If you had £3500 to by a cheap to insure , Ulez compliant economical, secondhand car , what car would you buy ?

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WitShortage@reddit

Fiat Panda Pop. Get the 1.2 4 cylinder engine - they're cheaper to service than the 0.8l TwinAir, and more economical too. My kids have one each. Insurance for the child with me as a named driver is £400 (20 year old female policyholder, 2yrs' experience) and £900 (18 year old male policyholder, 0yrs' experience)

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AdonisFineJewellers@reddit

An early 2000s Toyota Corolla without a 2nd doubt. It hits all of those points, plus it has legendary reliability.

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ozzzymanduous@reddit

I'd say Japanese or Korean by and large make the most reliable cars

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JoeyJoeC@reddit

Girlfriends old KIA Picanto was very reliable, but just very basic and uncomfortable.

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Lopsided_Pain4744@reddit

Big if true

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levezvosskinnyfists7@reddit

This is the answer.

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TheNotSpecialOne@reddit

Aygo, 108 or C1, all the sand car underneath

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muaythaiguy155@reddit

107

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TheNotSpecialOne@reddit

Yes that one

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roddz@reddit

Ford fiesta

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facebreaks@reddit

Masda MX5

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blaireau69@reddit

Cheap to insure with a 21yo named driver?

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DadVan-Soton@reddit

High mileage CLA 220d wagon. I put 200,000k miles on mine and only had a lightbulb pop.

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No-Accident6125@reddit

I’d go for a Ford Fiesta (Mk6 or early Mk7, 2008-2013) with a 1.25L or 1.4L petrol engine.

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bishibashi@reddit

I’d get a Hyundai i10, as I’ve owned one before and they’re pretty simple and reliable

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wringtonpete@reddit

What's the insurance like on the i10?

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Cuntmaster_flex@reddit

an older Honda Jazz

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Charlie-Bell@reddit

As in 1st gen? Incredibly useful and versatile car. I don't know if later models had the same great space features.

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Virtual-Advance6652@reddit

Buy 6 of them for that

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Orange-Squashie@reddit

I'd use that money to leave london

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Questjon@reddit

Nissan Micra.

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CarpeCyprinidae@reddit

Smart ForTwo model 451 coupe. Mid engined, rear wheel drive, super economical, cheapest band of road tax and fun to drive once you get used to the slow automated gearbox

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seven-cents@reddit

Suzuki Swift, Grand Vitara, or Alto.

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wonkyOnion@reddit

Mazda 3 takuya. Heated seats, dual zone climate control. Automatic wipers, automatic lights, electric mirrors and windows, BT radio, parking sensor and more. Cheap to insure, cheap to drive, cheap to maintain.

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blainy-o@reddit

The same as what I've already got, a late first gen Mazda3. Ideally another 2.0 Sport with the 6 speed box. Either that or a Toyota Auris (or Corolla as it should be called/was in other markets).

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Nyx_Necrodragon101@reddit

My mum's Vauxhall corsa.

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Tonythepillow@reddit

Wouldn’t she be annoyed you’d taken it?

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Nyx_Necrodragon101@reddit

Not if I gave her money lol. Seriously though she's 73 and finding driving more and more stressful with her reaction time slowing.

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OkDelivery8814@reddit

Corsa she would

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cooky561@reddit

VW UP! They are suprisingly fun to drive, you can get them with a/c bluetooth and heated seats, and tax is very cheap if you get one that's from before 2017.

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iptrainee@reddit

Fiat multipla

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mwardm@reddit

An old prius?

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CarolDanversFangurl@reddit

Older VW Up. I have one at 110k miles for a similar commute.

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yolo_snail@reddit

How far will you be driving and do you have off street parking? I'd be tempted by an older Leaf or Zoe

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runitbymeonce@reddit (OP)

Off street parking - commuting 60-70miles round trip , 2-3 x a week

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yolo_snail@reddit

So that would probably be at the upper end of the range on the ones you could get for that price, probably not doable unless you like living on the edge!

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KeyJunket1175@reddit

I briefly had an Euro6 3 cyl petrol Citroen C3. It cost me 2500. It was also easy to sell, sold for 2750 within 2 weeks. I had to buy a new battery and was due service, more or less got my money back.

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Mail-Malone@reddit

Sinclair C5.

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