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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 11:44 AM
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Friend of mine is looking for a starter car. Wants to spend around
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 11:46 AM
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Hard to get for
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 11:48 AM
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Dunno if you'll get a Jazz for that.

Part of the problem is because insurance companies are charging more than that for the premiums, small-engined small cars even in abused condition tend to be very pricey.

Jazz is a good choice obviously, but smallest is a 1.2.

You might want to steer her toward a Matiz or something.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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My Mum had a late 90s Micra (that is now owned by my step-sister). She liked it, and Nissan make Honda look like Renault for reliability.

A Jazz must be much more surely? Plus the one I drove was terrible.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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Well, as a starter car, probably any roller skate will do.

The Ka (car - geddit) is cheap to run/repair/insure.

Although they are wafer thin.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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Did.

Renault took over Nissan and the unthinkable has happened.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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Well my GF got a Corsa 1.2 16v mk2 ages ago and TBH being a Vauxhall its not a bad car really!
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick Graves,Aug 25 2009, 09:16 PM
Did.

Renault took over Nissan and the unthinkable has happened.
Isn't it a substantial share too? something like 51%.

In all honesty this does knock me off Nissans a 'little' bit TBH.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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KA.

Should get a 02/52 for
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 02:06 PM
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Agreed KA's are good just the rust problem, a guy at work sold one with 100k and it was still going strong.

My sister had one (think it was the first one out an 'R' reg) and she only got rid of that due to the rust issue.
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