Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

I can provide storage and pickyupage not a million miles away from Cambridge, although not until next week as I'm out of the country until then.

Thanks chaps- appreciate the offers of help very much.

Ms_com wants to learn to drive. She has no interest in driving the VRS estate so will be looking for a small car.

£1-£2k
ULEZ
Auto
Small (easy to park, narrow, good visibility)
Semi-functional rear seats (will mostly be for her to get to work, but would like the ability to give lifts. 4 doors are not essential, but not a Smart car)

What is the most sensible option?

Yaris?

Deceased spec Micra? Nissan Not / Jazz? I think you'll struggle for that budget though, and generally autos are a premium.

There are a good few options on autotrader as it goes, just wondering if there was a favoured option. I loved my Panda and there are a few auto versions of those around. Just making sure I don't miss anything when searching.

To be honest, for a new driver I'd probably prioritise a car in the lowest insurance group rather than things like seat functionality. Here are Autotrader's top-10:

• Hyundai i10
• Fiat Panda
• Dacia Duster
• Volkswagen Polo
• MG3
• Seat Ibiza
• Kia Picanto
• Toyota Aygo X
• Skoda Fabia
• Renault Clio

Perfect opportunity to go Panda again :)

This ticks a lot of boxes...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202411116179865

On insurance, having never owned more than one car, what's the best way to go about it? Me as the main, her as the secondary or the other way around? Should I just ask my insurer to slap another car on my existing account or go somewhere else? I can of course just play around with conparethemarket, but interested to know how to narrow down any faffing.

If you're looking for the cheapest way, it's you as the main, her as the named driver. However, strictly speaking if she is the main driver of the car she should be registered keeper and the main driver. Also, if you or she want to build up years of no claims, you can only do that as the main driver.

We have 2 cars and we both drive them fairly equally, so I'm registered keeper and main driver on both. My wife also learned to drive much later in life.

And sorry, I didn't answer the part about whether to add her on your existing account.

In my experience that's not likely to be cheapest. If I were you I'd plug in the details on a price comparison site and go with the cheapest product you're happy with.

There are multicar products out there, but this year is the first for me that it has been cheaper to do this than insure them separately. It also has the benefit of saving some of the admin of having 2 different policies with different renewal dates.

What is the most sensible option?

kia picanto

The panda auto box (in your price bracket duallogic) fails and is very expensive to repair/replace.

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No one mentioned the jazz?

Nice practical car, just shame everyone nick their cat.

We really liked our 5dr CitiGo but I think the auto version is trash.

I think you'll be fine having her as the second driver whilse she's a learner.

I don't really have a bad word to say about my Fiesta tbh. Manages me and 3 kids (inc. child seat) fine. It's been the best selling car for many years until discontinued and replaced by Puma.
Just avoid the 1.0 Ecoboost engines.

Deceased spec

Would rep. Spec D is a good shout.

True, you can buy them cheap with the cat pre removed.

Yeah, but there are idiots who still start cutting them and then realised it is not there.

Corsa?

Daughter has an auto Aygo. Bit more practical and better to drive than the smart for two it replaced.

Insurance OK but not the cheapest to buy. Better screwed together than my Ka

Is putting yourself as the main driver with someone else actually mainly driving called Fronting?