I looked at that link Pan gave you. You can get a very decent BMW 320 from like 10 years back with only 40.000km on the count and in nice further shape for like 4000 euro. That's a very solid car, that can take some teenage abuse and still looks good enough. It's quite old, so insurances will be nice I think.
Old cheap cars are more fun than a new one. Who cars about a scratch or a dent ( not talking about restored oldies ). I have no idea about insurance in germany for starting drivers ( i know England is very expensive so don't listen to them ) Want something "fast", buy small. Weight = slow, newer cars weigh more mostly. Golf Gti for example something from the '90s but golf drives a bit dull, they are very allround. 90's bmw are bit slower with the smaller engines but cheap to buy and keep going mostly. Stay away from Opel if you want sporty, even their OPC models aren't that great to drive, understeer ... A clio williams might be nice for you, Peugeot and citroen had cheap to run cars in the 90's but they aren't very sporty except some harder to find models. I'm not really into asian cars but yeah honda's are mostly nice and fast with small engines. And surely forget about an Impreza sti or similar, you won't have enough money for insurance before buying the car. So, go to mobile.de and find something from the late 90's, or if you know how a car works, buy from the late 80's and early 90's. Fix those yourself. Don't buy a micra! That's a car for seniors and ppl who don't care about cars. It's a way to get from A to B for those kind of ppl. But i have no idea how insurance works for oldies but probably not like the netherlands. <= nothing works like the netherlands for cars i think And yeah, you'll probably wreck your first car anyway
Idd not smart to buy a fast car when getting a driver license, seen to many friends get themselves killed (or almost) by buying a fast car/bike. Dont say you wont, you will even I'm driving to fast in my small car. Price or bank-payments are a pain in the ass and insurance for young adults is criminal high (the more horsepower the higher your insurance). My parents gave me a Peugeot 206 (decent thing to learn in ), so look in that area. Dont spend more then 2000 euro on a car you will definitely beat up in 2-3 years
I definitely agree (and with everyone on the same mind). For a first car you should buy something cheaper/older, which would be easier to pay for and you won't sorry so much when you total it. Also with a less powerful car you can enjoy driving and gain valuable experience without the risk of injuring yourself or others. I mean, I have experience with the youth behind the wheel - "drive fast, think later". Not everyone are like that though, so nothing personal.
<a class="postlink" href="http://motoring.friday-ad.co.uk/leeds/used-cars-for-sale/fiat-seicento/fiat-seicento-1-1-SN5270641" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://motoring.friday-ad.co.uk/leeds/u ... -SN5270641</a> Thats the exact car i have, same colour, same year. Mine only had 55k on the clock when i bought it and got it for £1,100 dead. Im going to sell it on in September when my insurance runs out (also before the gearbox goes on it, it had no oil in when i got it D and look at something more economical (as small as the car is it only does 40 MPG). Looking at that price i should be able to sell it on for at the very least when i paid for it
Citroën Saxo VTS 98hp but low on weight Fiat Punto 1.4 turbo with 131 HP might be to much for insurance. There is however a model with 98 hp i believe A Ford Fiesta with about 100hp should do it, you can go even up towards RS with 130+ hp Focus isn't bad at all to, Stay away from ST models, they might be above your budget Or a puma? Honda civic? But beware, most of em are riced beyond repair. Mazda Mx5? Borrow your dads car if you need a backseat for 1 day a year A Mini cooper? I can go on Rule of thumb, stay away from the smallest engine in a car, it's not powerfull enough. It gets boring not being able to overtake a 60km/h truck because you need 1000m to get up to 90km/h. One more thing, because it is likely that you'll wreck your first car. Don't borrow a lot from the bank. Nothing more stupid than paying for a car you don't drive anymore. Not saying that it will, but it can happen.
You don't need to borrow a porsche to haul ppl around... But why not the audi? it's just a more expensive skoda or seat or vw The day i got my official license, my dad told me to drive to the city ( 30km's ) in full rush hour to pick something up for him. and he gave me his keys ,as his not a year old Volvo had gps in it. <= not many gps around about 10 years ago
I see it this way. If you got a friggin license, you're allowed to drive anything. If he doesn't allow you, he isn't your father.