official colour?

[TWR]

Congrats, your driving life is just beginning just remember one thing ooh-la-la its quicker to loose it that it was to gain it, do not be influenced by your mates otherwise you may pay the price dearly ( End of sermon) First get someone to go with you should you decide on one, too many people have been stung if they do not take advise given, checkout the Insurance sites first for the type of car you want then work off that a Pug is a good car despite what people say about them they are cheap to run depending on the service history ( that's important) look for very low road tax cars, this means smaller engine sizes, do not bye from a tear arse for obvious reasons, check out Auto Trader etc, when & if you buy do not go on your own ( Safety) pay by cheque that way if you have immediate problems you can stop the transaction.

[ooh-la-la]

ow, thankyou for all that good advise TWR. I'm gonna go to some car dealers with my mum on monday or tuesday, and then my uncle who used to be a maniac is gonna come and check it out for me before i buy it. I'm gonna be so so good when i have my car, i've only learnt to do it so i can become a carer so i'm not just gonna throw my linace down the drain. A few people have said about a pegugeot GSR, immma defo look in to it. I'm just so excited. No more bringing my shopping home on my dam bike anymore!!!!!!! he he!!!

[wheaten]

If your uncle 'used to be a maniac', I wouldn't take him to help you choose! Did they test your spelling as well? When it says 'Stop', it doesn't mean you have a spot.
(sorry, *** mood tonight! I crashed the car on my test and have never learnt so it's shopping on bike still. Congratulations, enjoy and go easy.)
ps If the car goes 'cheep', don't buy it!

[ooh-la-la]

omg!!! i swear to god what is it with people and spelling on here?
pmsl!! he's retired now but he used to have his own successful garage.
Have you conserided trying an automatic weaten? i tried to learn with two different instructors in a normal car and they both made me cry as i just couldn't do it. But after a three year brake i tried a automatic and it's just so much easier. If you live in the essex area i could give you the number of my driving instructor, he's really nice.
P.s just been checking out the insurance of a peugeot and it's so dam cheep!!!! and the cars are so sexy!! immma defo go for a test drive in one.

[joko]

do you even realise you wrote 'maniac'..instead of 'mechanic'...?

[ooh-la-la]

Do you realize that you three probably act such Joy-sticks to make up for the ones you have?