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Bangers for your bucks

My son is just about to take his driving test and I would like to buy him a SAFE, economical, low insurance group first car. I had thought about a Peugeot 106 but reading your review has put me off. I was going to buy a second-hand car £1,000-£1,500 but safety is so important I’ll stump up if I have to, any ideas?

Asked on 21 March 2009 by

Answered by Honest John

In this price range it's very hard to find good value as almost everything old and in a low insurance group is over priced. But a Fiesta 1.25 16v is a decent little car that's actually quite good to
drive, despite their propensity to rust (especially in the front A pillars). Avoid the 1.3 8v pushrod engine like the plague it came from.

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Dear Honest John,

Please help me choose my next car. I would like it to have:

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