I would find the car you like the look of the most, a 1.6 would be quicker but its about comfort too.

A 1.4 is perfect for a first car, its what I had (Golf MK5 1.4 Petrol)

I would go onto comparethemarket/sites like this and get registration plates from cars you like on auto-trader, and see what prices you can afford ect. I was second driver on my dads insurance and it was 1400 but I am now the first driver on my Audi 2.0 diesel 170bhp with two years no claims at 860 per year

Dont get a black BOX!

NextGenUpdate wrote I would find the car you like the look of the most, a 1.6 would be quicker but its about comfort too.

A 1.4 is perfect for a first car, its what I had (Golf MK5 1.4 Petrol)

I would go onto comparethemarket/sites like this and get registration plates from cars you like on auto-trader, and see what prices you can afford ect. I was second driver on my dads insurance and it was 1400 but I am now the first driver on my Audi 2.0 diesel 170bhp with two years no claims at 860 per year

Dont get a black BOX!

thanks so much for your help I won't be having a black box I'll get one of this mk5 and when I'm older put a bigger engine in it

-CookieMonster wrote

NextGenUpdate wrote I would find the car you like the look of the most, a 1.6 would be quicker but its about comfort too.

A 1.4 is perfect for a first car, its what I had (Golf MK5 1.4 Petrol)

I would go onto comparethemarket/sites like this and get registration plates from cars you like on auto-trader, and see what prices you can afford ect. I was second driver on my dads insurance and it was 1400 but I am now the first driver on my Audi 2.0 diesel 170bhp with two years no claims at 860 per year

Dont get a black BOX!

thanks so much for your help I won't be having a black box I'll get one of this mk5 and when I'm older put a bigger engine in it

Its not as easy as you think,

a bigger engine means a new gearbox/new clutch

better braking system better exhaust system, unless your a mechanic and can do all this yourself and just pay for parts only. otherwise id buy the car outright.

get something that has nice interior and good condition. I wouldn't go below a 1.4 engine

also check for full service history and a HPI check, if its around 60k mileage you will have wanted the cambelt/timing belt kit changed and preferably the clutch as they start to go at around this mileage.

Engine swaps are not a very difficult thing but neither are they easy. At a later date you decided you wanted more power the MK5 R32 is quite a beast!


Get a quote for a dirty diesel while you're looking through insure quotes. It was cheaper for me to insure a 1.7 TDI Astra as my first car than it was a 1.4 petrol

Dallen1 wrote

Bradying wrote You can get any car insured lol. There's no car that can't get insured.

So you're saying at 16 i can get insured for a lambo?
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You can idiot LMFAO. It'll be expensive but you can still get it insured. K? K.

I'd go with the Corsa if I was you, they're nice reliable cars.

Nah my mates got a corsa he's had some problems something to do with the stearing that it's gone and that it pulls to the left don't really like French cars

-CookieMonster wrote Nah my mates got a corsa he's had some problems something to do with the stearing that it's gone and that it pulls to the left don't really like French cars

You know they're not French, right?

My first car was a 2012 Corsa Ecoflex. Couldn't have had a better first car. Cheap, reliable, great MPG, cheap to insure. Never had a problem with it. That's the reason you're seeing so many on the road. Just an all-around good car.

considering i have the LE 1.3 cdti id say MK2 Golf there a beast and look mint slammed on its arse with some nice rims just not bbs rs couse every kid with a well off family buys them :L