MK5 Golf GTI

General => Random Chat => Topic started by: NeilM on October 11, 2012, 05:52:47 pm

Title: First Car??
Post by: NeilM on October 11, 2012, 05:52:47 pm: As her first car I would have liked to get my 17 yr old daughter something VAG, have looked at VW up!, Seat Mii & Skoda citigo, group 1 Insurance which is great, but 1000cc 60hp and she will be up and down the fastish A12, I just cant take them seriously, and I’d have to look at it on the drive :laugh:

So low Insurance group small cars? At the moment its looking like the new Ford KA Zetec 1.2 petrol (Group 3)

Any other thoughts?
Title: Re: First Car??
Post by: nezquick on October 11, 2012, 05:59:13 pm: the mrs just got a vw up, smart nippy has a few extras but value for money is still spot on not my cuppa tea but nice to drive and quite girly
Title: Re: First Car??
Post by: andrewparker on October 11, 2012, 06:00:02 pm: The Up! is a lovely little car. Personally, if it was my son or daughters first car low power would be preferable. I would however go for something a little bigger and safer, perhaps a 2-year-old 1.4 Golf.
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Post by: damoegan on October 11, 2012, 06:13:44 pm: Polo 1.2 diesel or 1.4 petrol??
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Post by: Tamiyoman on October 11, 2012, 06:30:20 pm: My mate bought his 17 y/o daughter a VW up, she had it a year and loved it, then daddy bought her a mini :signLOL:
Title: Re: First Car??
Post by: NeilM on October 11, 2012, 06:33:14 pm: Yeh just a bit worried about those town cars keeping up with the flow at 70 and getting blown around on dual carriageways.

Golf's maybe a bit big for her 1st car, I'd really like her to have a Polo but Half decent spec was £11,300.00 :surprised:
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Post by: Poverty on October 11, 2012, 07:09:15 pm: ibiza
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Post by: Janner_Sy on October 11, 2012, 07:23:44 pm: Fabia Monte Carlo. Cheap as chips with the Skoda VAT free deal
Title: Re: First Car??
Post by: NeilM on October 11, 2012, 07:43:24 pm: Quote from: Janner_Sy on October 11, 2012, 07:23:44 pm
Fabia Monte Carlo. Cheap as chips with the Skoda VAT free deal

The Fabia 1.2 (60bhp) S 5d is only Group 3 :happy2:
Title: Re: First Car??
Post by: dmac1969 on October 11, 2012, 08:43:14 pm: You can get a 75PS up! as well? The up! White is a nice bit of kit for a first car.
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Post by: DFish on October 11, 2012, 08:55:52 pm: OK not a VAG group but have a look at the Toyota iQ. I've got one for driving around the city/to and from work, also not bad on the motorway. Feels like a bigger car, plenty of space inside.

Fish
Title: Re: First Car??
Post by: Hedge on October 11, 2012, 09:43:37 pm: What about a Mini?
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Post by: sub39h on October 11, 2012, 09:52:44 pm: Fiat 500?
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Post by: MC71 on October 11, 2012, 10:26:40 pm: Ibiza SC 1.2 or the 1.4 which has a really good spec, ones £9k and the others about £11k I think. :happy2:
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Post by: garrardrj on October 12, 2012, 09:45:06 am: Why buy so new for someones first car ? She does not know what she wants , i would get her a Mini Cooper diesel , £20 road tax 60mpg and great fun . We have had one for 2 years and its great and we going down the A12 next week to Gatwick in it . Is a good car at dual carraigeway speed .
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Post by: Greeners on October 12, 2012, 10:24:58 am: Don't discount the Up and it's cousins Neil. I know the headline figure of 60bhp doesn't sound too inspiring but it's not the whole story. They really do zip along and I'm 100% sure there would be more than enough 'zip' for a new driver.
Title: Re: First Car??
Post by: NeilM on October 12, 2012, 09:08:04 pm: Thanks for the advice lads, its kind of nice having a bit of a petrol head for a daughter (unlike her older sister!)

She can't see herself in anything to 'girly', I'm trying to steer her to VW/Seat, obviously I'd like her to have something like I did for her first car, but a 1967 Anglia 105e is a bit hard to come by :happy2:
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Post by: Gene Hunt on October 13, 2012, 06:57:28 am: Quote from: sub39h on October 11, 2012, 09:52:44 pm
Fiat 500?
...........one of the most stolen/vandelised cars around at the moment. :scared:
Title: Re: First Car??
Post by: Black9 on October 13, 2012, 09:52:46 am: Not sure if u want a "new" car but what about a Lupo GTI. Had one as my first car when I was 17 & loved it. Such a cool car, nice spec, low insurance & perfectly fine doing 70+
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Post by: Edition30 on October 13, 2012, 05:40:33 pm: Give her the Golf, should get up to speed on a motorway nicely.
Title: Re: First Car??
Post by: Horatio on October 13, 2012, 09:00:27 pm: Maybe a little old, but what about Polo Mk3(6N) 1.4 16valve. 100bhp, so not sluggish :driver: