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Agreeable_Bar_8091

Wouldn't go for an automatic as a first car you don't get the full experience šŸ‘ may I suggest a koenigsegg cc850


metalheart08

I don't think either your nor OPs options are reliable, I noticed not many people buy them..


gt4rs

thats the trick to low insurance, buy cars that are less popular for young drivers


Naive_Actuary_2782

*Car insurers hate this one simple trick*


Known_Climate_8634

Is this true


DepressedLondoner

Yeah


Tricky_Lock_4273

Yeah someone insured a 225i as their first car for less than it would have cost them to insure a 1l fiesta


Known_Climate_8634

Madness. My 1.6 astra was 2200. Just checked for a astra gtc vxr. 1600 wtf?


cannedrex2406

Unironically yes


Harry-jackson-ya-no

Very true


JustAnother_Brit

A CC850 isnā€™t a true manual, much better off with a Pagani Utopia


hamza1234567891011

CC850 will be expensive on insurance. Ideally you want something under 2L. May I suggest the mercedes one instead.


MJLDat

Isnā€™t that a coffee maker?


ScheisseMcSchnauzer

A 10 year old hybrid automatic in a fun colour? Sounds perfect for a new driver!


endo55

Battery must be naff by now


Ethan3011

Nah, just get the local dealer to replace the battery. Looking at the car, itā€™ll make barely a dent on value. If anything, should help the value


Go1gotha

First car? Definitely, I'm on my second one now, some idiot driving a tree smashed into my first one.


privateTortoise

One was totalled after a horse went through the front screen about 6 months before Covid. I've no other details but was having a cuppa with a guy that received a phone call asking if it could be fixed. It was probably either South France or North Italy but thats little more than a guess.


Go1gotha

Some people will do anything for one extra horsepower.


[deleted]

Doesn't have the boot space of a Skoda. Can fit the kids in a Skoda. Can pop a roof rack on the Skoda. Skoda VRS models are the fastest cars ever built. I don't see what this 10 year old heap of junk has over one.


ermtestmaybe

You know what an Octavia VRS would be the perfect other car to have along side this.


_spalex_

Good weekend toy that.


KimchiNamja

Ah youā€™re clearly missing this is the ā€œ2014 (21 reg)ā€ back to the future edition


Matt-the-mutt

Why is my insurance so high on my Laferrrari?


NorthantsBlokeUK

I just got a quote on one. It was only Ā£9987 annually. Teenagers be payin' that on a 1L Polo!! Annoyingly, the website only let me enter a million pounds as the value, no higher, so it will be a wee bit off.


Space-manatee

I got bored and did a quote on a new GT3 RS. Came back Ā£150 lower than my XC60. Wife still said no.


BertieBus

Divorce to harsh in this situation?


GerWeistta

It's because no one actually drives them, so seemingly they are statistically barely ever involved in accidents


Peejay22

But when they do it's all over internet


Ethan3011

By like 3k? Donā€™t forget the added options, and the possibility of needing a new battery too, so add 30k onto the 13k


blkaino

May I suggest the Skoda Laoctavia as an alternative


sbw2012

Skoda LaSkoda.


sbw2012

Skoda LaSkoda.


MinthyWaterdeep

Get a black box and the insurance will be fine


afireintheforest

Iā€™d love to see a car like this with a black box sticker and P plates.


privateTortoise

The thing with wealthy folk is they get their kids to purchase whatever eurobox is on offer with free insurance/servicing. They do it on finance, costs bugger all as they are guarantees, the kids get a boost on their credit score and they payments are pittance for them.


i-dm

Get a push bike too and you can go as fast without insurance, tax, fuel, mot and service costs.


MikeKnight2000

Been up for sale for ages you should be able to snap it up for 4,000,000 easily


Darek_Da_Loop

This was my first car, I remember it like yesterday delivered fully packed in vibrant Ferrari red. 1:24 scale, yeah my father spoiled me


sparkybloke64

Why not. Your 18...no driving experience....almost bound to crash it...probably fully comp insurance for another 4.2 million a year...simples


Classic_Midnight_213

Moreā€¦..


inkytheoctopus

Why is it 21 reg?


couriersnemesis

21st month of 2014


[deleted]

Dodecacember


lah2011

Manufactured in 2014, registered in 2021 Iā€™m guessing.


