(G) First Car?

hi, im new to all of this biznezz as you may tell.

i thought i would just put this question forward.

first car...stilo JTD?

can any of you provide some pro's & con's about this idea?

thanks alot

I wish my first car would have been a JTD. Great economy, low on tax/insurance and looks good. Remapped it's superb. I recently sold mine and regret it daily.

No offense but it's pretty powerful for a first car, unless you've been driving other peoples for a while, I'd say get something with less power for 6 months or so minimum, unless you're going for the 80BHP one.

I'm not saying you can't handle it, but everyone I know who bought a car with a fair bit of power behind them for their first has had a crash of somesort.

My first car was a 1.9 jtd dynamic stilo and ive still got it a year on. Then again im no boy racer and im sensible .

Good car

My first car was a mk5 fiesta zetec s. Similar power to my 1.6 dynamic now. Its not all about the power, its the way you drive it. I drove my fiesta like a pratt thats why i crashed it and it left me in such a state that i'll never be as stupid again.

The stilo is a great first car, get it, admire it and then drive it with pleasure.

Sometimes a bit of power can get you out of trouble and it makes for safer overtaking. As long as you remain sensible (supposing you are a new driver) then there's no reason not to go for it.

^^ That was my excuse lol

First car I drove and indeed learned to drive in was a Mk 2 5dr 1.0 Uno with 45hp. Not the fastest thing on earth and had a steering wheel off a bus, but did almost everything in and with that car. It kinda died slowly because of it. Worse still, it was my Dad's and it gets worse...he replaced it with a K-reg Orion, which I then crashed

At least by the time I got my own car, I'd got (most of) the boy racer stuff out my system. Mind you, it was only a Mk2 1.2 8v 3dr Punto. Happy I've got the Stilo now though, far more comfortable.

In terms of first car being a JTD, it could be interesting certainly. Cheap for economy and tax, plus the grunt a diesel has behind it. Decent combination I think

thanks alot everyone, much appreciated.

another quick question, is there much difference between the handling of the 3 door/5 door/estate? i've heard the 3 door is a 'sportier/stiffer' ride?

I think its better in the 3dr but i aint drove the others so dont really know.

Imo 3dr looks the nicest so dont bother with the others

indeed it does look better, however have you ever had any problems with boot space? as i may need room for weekends away climbing or w.e.

furthermore, do you have much opinion on the panda 100HP?

JTd is quite a quick car for a first, have you had insurance quotes for one?

The boot on the 5 door is quite big, and becomes huge when you slide the rear seats forward.

Ive not driven a 100HP, but i do really like the look of them and ive heard very good things about them.

Yea insurance will hit you hard. My first insurance at 17 was 2k

But now that years delt with its only 957 this year

Only thing in my boot is a first aid kit lol..... never use my boot

yeh, but hopefully the insurance will come down quite alot as il be on my dads insurance on it, and my mum works for an insurance company, so she may be able to 'wangle' something.

JTD is the best Stilo, enjoy. Dont "Front" on the Insurance tho, I'm sure ur Mom will advize... best to have your own insurance and start earning NCD from day one and put Mom or Dad on the policy, not the other way around, thats "Fronting"

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