Buying your first car

[Anonymous No.10976382]

So I'm 18 and thinking about buying my first car. Budget is about €1k lol. How much do you guys think a 1k car needs a year for maintenance? I don't want to buy a car with €1k only to spend €500 a year on maintenance. All the cars(old Audis, BMWs) have like 200k-300k km.

[Anonymous No.10976554]

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[Anonymous No.10976771]

>>10976382
Honestly, 500 a year, anon. Running a car costs you.
Look for popular car brands that have cheap easily available parts I guess to reduce that

[Anonymous No.10976812]

Old German cars are pretty reliable though. Also €500 a year is nothing. If you want to have a car then deal with the costs.

[Anonymous No.10976813]

VW cars are very low maintenance, get a golf, v efficient

[Anonymous No.10976927]

>>10976771
350 is just tax and another 600 in fuel, another 800 for insurance , `a gallon in EU cost 5-6$

[Anonymous No.10976940]

>>10976813
>VW cars are very low maintenance
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[Anonymous No.10976954]

>>10976382
Personally go for something like an Toyota starlet, Suzuki Alto , old Renault Clio etc.

Try to find one with decent maintenance and your set.

Buying an cheap BMW or Mercedes is an rookie mistake

[Anonymous No.10977032]

>>10976954
toyota driver here, can confirm that they're low maintenance
you can also save a lot of money by fixing things up yourself, look at ChrisFix on youtube for tutorials on fixing your car

[None !Q5taavazbM No.10977053]

Use your local library to look up Consumer Reports' Used Car Guide.They compile a ton of information on the general road worthiness/reliability of a vehicle. You'll probably want the 2012-14 version of the Guide as they go back I want to say 7-10 years.

At your price range you're looking at Mid-2000s mid-tier vehicles. Toyotas, Hondas, Mazdas are all solid options from a reliability/maintenance standpoint.

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[Anonymous No.10977057]

>>10976382
Hey OP
I bought a 1999 Audi with 170K miles on it a year ago for $1,000. Since then I've put about $3,000 into it because it was so old. I didn't need to put $3K in but I wanted to because I love the car. Realistically it would of cost me another $1500 to get it running right. So basically $2,500 for a car.

If you are mechanically inclines I would say to go ahead and buy that $1k car and you can slowly fix it up as you drive it. You could spend $200 a year or $2,000 a year to make it how you like it.

[Anonymous No.10977221]

Honda prelude for 3k
1k will get you an absolute shitbox

[Anonymous No.10977228]

>>10976382
>buying an old Audi or BMW as a first car
>buying an Audi or BMW for 1k eurofunbux
what the shit are you thinking senpai

[Anonymous No.10977283]

Buying an old bmw, audi or mb is a good way of staying poor.

[Anonymous No.10977393]

Op here again.

What about Volvos?

[Anonymous No.10977616]

Buy a Honda Jazz.
Cost €50 this year for me to do oil, oil filter and air filter.

Had the car for 3 years, 17.7k miles and it cost a total of €6.8k. Buying the car, tax, insurance, petrol, services including larger items like battery, alternator, tyres, brakes, exhaust silencer.
Of that, €2k in petrol with an average of 52 MPG.

[Anonymous No.10977891]

>>10977393
you could baisically go lucky with most brands. you could also not. my advice would be to buy a car from someone who owned it for a long period and has taken good care of it or at least claims he did so. then before buying and after you took a look for yourself, if you think it is in good condition, take it to a mechanic and let him check it out. you may pay 25-50€ but it might safe you thousands. he will also tell you what is necassary to fix and how much it will cost you.
you could buy a car for 500-600€ and put in remaining money into repairs. that´s what i would do in your position. still an old car is an old car and it will drain some money for repairs sooner or later.

[Anonymous No.10977936]

Get a mk1 seat leon, they were made up till around 2005. They have the same chassis as the mk1 audi A3/Golf mk4 and its interior is ripped straight from the audi A3 but Seat's are cheaper than both. Also lighter than the Golf mk4 so handle better.

Otherwise get a mk1 audi A3 or a Golf mk4. Buy from 1.6L 16v or 1.8L turbo or 1.9TDI. Don't buy a 1.4L petrol or a 1.9SDI. Both are under powered.

Avoid the Golf MK5. They rust quicker than the MK4 and aren't as simple to work on as the mk4.

[Anonymous No.10977981]

save up at LEAST 10k else there is no point since a car can cost you 2-3k easily per year, and the buying cost for a decent car is 2-3k. Everything under that is risky imo, unless you are okay with a complete shit car.

Imo no point in owning a car at 18 with 1k budget, better buy a scooter or motorcycle if you really need that extra mobility

[Anonymous No.10977984]

>>10977891
also i would go for volvo or mercs for a combi or limousine and for a vw golf 4 or 5 if you want a small car. but thats just a personal preference. i bought a volvo s80 for 5000€ a little more than two years ago. than i directly drove it to my mechanic who took a look at it before i bought it, spent anoter 500€. half a year later the radiator popped. but maybe it was due to driving on gravel roads. another 350€. and the window lifter died sometime in between but this wasnt that expensive.

[Anonymous No.10977994]

>>10976382
>euro

Look for fiat pandas or toyota aygos/c1/106s (they all all the same car)
Dirt cheap because there shit loads of them
Lowest band insurance
Lowest band tax
Cheap to refuel
Nothing to repair because there are shit loads of them all using the same parts
No one will steal these cars ever because they are cheaper just to buy.

[Anonymous No.10978005]

You don't have enough money, especially for Europe.

If you had to buy something, you'd get an econobox diesel.

[Anonymous No.10978008]

Got a 20 years old 300k km škoda.

Works like a charm and costs roughly the same as a burger.

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[Anonymous No.10978080]

>>10978005
Not going to make it

You can get plenty of 5yo cars for 1k, all you need to do is get off your fat ass and go talk to some dealers.

If you buy a diesel, after being told by the EU that diesel is getting phased out and all existing cars using it will be taxed higher. You deserve all the bad things that happen to you

[Anonymous No.10978092]

Depends on the car, how much you drive it, how well it was taken care of, and how much you give a fuck about fixing small shit when it breaks. At that price, it’s probably going to be pretty shitty, but if you’re only driving it for like 1k a month it might last a few years. Rather than paying for expensive repairs, see if you can find a mechanic to inspect any car you’re ready to pay for it before you buy (it’s worth it) and when shit starts breaking, save the money it would cost to fix non-critical stuff and put that towards your next car when this one finally has a catastrophic failure. Also, buy a ratchet set and learn how to do small things yourself from the internet to save tons on maintenance costs by DIY when necessary.

[Anonymous No.10978092,1]

Well in this price range you can only hope for a car that was produced before 2000. In your place I would look for an Audi, Mercedes or Ford. If you happen to lay your hands on a model in good condition it would be like winning at the lottery. Back then they used to make really good cars with undying engines. You'll most probably have to sacrifice aesthetics but with a little paint job such a car will serve for years to come. I have seen some good refurbished models at this dealership. Visit them sometimes, you might find just what you need there.