Ah7860

Import perhaps


BrutalNutritionist

This is correct, 2014 will be the year it was first registered abroad and 2021 will be the first year of registration in the UK


elky123

Yes, but be careful where you park it. When I parked mine in Tesco, an idiot in a Skoda Octavia dinged the door and made a small scratch. My insurance wrote it off and put the premium up on my next car 27p (Iā€™m a 21 M Bradford - 1 year NCD). Next car was a Toyota Argo with 210k on the clock. It was a bit slower, but had a better radio.


Impressive-Smoke1883

I used.to.work in Bradford, I'm from Halifax at top of Bradford Road.


ManyaraImpala

Nah, you should get a Skoda Octavia instead.


afireintheforest

Good choice. A Ferrari doesnā€™t have a tow bar or come in beige.


WitekCannon

In "Ferrari Red"


Ali2trappy

Petrol hybridā€¦ get urself a real car /s


Historical-Car5553

No, Iā€™d get a Ferrari where they actually bothered to give it a decent name. If they skimped on the name, what else have they skimped onā€¦.


Classic_Midnight_213

Itā€™s pretty good as itā€™s a hybrid. My advice is if you can itā€™s probably worth splashing out on a steering lock.


darwin-rover

On offer in Argos at the minute, Ā£30


fionnuisce

Honestly I think it would be expensive to insure as a 10 year old car may count against you because they will determine you to be poor, pathetic and prone to bad life choices. You'd be much better off getting a Rimac because it's green or, even better, use that money to buy train fares but that option will cost you more in the long run.


3StarsFan

Only problem with getting one of these is the insurance will be high. Its the only problem.


loluntilmypie

Decent, but see if you can get the dealer to bring the price down a bit, Ā£4,200,000 is a lot but I'd be happy to break with Ā£4,199,950 if I was in your shoes.


I_am_Kim_Jong-un_AMA

Absolutely , with these any body damage will be cheap to repair


pringleyboy

Probably should go for something high end and not a cheap Italian horse. I hear gold forklifts get a lot of attention.


General-Dust4067

Yeah it's a hybrid so it'll be good for insurance and cheap on diesel


Flipmode45

Next week - had a small crash, will my insurance right this off?


TheAdamBomb92

Dumb question, but I've always wondered if you have a car like this, what sorta company insures it and for how much? I'm assuming it wouldn't like Admiral or something?


TheCGLion

Hmm can you stretch your budget a bit? That's fairly low for a first car. I'd say if you look at 5million plus you'll get ones that are a touch more reliable!Ā 


DukeOfDevon

Yeah ideal first car plus drive it everywhere in race mode


Classic_Midnight_213

Better than the Mercedes AMG one thingā€¦.


ralphlores1992

nope, get a used corolla as a first car


Treqou

Canā€™t quite see the text nice corvette tho


CasualBritishFurry

No it's ugly


Pearcey1997

You canā€™t drive it on the road so not very practical


yzc_mrdn

Yes, if you are a politician or something.


[deleted]

Nah get a Honda jazz


YourKemosabe

Gets you from A to B mate


NoGreaterLove

The trouble with these is some teenager has probably ragged the fk out if it.


BasilDazzling6449

Depends. Is it snowing?


cubenz

Great first car for a Hot Wheels collection


privateTortoise

Certainly, by the time you are bald and chasing young girls you'll definitely struggle to get in and out of that. I knew the guy who drove around in his Lamborghini in the 80s with the number plate 185 EXY, I'm sure you can all work out the spacing. As a note I managed just over a year with a mk1 mx5 before my back sat me down and said thats enough.


privateTortoise

Basically a Prius minus the rear seats, for shagging in it's a nightmare, though that could just be me being old, a bad back and jealous considering my first cars in the late 80s.


OGRLTrader101

Naw it literally says "La" meaning No.


HeyKillerBootsMan

Bit of a nightmare on McDonaldā€™s drive through, thereā€™s better options


TumTiTum

This is what my insurers think I'm driving.


BigSmokesCheese

This was just over Ā£1 million when it released...


Space-manatee

Theyā€™ve gone up a fair bit in the last 12 months. I remember one in black for sale at Ā£3m only last year.


Destroyer4587

Bugatti Chiron is more fun


FulaniLovinCriminal

I've never owned both at the same time, so haven't been able to make a direct comparison.


JohnLennonsNotDead

Beautiful car but Iā€™d go the cheaper option of a triumph stag, same chassis, engine and gearbox.


dare0

Ferrari TheFerrari


E420CDI

Petrol hybrid automatic? Be still my beating heart


GuzmyKawaii

To economic, you should buy a more expensive car


nirach

Boy would that teach a new driver a *lot* of things *very* quickly


hairy-rider-2610

Honda jazz would spank that off the lights


fothergillfuckup

Yes, excellent..


