Hey guys!
New to this forum, but I've been creeping on the 500 and Punto Grande boards for a wee while. I'm thinking of buying a new 500, here's a bit of backstory:
I've always driven Fiat cars, I began my lessons in a Panda (although switched to a Toyota Yaris after realising my instructor was swindling me for more money) and when I passed, drove my mum's Punto Grande for a year and a bit. When the Punto was close to death my mum wanted to trade it in, and in the dealership, I fell in love with the Fiat 500's. Cue lots of bargaining from me to my mum asking if she could trade the Punto for the 500, and lots of refusing to buy such a small car. Also, cue the salesman recognising my desire for my own vehicle and trying to get me to buy there and then... (I'm 20 btw.)
Anyway, I'm no longer on my mum's insurance policy to allow me to save up for my own car, and basically, I thought I'd pop in here because although I've got my heart set on a 500, and I know I definitely want a new one (my friends have had numerous problems with used cars and I'm not going near an auction), I'd like some advice on what feratures I should be looking for.
I'm probably gonna go for the basic car, a white 1.2 pop, it'll be either a 12 or 62 plate, but if you guys could give me some advice on what to look for features wise, I'd appreciate it so much (help out a girl who is rubbish with cars here haha?)
Also, does anyone know if insurance comes in cheaper at certain times in the year? I'm not sure if the quote I have just now is the cheapest I'm gonna get and for a 20 year old, it really matters how much the insurance costs haha
xxx
New to this forum, but I've been creeping on the 500 and Punto Grande boards for a wee while. I'm thinking of buying a new 500, here's a bit of backstory:
I've always driven Fiat cars, I began my lessons in a Panda (although switched to a Toyota Yaris after realising my instructor was swindling me for more money) and when I passed, drove my mum's Punto Grande for a year and a bit. When the Punto was close to death my mum wanted to trade it in, and in the dealership, I fell in love with the Fiat 500's. Cue lots of bargaining from me to my mum asking if she could trade the Punto for the 500, and lots of refusing to buy such a small car. Also, cue the salesman recognising my desire for my own vehicle and trying to get me to buy there and then... (I'm 20 btw.)
Anyway, I'm no longer on my mum's insurance policy to allow me to save up for my own car, and basically, I thought I'd pop in here because although I've got my heart set on a 500, and I know I definitely want a new one (my friends have had numerous problems with used cars and I'm not going near an auction), I'd like some advice on what feratures I should be looking for.
I'm probably gonna go for the basic car, a white 1.2 pop, it'll be either a 12 or 62 plate, but if you guys could give me some advice on what to look for features wise, I'd appreciate it so much (help out a girl who is rubbish with cars here haha?)
Also, does anyone know if insurance comes in cheaper at certain times in the year? I'm not sure if the quote I have just now is the cheapest I'm gonna get and for a 20 year old, it really matters how much the insurance costs haha
xxx