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[Vamps]

If we sold the house we could probably afford to insure it, too...

I reckon  I could insure a Datsun GTR for less than £400 P.A.

The CLS 500 cost me less than £200 P.A......only about £70 more than my Omega.

Amy's Micra costs her more than £200 to insure..

Secondhand cars come with a lot more risks than new, although if you're talking 12 months old those risks are minimal I suppose

Most cars these days are relatively 'risk free' for the first five or six years.

Personally, I think that too much money is lost the moment a new car leaves the showroom. You would need to figure this into the equation.

I quite agree................

Tbh with the money needed for a deposit, £7500 you should be able to buy something quite  recent and suitable.............

[05omegav6]

Indeed £750 would see you in an eleven year old Omega Estate, with proper gearbox 

[Vamps]

Indeed £750 would see you in an eleven year old Omega Estate, with proper gearbox 

I would have thought that a good Auto would have cost a little more..........

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

£7500 opens the buyer up to some pretty tasty machinery.

A  Datsun Micra would not be in my top 100..... 

Aaron.......buy the girl an early TVR Griffith 500 and be done with it.

[TheBoy]

Things like the i10, despite being dull, boring, uninspiring and slow, are probably a decent option.

Due to the offers, esp if you need finance to buy, often new from the showroom ends up cheaper than a nearly new car.

[aaronjb]

Aaron.......buy the girl an early TVR Griffith 500 and be done with it.

Any TVR we have would definitely be mine.. 

Remember (well, actually most of you probably don't know ) she's only 22 (yes, I'm a cradle snatcher) so insurance is a bit of a problem; for instance adding her to my Omega policy would have bumped it from £350 to £700..

I'm not sure we'll end up getting a Micra for her though - as she said, if she's having to pay out every month on a car, she'd rather get something she really wants than something that is "just a car", and we don't have to get a practical car for her (since I have the barge) .. so perhaps an older MX5 or similar instead.

No doubt we'll still be deciding in six months time


And to Jaime's point - yep we'd likely finance a new car, and some of the deals can be quite attractive.  Plus, I do think, the new Micra isn't a bad car.  It's not going to set the world on fire but it's reasonable comfortable, reliable (one would hope!) and seems well screwed together..

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The MX5 is deffo a girlie/gay mans car....
I was going to suggest a Honda S2000......being only 2 litres it shouldn't be too expensive to insure.

P.S......and yes you are a 'cradle snatcher'  you lucky devil.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Aaron.......buy the girl an early TVR Griffith 500 and be done with it.

Any TVR we have would definitely be mine.. 

Remember (well, actually most of you probably don't know ) she's only 22 (yes, I'm a cradle snatcher) so insurance is a bit of a problem; for instance adding her to my Omega policy would have bumped it from £350 to £700..

I'm not sure we'll end up getting a Micra for her though - as she said, if she's having to pay out every month on a car, she'd rather get something she really wants than something that is "just a car", and we don't have to get a practical car for her (since I have the barge) .. so perhaps an older MX5 or similar instead.

No doubt we'll still be deciding in six months time


And to Jaime's point - yep we'd likely finance a new car, and some of the deals can be quite attractive.  Plus, I do think, the new Micra isn't a bad car.  It's not going to set the world on fire but it's reasonable comfortable, reliable (one would hope!) and seems well screwed together..

.....and terminally dull.

Fine if you're an old lady and just want a car that starts every morning and gets you from A to B.

In summary. The Nissan Micra is the perfect car for people who have no interest in cars.

[aaronjb]

The MX5 is deffo a girlie/gay mans car....
I was going to suggest a Honda S2000......being only 2 litres it shouldn't be too expensive to insure.

P.S......and yes you are a 'cradle snatcher'  you lucky devil.

The S2000 is group 44, same as the M3 (Omega is group 32) - so methinks it would be a bit pricey for her to insure! Sadly it might just have to be an MX5 (group 21-27)

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The MX5 is deffo a girlie/gay mans car....
I was going to suggest a Honda S2000......being only 2 litres it shouldn't be too expensive to insure.

P.S......and yes you are a 'cradle snatcher'  you lucky devil.

The S2000 is group 44, same as the M3 (Omega is group 32) - so methinks it would be a bit pricey for her to insure! Sadly it might just have to be an MX5 (group 21-27)

Shit. I would have thought that a humble  2 litre Honda would be relatively inexpensive to insure.

[Kevin Wood]

Aaron.......buy the girl an early TVR Griffith 500 and be done with it.

That's a bloody stupid idea. 

What's wrong with a Cerbera, exactly?

[Vamps]

Aaron.......buy the girl an early TVR Griffith 500 and be done with it.

That's a bloody stupid idea. 

What's wrong with a Cerbera, exactly?

He is getting that for the better looking sister.......

[Marks DTM Calib]

Stopped by the Nissan dealer today to look at the new Micras with a view to replacing Amy's 51 plate Micra - the new one is certainly much nicer than the old one and bigger inside..

Anyway we looked around everything else too, as you do.. the X-trail was quite nice, I thought, so now I'm home I'm looking at prices..

Nissan have a "special offer" on the top spec Diesel X-trail at the moment: £349/mo, £7500 deposit

Yet a basic spec Mercedes E220 Estate is only £359 with £5200 deposit? Makes the Nissan seem expensive ... though I suppose apples to apples would be £249 vs £359.

Choices choices..

The Nissan only has a 1.5L diseasel, mind 

Yes and its the troublesome French engine in them

Plus of course, if doing mainly short journeys.....DPF issues.