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Help me choose a car (New Driver)

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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 17
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    My advice would be to write down what you want from a car then see which best fits the bill:

    Petrol/Diesel?

    Saloon/Hatchback/Estate/People carrier, etc.?

    Manual/automatic?

    FWD/RWD?

    Price range?

    Insurance?

    Anything else?

    Have a look at Parker's Price Guide as well.

    Will do, thanks :)
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    David (2)David (2) Posts: 20,632
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    Without wanting to hijack the thread as such...I am looking to get another car in a couple of months, second hand but not dirt cheap, if that makes sense...maybe around 2/3k area...I want something that is very cheap on petrol for running around town [ no real long journeys ] and cheap on road tax [ the £30 tax range ]...I am 45 and so insurance is pretty cheap anyway but if I can find something like a 1.1 - 1.2 kind of car, it might help that as well. But mainly tax and reliability.

    I have been told about Kia's and also C2's...any other ideas?

    And OP...I hate automatic cars...I crashed my Mum's once where it zoomed off across the road, I much prefer to be in total control!

    you were driving like a manual car, thats why. You must not rev an automatic when in Drive (or anything else such as 2, LO, R). The revs go straight to the wheels.
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