My parents want to get me a car so I can start learning. We're looking at a VW Golf, Mazda 3 and the Honda Civic. The price/budget is around 25-30,000. One of the problems we're having is with the gold - my dad insists on getting it (lol), but my mum's saying its too expensive, as I can't drive the turbo version (which is the cheapest option) of it - cause of the RTA car restrictions. Any recommendations? I've only just started learning, but they want me to learn in a small car so that's why they want to get me a car. EDIT: problem solved. changing insurance so im driving a sedan atm.
where you from? anyways, my first car i ever drove was an extended van. my second is a jeep. you don't need to learn on a small car. as for the money aspect, the notion of entry level cars (mazda3, corolla, civic, echo) is cheapest, is wrong. i can buy a used entry level luxury for less than a used corolla (if you dig well, you can find some in excellent condition). unless of course... you like corollas civics and echos dig for some low level luxury cars, you may run into some luck and get an excellent condition car, for cheap
your parents is pretty rich to get you that sort of car. my first car was a used car and im still driving used car at this moment.
meh. its to replace one of the cars we have atm - so they're not just buying it for me - they're trying to have a car for me to have in mind to drive as im learning, then for me to drive it once i get my P's, and also for my siblings to drive when they;re learning as well. They want a safe car as well.. so they're willing to buy something decent.. so yea. lots of ppl have said that driving a big car is actually better.. (we have a big car but im a bit hesitant about driving it) .. @ evo, yea thats tru. my rents are kinda split over what to get haha. my dad insists on getting a golf cause of what his friends have told him .(he's kinda stubborn and really obsessed with european cars). my mum thinks that its too expensive of a car for me to drive... and wants to go with a honda civic (perhaps a demo)
i say get a 2nd hand mid size car. on your Ls you're most likely wont crash it but once you get your Ps, u're most likely to crash it and look at the insurance side of things. it would be alot cheap to insure.
my parents are a funny lot. anyways... they decided to put the new car on hold.. and just change insurances for our smaller car. insurance is quite expensive.. since its not a cheap car.. and im a unexperienced driver. i hope i dont crash it lol
haha! i agree. my first car was an rx-7 twin turbo at 16 and i was fine. greatest moment i had with a car during that time. we are bad influence-madsign1
The car that I learnt in apart from my instructor's car (which was a CItreon C3), I learnt in my parents car which is Honda Civic... It's good practice I guess for how different cars and how the steering differs? I would say a USED VW Golf coz a lot of my friend has it.. currently my genuine first car is mazda2 which isn't much different to mazda3 but maybe a little smaller..
^ zoom zoom zoooom...!!!!!....bb want a greeeeen mazda 2....!!!!... and yupZ...for 1st car a used car is better... that way when ya bash it a little here and there it wont hurt as muchy...and its a bit cheaper....
^ you know the green mazda2 isn't all that nice yanno... see it parked in uni everyday and it doesn't look as good as the black ones i totally disagree that we can bump it here and there :( I bumped my back onto a skip and hell my heart broke and it's still not fixed lol
^ but the greeeen one looooks soooo ying in the ad..!!!...^^ well bumping it a little or not is gonna hurt but if it was a brand new one....it'd hurt ubbbbbber more..! my car got hit into last week and i wanted to cry....waiting on insurance still..=/
^ whether it's new or not we will still be heart broken :( ad for mazda2 is ho ying but in reality nothing special :( i want my cream mini cooper for my next car
^ ooOOoo mini's.....i wantttt.....the new john cooper works one...!!!!....chiew sheXXy... hmm i want a red one..!!..more eye catching....hehehe....^^
^ Have you ever watched Stormbreaker? The one with that young blonde kid being a spy? I want that mini in that film which his babysitter drives.. ORIGINAL! wakaka
