Hi,
I'm new to this forum, but have been using it for a while to help solve problems with my parents' cars (both fiats). My situation at the moment is that I will need to buy a car to get to work around September/October time. As it stands, I cannot yet drive! However I should be sorting this out soon (Am 24... maybe I left it a bit late...).
At it stands, I am hoping to spend around £500-£750 on a car and have been looking at Classic Pandas, Unos, Tipos et cetera. My requirements from this car can be summed up as cheap to maintain and reasonably reliable. I do not mind getting my hands dirty having to fix something, as long as it is gonna be cheap and doable by a novice!
So, my questions are:
1: Is £500-750 a reasonable amount to by a car that I can rely on (I have never had a car so I really have no clue!)
2: Out of these cars (Uno, Tipo, Panda), which is likely to best fit my criteria of cheap to run (including insurance) and reliable/easily fixed.
3: Am I looking at the wrong group of cars, should I really be looking at old Puntos/Bravos?
I will add that I really do like fiats (especially old ones!), so there aren't just practical reasons behind my interest in fiats...
Thanks!
I'm new to this forum, but have been using it for a while to help solve problems with my parents' cars (both fiats). My situation at the moment is that I will need to buy a car to get to work around September/October time. As it stands, I cannot yet drive! However I should be sorting this out soon (Am 24... maybe I left it a bit late...).
At it stands, I am hoping to spend around £500-£750 on a car and have been looking at Classic Pandas, Unos, Tipos et cetera. My requirements from this car can be summed up as cheap to maintain and reasonably reliable. I do not mind getting my hands dirty having to fix something, as long as it is gonna be cheap and doable by a novice!
So, my questions are:
1: Is £500-750 a reasonable amount to by a car that I can rely on (I have never had a car so I really have no clue!)
2: Out of these cars (Uno, Tipo, Panda), which is likely to best fit my criteria of cheap to run (including insurance) and reliable/easily fixed.
3: Am I looking at the wrong group of cars, should I really be looking at old Puntos/Bravos?
I will add that I really do like fiats (especially old ones!), so there aren't just practical reasons behind my interest in fiats...
Thanks!