What Car for my 19yr old?

[cgtmiles]

I’ve got a 58 plate zafira you can have for £300

One careful and considerate lady owner (before the wife got her hands on it)

It might need a new clutch
And a few other minor things

 

[Badjamin]

Audi A2. Never rust. £35 tax. ULEZ compliant petrol or 60mpg diesel. 4 up and golf clubs.

Insurance woulda been too high. Also, on principle, he cannot have an Audi as his first car...

 

[yeha]

Worse bit, from my experience, is that whatever choice is made, they will not appreciate it in the way you would and they will crash it...

 

[Badjamin]

Worse bit, from my experience, is that whatever choice is made, they will not appreciate it in the way you would and they will crash it...

To be fair to him he has been absolutely adoring the thing since he got it. He saved for it so it's not an easy come easy go type relationship. Plus, he showed restraint when he passed his test and didn't go straight out and buy a car because he wouldn't have anywhere to keep it whilst living away. Now he is commuting to uni he both needs it and wants it. I'm happy he is mature enough and invested enough for it and its longevity hehe

 

[ginkster]

To be fair to him he has been absolutely adoring the thing since he got it. He saved for it so it's not an easy come easy go type relationship. Plus, he showed restraint when he passed his test and didn't go straight out and buy a car because he wouldn't have anywhere to keep it whilst living away. Now he is commuting to uni he both needs it and wants it. I'm happy he is mature enough and invested enough for it and its longevity hehe

Good lad. Same with ours. He didn’t have a car at uni and saved towards one for when he finished and needed it for work. That worked well as he had a few years on his licence and was a bit older so insurance wasn’t too bad. We helped him with a little bit of extra cash and he found himself a fab Suzuki Sport. I wasn’t so sure on the Sport as a first car but in the end it was the right thing to do. He loves it. That’s meant he has kept it as he hasn’t rapidly outgrown it and has really looked after it (though not sure taking it around the ‘ring necessarily counts!).

 

[Ads_Essex]

To be fair to him he has been absolutely adoring the thing since he got it. He saved for it so it's not an easy come easy go type relationship. Plus, he showed restraint when he passed his test and didn't go straight out and buy a car because he wouldn't have anywhere to keep it whilst living away. Now he is commuting to uni he both needs it and wants it. I'm happy he is mature enough and invested enough for it and its longevity hehe

I loved my 1992 Ford Orion to bits but still managed to wrap it around a lamp post

 

[Badjamin]

@Sasquatch

(Moved from a different thread)

My step son now wants to sell the S40 and buy a C70.

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Wondering if you have any thoughts on this with your epic volvo experience please?

 

[Sasquatch]

That's the Ford derived P3 version. I've no knowledge of them I'm afraid. They're not kindly thought of by Volvo affionados. More in depth reply on the other thread.

 

[T6Plumber]

My youngest, 16, is saving for a car.
Criteria is that it has to fit two sets of golf clubs and two golfers in. He is a keen golfer.

If he doesn’t buy a Caddy I’ll be livid

 

[Badjamin]

That's the Ford derived P3 version. I've no knowledge of them I'm afraid. They're not kindly thought of by Volvo affionados.

Thanks for that.

Oh dear... he's developed an emotional attachment to it. He says it's got the engine he wants. He's off to see it next week in runcorn without me as I'm working nights. Stressin me out hehe

 

[Sasquatch]

Thanks for that.

Oh dear... he's developed an emotional attachment to it. He says it's got the engine he wants. He's off to see it next week in runcorn without me as I'm working nights. Stressin me out hehe

Unless it's been done recently it's coming up due by virtue of age for a full belt job and PCV unit, thick end of a grand for both.

Chuck in indifferent ford built quality (Ford parts such as the alarm, CIM, etc are poor quality and very prone to expensive failure) and it's not a car to own without very deep pockets...but if he had deep pockets he'd be spending a lot more in the first place.