I say you aren’t a car enthusiast unless you have spend less then a grand on a car at some point. Getting in early with a grand first car is a brilliant way to do it
I can see this point! Once bought a faded red 10-year-old Ford Tempo for $600. Only needed $200 worth of work to pass inspection, and I drove it for several months until I got tired of it. Then I waxed it and sold it for $1700! That was a crap car but...
Firstly well done for getting a Mk1 Focus, they are fantastic cars, tho I haven't owned one personally, a courtesy car I had once was brilliant. Secondly, well it is a modern car, it isn't outdated (not that that is a bad thing, look at what I got for my first car) and will always be a fantastic drive as it becomes a classic. I feel that buying a 'new' car as your first is another symptom of a society that is wastefully fixated on new stuff, when you are young it is better to own it outright rather than paying monthly and get a drain on your resources. As a classic enthusiast, I bought a 1988 Volvo 480ES for 650 quid, barn find state, and recommissioned it and now have a healthy investment in it (not that I will sell it) I chose it because I wanted a "top of the line" car, on a budget. and of course it was top of the line in its day, so it a win!
Cant go wrong with a mk1 focus 1.6 as a first car they are really good cars and if you can get one with fsh and less than 100k for £500 or less then you are definitely winning
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I say you aren’t a car enthusiast unless you have spend less then a grand on a car at some point. Getting in early with a grand first car is a brilliant way to do it
I can see this point! Once bought a faded red 10-year-old Ford Tempo for $600. Only needed $200 worth of work to pass inspection, and I drove it for several months until I got tired of it. Then I waxed it and sold it for $1700! That was a crap car but...
Read moreFirst cars are a learning curve, best thing to do is buy something cheaper to relay learn how to drive
100% agree! In my case, my 1st car was the equivalent of £750 (Suzuki Esteem). Manual, petrol, 1.3L. Learnt driving on it, loved it!
Firstly well done for getting a Mk1 Focus, they are fantastic cars, tho I haven't owned one personally, a courtesy car I had once was brilliant. Secondly, well it is a modern car, it isn't outdated (not that that is a bad thing, look at what I got for my first car) and will always be a fantastic drive as it becomes a classic. I feel that buying a 'new' car as your first is another symptom of a society that is wastefully fixated on new stuff, when you are young it is better to own it outright rather than paying monthly and get a drain on your resources. As a classic enthusiast, I bought a 1988 Volvo 480ES for 650 quid, barn find state, and recommissioned it and now have a healthy investment in it (not that I will sell it) I chose it because I wanted a "top of the line" car, on a budget. and of course it was top of the line in its day, so it a win!
Cant go wrong with a mk1 focus 1.6 as a first car they are really good cars and if you can get one with fsh and less than 100k for £500 or less then you are definitely winning