recommendations for 1st car UK

Japanese manufacturer, small engine, cheap to own and run?

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5 Comments

Chrisos@ttrpg.network · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Well it doesn't meet the Japanese requirement, but South Korea is quite close.

I highly recommend the Kia Picanto, with a 7 year warranty you can't go wrong. Mine gets 280 miles out of a £44 tank, and a dealer service is arround £250 each year.

I'm not sure if they are still doing their scrappage scheme, but you could buy an old car for £10 from eBay and use it to get £2,000 off of one of their cars in the dealership too.

gizzle@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 3y

Will look into this, thanks.

Japanese isn't a necessity, just for reliability

Num10ck@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

financially by depreciation: go by total cost of ownership. find one 3-5 years old and sell when 7-9 years old.

financially by appreciation: honda elements go up in value.

EntirelyUnlovable@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

A Mazda 2 fits that description nicely. I adored my Mazda 3

Donger@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Buick LeSabre or any Toyota