Establish a budget
Before you crack for a small cabriolet, a vintage car or a sports car, calculate your expenses. For the purchase of a first car, it is imperative to determine an overall budget including related expenses.
You will have to add to the purchase of the "titine", the gray card and the obligatory equipment. Include insurance, fuel, maintenance, repairs or parking fees. The average budget for a first car is about 2,000 euros.
Which model will fit you?
To see more clearly and make the right choices in relation to your needs, ask yourself these four critical questions.
To go where ? In town, in the country, or both? You can also ask yourself if you need to take the motorway regularly and where will be able to park your future car.
To use it when? Daily, occasionally, weekends only? Determine your annual mileage, and thus your fuel budget. The more you use your car, the more it will be economical to use.
To do what ? To transport people, to go to work, for leisure, to go shopping, to go on weekends or holidays?
How do you see your four-wheeled vehicle? Some prefer it to state-of-the-art innovation, and others look to a small, practical and low-budget car. Both solutions remain a personal choice.
To sum up, you have to determine the category that suits you at the time of your choice: a small city car, a compact car, a break, a hybrid ...
Promote the opportunity!
For a young driver, buying a new car is of little interest, except to have a car in fashion. In addition to increased capital, the purchase of the new one systematically receives a significant discount in the first year, on the order of 15% on average. The discount on recent used vehicles is smaller, and insurance costs more with the new.
To summarize, prefer a recent used car (one to three years old), which you can both buy from an individual or a professional, depending on your possibilities and offers in the market of opportunity .
Compare prices
After acquiring your license, buying your car is a project that needs to be thought out and prepared. Be aware that from 1,500 euros, you can already find a vehicle adapted to your daily life.
Do not throw yourself into the first "business"! To make the right choice, you will need to compare prices to find the vehicle best suited to your budget and tastes. Concentrate on the analysis of used sites and online ads from individuals or professionals. You can apply filters to refine your criteria and to find the ideal vehicle. Select a model, a budget, mileage, year and, obviously, a geographical area.
In just a few clicks, find out more than 800,000 used car ads on Le Bon Coin in the "Vehicles" category!
