Shall I Sell?

[Transformer]

Well im thinking its time for a new car

Im just wondering what sort of cars are as fun to drive as cento's but within a 17/18 year old's insurance price range?
I've got qoutes for a 1.6 Astra SXI with me as the main driver for about £2k and im seriously tempted, but I just don't think I will get the same satisfaction from a different "Younger Driver" style car.

Any suggestions are welcome, or even if you can make me change my mind about selling would be good

Al.

 

[dave]

a real mini

 

[Todger182]

I'm only going to say that if you have had a real ****e experience with these things then you love to hate them.

Cov69 thought these are the gayest cars ever made, but he has owned a substancial amount of them .

Thanks

X

 

[craigb244]

honda civics handle cento like imho but not many/any modern car will drive like a cento as they are all simply to large and heavy

 

[Transformer]

a real mini

Yeah part of the reason for selling up is the size, im quite a big loon

 

[Transformer]

Yeah i thought that would be the case, its just a real shame cause it is fun to drive, but it is very noisy and pretty hot during summer (yeah yeah roll the windows down, but its far too noisy on dual carriageway) so just looking for something more... insulated

 

[craigb244]

I felt like that more then once

 

[fingers99]

Very difficult at that kind of insurance. I hate to say it, but a Punto until your premiums come down?

 

[Transformer]

Very difficult at that kind of insurance. I hate to say it, but a Punto until your premiums come down?

Well luckily enough i can afford anything up to about 2.7k and the only things which crop up to that level are 2l engines or bigger or MG's

 

[s3ccw]

youll struggle to get anything similar to drive tbh.

MX5?

 

[fingers99]

If under 2 litre, there's the 1.8 Alfa 155 (which I think feels like a big Cinq), or the Punto HGT (which has a slightly later version of the Alfa engine) -- the Alfa tends to be much cheaper than the HGT. Or there's the Clio Williams, which tends to be costly but is still very highly regarded and keepable.

You're in the area of high mileage (but affordable) Alfa 2 litres, the GTV and, amazingly, the Brera, but the French stuff bears looking at.

The MX5, too, although I still find it hard to reconcile contemporary reports of its on the limit handling (French tarmac rally nutter Francois Delacour was reported as saying "happily it does not have 150bhp" and he was not praising it!) with its present sanctification.

 

[smokychento]

try looking at turbo diesels! i can have a 1.7td astra for the same price as my cento and only got 1 year no claims and on a provisional too! but i think i'l stick with my cento

 

[craigk]

i think i will stick with dave on this one, if your steering away from a fiat and want something simular to a cento id go for an old type mini

 

[ycming]

Agree wiht Craig, the EG Civic would be the next best choice .

Ming

 

[Bushboy]

Rover 200 (bubble shape) / Rover 25?

Seriously underated cars (mainly due to the head gasket "issues"), handle superb, very comfy, very low insurance groups, good looking, surprisingly roomy (big boot and loads of rear leg room), very cheap to run too and can be picked up for pocket money.

For your age I would go for a 1.4 8v. 75hp doesnt sound like a lot but the Astra you're looking at probably doesn't put out a lot more, plus this keeps the insurance group down to 3, which is the same as a Cinq sporting.

 

[Transformer]

Cheers for the opinions guys but I have picked up a VW Golf SE 1.6, and inb4 "boy racer" or "common car" its bigger and roomier which is what I am needing



Also opinions on the golf are welcome

Thanks

Al.

 

[Transformer]

Sorry I forgot the pics


EDIT: How do i resize them?

 

[fingers99]

With Gimp or Photoshop. You can re-size stuff loaded up to the member's gallery on this forum using a dreadfully clunky widget, but I think externally hosted stuff needs an external photo editor. Gimp is free (and good) anyway.

 

[Lecook]

I'm 6ft 5 I wouldn't even consider selling my sei I have a astra 1.8 sport sat for my disposal on the drive but every day I would rather be in the sei hence why the astra is being sold sei wins every day

 

[ChrisUK]

A golf for younger driver experience?

My gramps downsized from a Jag to a Golf just like that.

I do like them though, good solid german (albiet boring) engineering.