I have just passed my driving test. What would be the perfect car for a first time driver?

Answer 1

A car that is old enough that it doesn't matter if you have collision coverage.

Answer 2

In order to find out what would be the best car for you being a first time driver you have to think about a few things first. First of all how many people are you going to have to carry on a regular basis? Petrol or Diesel? How much money do you have to spend? Remember that first time drivers usually get chained with insurance especially if there young so I would go for something like a MK1 Vauxhall Corsa, just remember that early entry models had no power steering and despite there size were a pig to steer over long distance (I know I had one). Another car you might want to think about is an early Citroen Saxo. I have to admit that I have never owned this model, but I am told that they are good little runners. Something to consider.

Answer 3

It depends where you live, basically a very forgiving car with not to much performance. Easy to manouver preferably WITHOUT PAS and a manual shift. Make sure YOU can get comfortable in it.
Having taught surprisingly enough the vehicle I found was very easy to adapt to was an old British Army Bedford RL, but that is not obviously practical, but a list of types, Morris Minor, Triumph Herald, Mini, later models base small Vauxhall, Peugeot N/A diesels. All these vehicles you may note are not very powerful. Most new drivers get into the cacky through too much inapropiate power. You HAVE to drive a low powered car.
Tip- always depress the handbrake button before you apply the parking brake and release it after you have applied it. This prevents handbrake locking, wear, and reminds you to apply it.
Drive long and safely.
What is it we used to say, Drive To Arrive Alive

Answer 4

i think this depend on how you drive, your confidence level and your exposure on the road. you have to consider the insurance, the engine size too, coz the bigger the engine the higher insurance you pay, on top of you being a first time driver, a second hand car with a small engine size is good, the way i see it is, if you are going to buy a car buy a good one, good one in a sense that it is the car you like and would love to drive, not to expensive but not too cheap, a honda civic hatch, clio, corsa, or toyota which ever car you get driving should always be enjoyable, be it traffic or long drives. now that you pass your driving test, you have more freedom and independence, don't drink and drive, be a sensible driver on the road

Answer 5

It depends on your budget, and I could probably help you more if I knew how much you had to spend, but generally speaking, try a Ford Ka. Nice to drive, still looks good, but these hold their value well, and people do tend to overprice them a little bit.

An alternative is the Fiat Cinq/Seicento. Try and go for a Sporting with a slightly larger engine, better gearchange and styling, and they're pretty good fun. Both the Ford and the Fiat are group 3 insurance and should do about 45MPG.

Late nineties examples of both can be found for under £2k.

Other cars worth a look:
Ford Fiesta
Peugeot 206
VW Polo
Skoda Fabia
VW Lupo/Seat Arosa
Peugeot 106/Citroen Saxo.
Nissan Micra
Toyota Yaris

Answer 6

An inexpensive car, so when your parents see that you can do good with a cheap car without getting into an accident, they wont mind co-signing for you a brand new one. If you do get in a car accident at least then you can tell your parents, glad you didnt waist a lot of money on my FIRST CAR, of course parents know best. This will allow them to see you made a mistake and feel responsible to what has happened and may give you another chance with a new automobile!

Answer 7

I would suggest a used car for one thing. You also want to take into consideration the saftey rating and gas milage, plus what it's going to cost you for insurance.

I am providing two links below to help you find the saftey ratings and fuel ratings.

Sports cars and SUVs are going to cost you more in insurance if you are young, and being a new driver will probaby hurt you too, but it doesn't hurt to check them out just for fun.

It's my understanding the Honda CR-V is suppose to be pretty safe, but I haven't checked it out.

You might also want to check out the Saturn line of cars. A used ION might be a good car for you.

I have a 2005 Saturn VUE. I bought it, because I'm disabled and I need something that's easy for me to get in and out of and has plenty of room to carry my walker and other stuff too. I use to drive a 1995 Saturn station wagon, but my wife is driving it now. She had a 1996 Saturn wagon and it got totaled in an accident and she walked away without a scratch.

Answer 8

Being a dad that has purchased auto's for 5 teens and getting ready to purchase one for the 6th, my suggestion would be to get a used one for under $2000, that gets really good gas mileage, then learn as much about it as you can, because with the price of insurance and gas, a small cheap car will save on both

Answer 9

A early to mid 90's Saturn SL 1(or 2)
4 Dr.
Automatic
Reliable, economical, easy on insurance, cheap to buy.

Answer 10

If you just want something to get around and for learning, something cheap and reliable would be best. Older Honda Civics or Toyota Camry's would be a good bet. My parents bought an 1979 AMC Eagle for my brother and I (although we rarely got to drive it). They got it because it was cheap and my father could fix most problems that might occur.

Answer 11

I'm pretty sure everyone is going to answer differently on this, but I have always liked Pontiac Grand Prixes, but thats just me I guess.... Good handling, power, Looks nice and sporty, not some little chick car that everyone else has..... They're pretty sweet...