advice on new car

[Kitty]

right if i have to get a new car (if insurance scraps mine )

i want another 1.4 to keep insurance low (bearing in mind im 19)
i want it to be small ( about the same if not a little bit bigger than my 306)
it must have 5 doors ( as iv got baby on way)
and must me less than a £1000 (going for cheap and cheerfull but reliable)

so please a list of any 1.4s that match that discrption would be great

oh and not a fiesta lol

thanks

kitty

[harry1]

mk3 golf? normally reliable a diesel can be had for under a grand and they have v low insurance almost the same as a 1.4

[bad boy]

a golf or polo hunnie there nice lol

[Howard]

Vauxhall Astra. Fiat Brava. Err.. Citroen Xsara maybe... TBH things with bigger engines in the same sort of "bland" class won't be too disasterous on the insurance. You're a girl so you get it easy! A 1.8L Mondeo will be fine. Not sure you'll get anything 100% reliable for £1k though.

I just thought... Honda Civic

[harry1]

tb h i think the best bet would be a diesel golf coz they go forever reliable and cheap to run win win win

[Kitty]

Howard i need a 1.4 as insurance for them for me being 19 having got no claims now thanks to the tarts who stole my car and my conviction (theft of my car) comes to £695, i did a quote for a 1.6 and it took it well over a grand so i need a 1.4.

petrol i think guys im used to petrol so wont be getting mixed up with it when i go to fill up lol

[Howard]

Okay fair enough. Shouldn't count as a conviction though.. That's a motoring offence, you didn't cause one, you just claimed for your car being stolen. But anyway most of the cars I suggested are available in 1.4 form, and offer you a bit of space inside

[Kitty]

you no what i mean tho when i said it

dont really dig the front end of golfs its to square lol

[harry1]

v simlar to that of a 306 tbh lol, and far far better cars, as all french cars are dire. a punto?

[Kitty]

to flat on the back end its gotta look like a car you no have a nice rounded back end and nice front not a box on wheels lol

[harry1]

http://a9.cpimg.com/image/49/23/8587...-028001E0-.jpg

doesnt look boxy to me, remember im saying mk3 not 2

[Kitty]

image dont work hun :S

[5lab]

a larger car with larger engine shouldnt cost much more to insure - have a look at small engined versions of the next size up - 1.6 or 1.8 td mondeo, slow, but probably no slower than your existing car. i got a 1999 mondeo estate for under a grand - and the estates hold their value better than the others in the range..

volvo 440 came with a 1.6 and is a safe car if you've got a nipper. volvos are dirt cheap to insure too. if you want something smaller - rover 214s are cheap to insure, and the most powerful 1.4 since the gtt iirc

[kalniel]

5 door punto?

[Kitty]

5 door punto?

if i say no to one punto im gonna say no to another there to flat at the back lol i like my cars with body

[5lab]

you can get one with a french 1.9 td engine. 50 mpg