Buying first car. I'm going for a used one. Is this a good choice?
Requirements: driving to work and back 4 days a week = 8 mile round trip (or 32 miles a week). Mostly consisting of slow commuter traffic.
weekend driving further afield to nice places to walk the dog. This is a total estimate, but I'd say anything from 30-80 miles a weekend on average which will include faster driving (motorways/dual carriage ways etc.)
on top of that probably 2 or 3 longer drives a year to see family (who live 200 miles away) or go on holiday somewhere further afield.
All in all I make that somewhere in the region of 5-7k miles a year.
I'm looking at a Ford Fiesta diesel. Main reason for the diesel being that my partner has had a food operation in the past and finds the clutch on petrols tricky as there isn't much leeway for error and, due to her operation, holding the clutch on a hill in a petrol can be difficult for her and is likely to stall.
Anyway, I have 2 in mind at the moment. A 2010 model with 100k miles on it at £4k, or a 2011 model with 100k miles at £4.6k
I could go more expensive and buy something nearer the £6k mark that has less mileage, but due to the amount I'm likely to use it, is it worth spending that extra £1-2k for less mileage?
Any advice with explanations welcome!
Look into the Pagani Zonda. It is a cheap, reliable and fuel efficient car. Great for a first time driver.
I would personally recommend at looking at something slightly older with lower mileage. Mileage is everything as mileage is wear on practically everything. Year is generally just wear on the aesphetics.
I currently drive a Peugeot 1.4 diesel and is very pleasant.
A 100k om one of those puts you into the used car lottery and at a stake of £4k plus I would not make that gamble
Teach her to drive properly using the handbrake to hold the car rather than the clutch on hills and open up the choice a bit.
For those miles a petrol car with less miles on will be far better
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