Cheap first car?

I'm looking for a cheap first car for daughter.
Anyone have any thoughts given:

Under £1000.
Lowest possible insurance group.
Five doors.
Sturdy.
Reliable.
Mainly for London area, no long trips.
Easy to drive.
Cheap to fix.

I've had 405s and 305s and driven other Peugeots
but I'm not sure if any Peugeot fits the above and
might have to look to Golf or Ford Fiesta/Escort.
Any thoughts?

Thanks.

 

106

 

ahah! the 305 now there is a car!!!

buy a diesel one and you be driving it a long time

the 106 might fit the bill more, dont know if it comes in five doors
otherwise a 205?

 

Hi,

Yup. Not a "wow that's a nice looking car", but it does the job.

Sure !

It does. The 205 is generally overpriced (at least here, in France), but
offers a more complete set of choices (with enough time) :
- petrol "classic";
- powerful petrol (most 1360cc TUs, GTi's);
- "big bore" Diesels (1769cc, not 1.5), silent and quite powerful (I usually
don't complain about mine) ;
- TD (1769cc turbocharged, 78HP) ideal for motorways, fast passing ;
- Automatic (only with XU52C or XU5M engine, AFAIK).
And you may drive these a long time, too (prefer 88- models, they use
galvanised steel and are less prone to rust).

 

There was also a 1.9 Auto Special Edition. I think it was called the
Gentry, but you wont see many of them!

 

106 or 306 should fit the bill.
Golfs are overrated and for under £1k you'll only get an ancient one.

 

Corsa

 

Hi,

Errrr... We also had a Gentry here (I saw some of them last month while on a
meeting with the 205 Club of France), mostly a GTi with the following specs
: 1.9 cat'd "big torque" (105HP, IIRC), full leather seats, A/C (as an
option), and many "GT-like" gizmos (like the courtesy mirror light - not
sure about the term, the mirror which is on the passenger side, inside the
part you put down to reduce the glare). But only available with the BE3,
AFAIK.
I don't say the export-specs for Gentries were the same than french ones,
though.

Regards
G.T

205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel : http://205d.fr.st

 

The words sturdy and reliable could hardly be applied to these two. Try a
Mazda. Or a Fiesta.

Androo

 

Hi,

Come on, stop kidding ! The 106 1.4D isn't reliable, according to my
standards, but the 205 is reliable, and so is the 106 1.5D (but not really
comfy to drive).
Consider the spares parts' price on these cars...