Anyone help me out (buying new car)

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Save your money to move out of the UK before you get bombed

>>15293760
This.

If you weren't living in that shithole you could buy a big V8 and afford not only fuel, but insurance too.

>>15293760
>>15293764
haha I wish, i'm making do though.

>>15293770
You have enough money right now to move somewhere that isn't fucking horrible.

Australia, New Zealand, Canada, all good choices. Some eastern european countries are actually really gud, too.

>>15293793
not so easy, in college studying engineering, trust me I'll be gone as soon as i can

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>>15293793
>Australia
>isn't fucking horrible

>>15293806
Then save your money and don't spend it on a shitbox hatchback.
Finish your shit and use the money you've saved to get the hell out.

Riddle me this: 6k for the car. How much would insurance be? 2000 a year?
So lets say you're a magician and pay 7k britbongs for everything to get it on the road.

For that same money (including insurance) in aus, you could have something making over 400rwhp reliably, all while getting paid a half decent wage with no thought crime cameras everywhere or muslims raping your future children

>>15293824
Stay away from melbourne and sydney and it's fine.

It's like a fucking free paradise compared to the UK.

This is going south all of a sudden. Stay on topic please

>>15293853
There is no topic.

It's a boring FWD shitbox that costs way too much and adds extra ties to a shit country.

>>15293862
>durr hurr every one needs to buy a fucking racecar and live in socal dduurr

>>15293868
durr hurr OP already has a boring FWD shitbox, dickhead. A newer one is pointless.

>>15293699

That is a 1.6 petrol, much safer bet than the diesel models which are to be avoided like the plague as a second hand purchase. Lots of very expensive potential issues.

1.6 isn't the most impressive engine in a reasonably heavy car, but if you aren't overly fussed about driving and just want it to get you around it will be just fine.

Has an advisory on its last MOT for the engine management light being on and a leaking exhaust, I would want both of these issues sorted before purchase. It is a common enough car so walk away if they don't budge.

Besides that, take it for a drive and make sure it goes through the gears fine / doesn't judder under braking or at speed etc. Check tyres (depth, same brand across axles at the least), check all fluid levels, and get an HPI check done. Make sure the clutch doesn't judder or slip and that there are no funny noises when you press the pedal down.

Decent enough cars, can't go far wrong.

>>15293885
thanks for that! Yeah i'm gonna talk with the sellers and come to a conclusion.

>>15293881
>durr dur everyone needs to buy rwd and drift in a fucking touge or burgerring hurr

>>15293793
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>>15293862
I don't live in England, I live in Shetland (island off the north of Scotland. We basically have none of the issues that the rest of the UK, desu we are a bunch of racists so it works out a lot better.

Dude what's wrong with a Yaris? People I know who have them seem to love them. Keep saving until you can get a genuine, inarguable upgrade. Or move to burgerland and get some cheap V8 freedom.

Fucking hell, /o/ is much worse than usual today

>>15293908
you're probably right it certainly does the job. But the thought of owning a car below 100 BHP is just upsetting

>>15293918
Power to weight nigga.

>>15293918

To be honest that Astra won't be much faster, it is a heavy car. It will be more comfortable and nicer to drive, but it is no speed machine.

>>15293908
>>15293932
>>15293938
Well the current car is a yaris SR 1.3, would it really b e that much different?

According to the official figures, your Yaris hits 60 in 11.7 seconds and does 109mph.

The Astra 1.6 does 60 in 11.3 and 117mph.

So no, not much difference.

>>15293956
Ah, well that's that concluded