Buying your first car?
If you’re thinking about buying your first car, you’re completely overwhelmed at all the choices you can make. You might be torn between new or used, petrol or diesel, manual or auto, what bodystyle to go for – along with exactly which make and model to go for. Your budget will probably dictate what you buy, as a new car may be out of reach financially. However, if you’ve got an income and it’s realistic to sign up to an ongoing deal, paying a monthly fee and running a new car (on some sort of finance scheme) is well worth considering. It will be in warranty, should be cheap to run and it will also have an efficient engine plus lots of tech to keep you safe. Buying basics Although there’s a huge array of makes and models to choose from, you can discount most of them as they’ll cost too much to buy or run. You don’t want to be bankrupted by insurance costs or fuel and servicing bills, so you’ll have to home in on a city car or supermini (a compact hatchback) with a small engine; a bigger car with more performance will have to come later.