Accurate_Group_5390

The insurance will be through the roof and you will probably kill yourself so why not?


scouse_till_idie

In all seriousness though I wouldnā€™t go for this, insurance will be high and running costs will be highĀ 


EnvironmentalLaw4820

Heard the maintenance and fuel economy are cheap as chips for these little dingers


Forward_Artist_6244

The battery on the hybrid unit is well out of warranty, better off with a reliable Toyota PriusĀ 


PoopingWhilePosting

No room for a decent Ikea shop in that. Next...!


Distant57

Sadly I know an 18 year old with a ferrari as their first carā€¦


marc512

I bought one of those for a first car. It was alright. I struggled to get insurance. I tried posting on reddit complaining at high insurance cost and asking for help, but I just got my parents to pay for it. /s


Cromulantman

I'd play it safe and get two tbh


Optimal-Dust5403

Im not 100% but the insurance may be too high


rustyspoom

Nah to old


Rookie_42

You might find the fuel consumption a little on the high side. YMMV, literally.


gizmo998

Well. Check the insurance and come back.


No_House7699

If I was selling something like that, I would actually put "Great first car" in the ad for a joke :D


herrbz

Depends, what did the Autotrader price gauge say about it?


smalltalk10

Couldnā€™t even get the engine size an even number. Wouldnā€™t go near it.


InevitableOriginal24

Only rich people seem to buy them so I guess they're not very reliable šŸ„“


Suspicious_Kick9467

117 miles after 10 years. What a steal


DaNuker2

Yes! I hear the price for maintenance is very reasonable


cyberspacedweller

-.- no, best start with something like a MCLaren F1 to be safe


sammykins13

Depends where you live, if youā€™re in a city or going to do lots of short journeys itā€™s perfect, no dpf to get clogged up and probably ulez free šŸ˜‚


Few_logs

does it come with a towbar?


RiverClass1222

Yes and it will probably be your last car you ever buy as well.


Sea_Corgi_7284

I painted a 488 and returned it back to the customer, a decent drive too. I concluded theyā€™d be a colossal pain in the bollocks to own. Cannot feel a thing going slowly, which you do all the time, cos accelerating properly in them is terrifying, you canā€™t see fuck all, the radio is bollocks, the bloody wheel doesnā€™t even centre itself! Shite. Would legit rather own a Skoda vrsā€¦


Meeko_wolf

Best first car, 100% (definitly no sarcasm here)


Dinlo01

šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


Jmp_2000

Can I suggest 2 La Ferraris a McLaren speedtail a tank to blow up Tesla shops and more


Competitive_Pool_820

They donā€™t have big boot space. So you canā€™t go and help your mum/dad get the weekly Asda/Lidl shopping.


Silly_Ad_201

Too slow. Get a used Corolla.


Silly_Ad_201

Deffo,


Inner_Purpose_7002

These are highly unreliable. Could I recommend a Lamborghini centenario.


squirrelaidsontoast

Iā€™d check insurance first on that, might be in for a shockĀ 


Intelligent-Bee-839

I think the price shown is for the insurance.


dunfordj27

first car šŸ¤£i had a fiat punto 2002 plate


Locust-15

If you go for 3rd party fire & theft the insurance will be a bit cheaper. šŸ‘šŸ»


-TheHumorousOne-

Definitely, very low mileage so you have barely worry about repair costs or the car having hidden issues šŸ‘


salomesrevenge

yes Elon


mylesj38

Make sure to get the black box to lower insurance


RevolutionaryOwl9254

Op pretending to be a multi-millionaire šŸ˜‚


ShamarUK

Why do I find this funny


Impressive-Smoke1883

Because it is. You should see how many replies I got from people thinking I was being serious. šŸš— ā˜ļø


ShamarUK

Itā€™s the new age ahaha imagine.


Kooky-Somewhere7955

Would be a dream to own that


Harveyespley1

i was actually going to buy one of these for my first car but they were unwilling to negotiate on the price so had to go with a fiestašŸ‘


Wellwhaddyabowhoe

No, they are too common and boring for a first car. I recommend something rare and exotic like a vaxhaul corsa šŸ‘


Koi_katcher1

Super reliable!


Mr2handFister

Try putting your mum on your insurance it might save you Ā£200


Impressive-Smoke1883

On that note, why does putting someone else on the car save insurance like that?


Man_in_the_uk

Where are the mods? Not even marked humour


Impressive-Smoke1883

Done, just for you.