Which car do people recommend for around £1500?

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  2sly10 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #1Show comment toolsReply

  Even a 1.6 will be high insurance for a young age driver. I would like for something else other than a golf if i were you OP.
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  Adam199010 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #2Show comment toolsReply

  you need a 1.2 or 1.4 for cheap car insurance (im a young driver myself) a good starter car would be something like a clio or a punto. I currently have a ford focus 1.4 and thats really cheap to insure :)
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  reddit10 months, 2 weeks ago #3Show comment toolsReply

  Although a couple of years old now.
  
  Top 10: first cars for £1,500
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  meandog10110 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #4Show comment toolsReply

  We had a 51 plate clio that we sold for less than that. Low insurance group (about 4-5), £30 a year to tax, plus it was diesel, so plenty of MPG out of it. A nippy, decent car for the money.
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  OldEnglish10 months, 2 weeks ago2 Likes #5Show comment toolsReply

  Adam1990

  you need a 1.2 or 1.4 for cheap car insurance (im a young driver myself) a good starter car would be something like a clio or a punto. I currently have a ford focus 1.4 and thats really cheap to insure :)

  
  Yes if you want to spend most of your time pushing it :p
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  MarzBarz10 months, 2 weeks ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  I've checked insurance quotes and there's only a £300 difference between a corsa and golf 1.6 insurance price wise with insure the box.
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  PhearFactor10 months, 2 weeks ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  Kia Picanto
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  donaldduck210 months, 2 weeks ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  
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  johnp8510 months, 2 weeks ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  Only £300 difference in insurance but then there is dearer road tax , a lot more fuel for a car that is slower than a 1.2 Clio . Take the advice and go for something smaller ( you will also get something newer) . And that's coming from someone who worked with vw for 10 years and who's first car was a 1.6 golf .
  
  What about a 1.2 vw polo about a 52/03 plate will come in at your budget .
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  backtothecaves10 months, 2 weeks ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  Get an Alfa 147 for less than 1k, then put the difference towards your insurance. Just as good as a golf.
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  thenewyou10 months, 2 weeks ago #11Show comment toolsReply

  ford focus/fiesta
  
  vw polo
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  suchafunkymonkey10 months, 2 weeks ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  Try an Astra DTI 1.7 Diesel. Very nippy, cheap to insure (group 4) and very ecomincal (60+mpg). You'd be looking at a 8-10 year old car, but the ISUZU engines are built to last and 100k is only breaking it in.
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  N1K0LAI_DAN7E10 months, 2 weeks ago #13Show comment toolsReply

  i just bought my first car at the age of 24, and purchased a 1.6 VW Golf for £1,500 lol, Insurance is £867 (Tesco) which i didnt think was too bad..
  
  actually pick up the car on sunday, could have got a newer model with less miles if i had really been arsed to looked around (got a 2001), but got it from the same dealership my dad has used, it had the cambelt done 10k miles ago and has literally jsut had a new clutch in
  
  came with a decent amount of tax/mot left.. so i couldnt really complain too much
  
  ive got my fingers crossed im not going to get too many issues courtesy of the german engine... but we will wait and see, was also looking at things like renault megane, peugeot 307's but i didnt fancy going french... ford focus's seemed liek a decent option aswell
  
  im aware i could purchase more economically, but a round trip to work is only 8miles.
  

  
  Edited By: joeprosho on Jul 05, 2012 16:06
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  thenewyou10 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #14Show comment toolsReply

  joeprosho

  i just bought my first car at the age of 24, and purchased a 1.6 VW Golf, Insurance is £867 which i didnt think was too bad..

  
  For first time car @ 24 that is a pretty good deal
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  cejiogu110 months, 2 weeks ago #15Show comment toolsReply

  Lol remember to get an insurance quote first. Average for fully comp is about £3k to be honest.
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  budgie10110 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #16Show comment toolsReply

  Insured last month for £857 on VW Golf 1.6. I'm 21. Can't remember what insurance group it is
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  numptyj10 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #17Show comment toolsReply

  First car at 23 - 1.0 litre 53 plate corsa £1600
  
  Insurance £1450
  
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  thenewyou10 months, 2 weeks ago #18Show comment toolsReply

  budgie101

  Insured last month for £857 on VW Golf 1.6. I'm 21. Can't remember what insurance group it is

  
  first car?
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  MarzBarz10 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #19Show comment toolsReply

  my insurance will be £2200 lol.
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  thenewyou10 months, 2 weeks ago #20Show comment toolsReply

  MarzBarz

  my insurance will be £2200 lol.

  
  age/car if you don't mind me asking :p

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