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Hello,
I'm looking into getting my first car hopefully soon wanting a 306 can get a 1.4 for less than £200 a month, cheapest quote was £95 (wanted to fix box not feeling that).
Anyone know of cheap places for new drivers, and I'm only 20.
Also good places to get a cheap 306 as eBay is ridiculous one person wanting £1000 for a 5 door 1.4 which is nonsense.
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Can your insurance stretch to a HDi or 1.8? Far better engines.
£1000 is a joke. Is that a dealer?
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Yeah just on a comparison site and it makes it jump up to over £300 a month which I can't afford as I'm a university student
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As above, id go HDI, but if you cant insure it cheaply then theres nothing wrong with a 1.4  cheap to run anyway, hows it that much for you to insure a HDI/1.8? Im 20 and for my HDI it was £550 for the year
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(12-03-2016, 08:51 AM)MY95 Wrote: As above, id go HDI, but if you cant insure it cheaply then theres nothing wrong with a 1.4 cheap to run anyway, hows it that much for you to insure a HDI/1.8? Im 20 and for my HDI it was £550 for the year
I don't know was that your first car though? And I was thinking 1.4 for a year then move up bigger and begin to modify after a years no claims?
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My 306 was my first car and in my own name, I drove my dads company car for a year beforehand though, its nearly halved though the last 2 years, so yeah go for 1.4 then work your way up
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(12-03-2016, 09:11 AM)MY95 Wrote: My 306 was my first car and in my own name, I drove my dads company car for a year beforehand though, its nearly halved though the last 2 years, so yeah go for 1.4 then work your way up
Yeah fair enough I don't have any previous driving haven't passed yet just want to look at options before I do
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Oh I see, I pressumed you had passed your test, id advise against these black boxes, you feel a bit trapped when driving a car with one on, id definately advise to spend a bit more and not get one
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(12-03-2016, 09:30 AM)MY95 Wrote: Oh I see, I pressumed you had passed your test, id advise against these black boxes, you feel a bit trapped when driving a car with one on, id definately advise to spend a bit more and not get one
Yeah exactly, I know Adrian flux is good for modified so may consider going with them but depends if I want to keep 1.4 standard then move up and modify afterwards
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Flux is good. My misses has been quoted £800ish for the year, once she passed her test and they love modifications aswell.
As for looking for a car, 1.4 isn't too bad, but you shouldn't be paying more than £500 for it.
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1.4s have held their value well, it's the only petrol 306 dealers are interested in due to the 'cheap' tax, insurance and ~45mpg. You'll probably find 1.6/1.8s cheaper to buy but more expensive to run.
I started with a 1.4 back when you couldn't buy them for under a grand! 
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(12-03-2016, 11:35 AM)Toms306 Wrote: 1.4s have held their value well, it's the only petrol 306 dealers are interested in due to the 'cheap' tax, insurance and ~45mpg. You'll probably find 1.6/1.8s cheaper to buy but more expensive to run.
I started with a 1.4 back when you couldn't buy them for under a grand!
Yeah I've been looking and 1.4 are so expensive its crazy
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Ring greg at brentacre...ask for a quote on 1.4 and hdi... Need to be modded but should be all good
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(12-03-2016, 05:12 PM)Piggy Wrote: Ring greg at brentacre...ask for a quote on 1.4 and hdi... Need to be modded but should be all good
Yeah it won't be for a while yet and i don't know if i want to mod the 1.4 or wait till i get bigger better engine, would prefer diesel to modify i think i dunno tbh
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Id keep the 1.4 standard and keep it cheap (bar some cyclones), and save up for a HDI, yes the HDI's are very easily modified to be quite nippy!
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(12-03-2016, 07:53 PM)MY95 Wrote: Id keep the 1.4 standard and keep it cheap (bar some cyclones), and save up for a HDI, yes the HDI's are very easily modified to be quite nippy!
Yeah just more expensive to mod due to maps tho in comparison to dturbos, to get it to stage 2 which is an issue
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Hi,
Please feel free to give us a try for insurance if you like. If you wanted to PM me some contact details I'd be happy to arrange for one of my quotes team to give you a call back.
Regards,
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(13-03-2016, 08:21 PM)DAN@ADRIAN FLUX Wrote: Hi,
Please feel free to give us a try for insurance if you like. If you wanted to PM me some contact details I'd be happy to arrange for one of my quotes team to give you a call back.
Regards,
Dan.
Won't be for a long time yet but will do when I get closer
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If you can find a decent solid 1.4 puma I'd get that
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(13-03-2016, 11:16 PM)adam b Wrote: If you can find a decent solid 1.4 puma I'd get that
Just don't like the shape of them :/
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Fiesta then, same mechanicals.
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my mate is also looking at a 1.4 as his first car. He just cant insure a 1.8 or any of the diesels. My advice would be what i did... 1.4 for a few years... then swap to a 1.8/hdi etc.
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(14-03-2016, 11:59 AM)Eeyore Wrote: my mate is also looking at a 1.4 as his first car. He just cant insure a 1.8 or any of the diesels. My advice would be what i did... 1.4 for a few years... then swap to a 1.8/hdi etc.
That's what I was planning to do
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(17-03-2016, 08:47 PM)Lanamarie Wrote: (14-03-2016, 11:59 AM)Eeyore Wrote: my mate is also looking at a 1.4 as his first car. He just cant insure a 1.8 or any of the diesels. My advice would be what i did... 1.4 for a few years... then swap to a 1.8/hdi etc.
That's what I was planning to do
found one yet? my mates one had head gasket and rear beam issues. He is working out what he wants to do with it now. I reckon you need to be spending £600 for a decent 1.4 these days.
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(17-03-2016, 08:53 PM)Eeyore Wrote: (17-03-2016, 08:47 PM)Lanamarie Wrote: (14-03-2016, 11:59 AM)Eeyore Wrote: my mate is also looking at a 1.4 as his first car. He just cant insure a 1.8 or any of the diesels. My advice would be what i did... 1.4 for a few years... then swap to a 1.8/hdi etc.
That's what I was planning to do
found one yet? my mates one had head gasket and rear beam issues. He is working out what he wants to do with it now. I reckon you need to be spending £600 for a decent 1.4 these days.
It won't be for a while as I've got to save and try and get through uni at the moment
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Hi m8 make sure u put ur hand up under the passenger wheel arch and check where the seat belt bolts too in the rear isnt rusted and crumbled away I have just been giving this advise and check a car I have sat outside and its knackered totally crumbled away I can push my through from the outside of the car through to the plastic surrounding the rear seat belt not good lol
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(10-04-2016, 08:04 PM)stuy1982 Wrote: Hi m8 make sure u put ur hand up under the passenger wheel arch and check where the seat belt bolts too in the rear isnt rusted and crumbled away I have just been giving this advise and check a car I have sat outside and its knackered totally crumbled away I can push my through from the outside of the car through to the plastic surrounding the rear seat belt not good lol
This can be sorted for £60-£100 if you know someone who can just about weld!
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