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If your son or daughter passed their driving test recently

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Constellationsofmyheart · 08/05/2026 17:22

How much did they pay for their first car?

Currently looking for a car for ds but everything is so much money.

Torn between just letting him get a banger that will hopefully do for a year or two, or lending him some extra money to get something a bit newer.

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HayfeverComethAndThatRightSoon · 08/05/2026 17:26

£6,500 but we all use it. It's tiny so uses almost zero fuel (Skoda Fabia 1litre)

doggybootcamp · 08/05/2026 17:26

We bought two recently, both around £3000. Both have had a few scrapes and dents initially so not spending a lot was the right thing for us

SurreySenMum26 · 08/05/2026 17:27

Cheaper to drive ours as already have a Focus 1 litre

MangeTrout · 08/05/2026 17:51

£1500 on a 15 year old 107, 1 lady owner, cosmetic write-off, bodywork only. Husband is in the trade so able to sort the damage. Seems like a good little runner so far 🤞

Chasingsquirrels · 08/05/2026 18:11

Ds2 was given a 63 plate Hyuandai i10 (around 18m ago - worth about £3k) from my parents who went down to 1 car.
Insurance was £1,200, no black box. He was 18 & just starting work, having passed his test 10 months earlier.

Same car was then handed onto Ds1 6m ago. He was just 23 & had passed his test 10 months previous.

BotaniskaBeryl · 08/05/2026 18:16

£7k for a nine year old VW Polo with 40,000 on the clock and a full service history. Immaculate body work.

I looked for ages but settled on the above because my AA man neighbour said they rarely go wrong (touches wood) and recommended this particular car. I know nothing about cars at all.

Blueeberry · 08/05/2026 18:26

The question to ask is does your child really need a car. DD was desperate for one when she first passed but the notion quickly wore off when she worked out how much things would cost! I purposefully downsized my car when she was 17 so that if necessary she could also drive it. It has saved a huge amount, especially on insurance costs.

It’s been 2 years and she’s only just starting to think about getting her own as she is graduating university.

julesagain · 08/05/2026 19:13

My daughter bought her own, a 53 plate Nissan Almera. 50,000 miles loads of history and uncomplicated to repair. She just finishing a two college course but is going to do a separate one year mechanics course before she starts her career so she is not so beholding to garages for maintenance.

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