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Re: First car choices
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:30 am
by Sundayjumper
16vCento wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2020 3:54 pm
Rover 25s are very insurable as first cars for some reason!
And good to drive - they’re very popular with club motorsportists.
E36 Compact ? Getting harder to find but they’re easy to work on and no problems with parts.
Re: First car choices
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:11 am
by Beany
Yeah, to be fair, even the 200 it's based on (I'd not go back that old though, rust etc) corner flat and steer pretty nicely. As a first shed, if insurance is cheap you could do far worse.
Re: First car choices
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:55 am
by ZedLeg
Beany wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2020 4:34 pm
ZedLeg wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2020 4:06 pm
You'll be lucky to find a decent old civic for first car money. Cheap ones are very much project cars these days.
That might not be a bad thing, depending on how spanner-curious he is and how much he 'needs' to drive.
My mates first car was a shagged Suzuki Jimny. Absolute piece of piss to work on, means he's not afraid of doing his own oil changes and brake jobs (which were black magic to him beforehand).
I mean like shells with a half finished B16 swap
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I’d agree with getting something you can work on.
Just get something cheap and basic. If he decides he wants something nicer he can get it later.