Basically I'm 17 and at the minute I've got a 1.4 ph1. I brought it earlier in the year (about July/ August I think) from my sister for £300 for me to learn in and eventually drive. Before it was my sisters it was my aunts and they both drive like they're 98 so I know it had been looked after for the past few years, the problem is since about a week after I got it my brother-in-law decided he'd blow his Punto up. I thought 'yeah i'll lend him the Clio for a few weeks, he'll take care of it.' But no he still hasn't brought a new one, he's crashed it twice and now its sat at a family friends garage/ farm in a corner gathering dust coz he broke it again and has to pay for my sister's to be fixed first (they both died within days of each other). Now, I realised I'm not actually getting anything out of him using it, except it slowly being f*cked and more miles being put on and not in a nice way obviously!
While he's had it I've been making it how I want for when I actually get to drive it properly for myself, 172 alloys, sport interior, ph2 rear lights, head unit and new door speakers. I still want to do more but with it being broken so many times, the body work being tatty from where it's still not been sorted and having so many miles now (well over 120k now I think!) I'm contemplating selling it and getting something else. I asked my brother-in-law to buy it off me, but I don't think he wants it either. What I think we've agreed is he gives it back and gives me some money as well.
Now I've got a few choices;
Option 1 - keep this. I got it for pretty cheap BUT, it is a 1.4 so insurance is a bit pricey because as I said I'm only 17. Also it's quite obviously been treated like sh*t for about 5/6 months and has gained more miles so is getting closer to giving up completely.
Option 2 - sell up and get a newer Clio. I reckon altogether between the few bits I would sell and the car as standard I may be able to get about £500 - £600 (correct me if I'm wrong) so then it would only be a bit of saving until I have about a grand and can get a little 1.2 ph2 (preferably in Flame Red). This would obviously be cheaper insurance, have less miles and in my opinion a lot nicer.
Option 3 - sell and getting something else. I know this is a Clio forum so people will be biased but, as I said I'd probably only have to save for a little bit until I've got about a grand, I was looking at either a Fiesta, Saxo or a 106.
What do you guys think would be best?
While he's had it I've been making it how I want for when I actually get to drive it properly for myself, 172 alloys, sport interior, ph2 rear lights, head unit and new door speakers. I still want to do more but with it being broken so many times, the body work being tatty from where it's still not been sorted and having so many miles now (well over 120k now I think!) I'm contemplating selling it and getting something else. I asked my brother-in-law to buy it off me, but I don't think he wants it either. What I think we've agreed is he gives it back and gives me some money as well.
Now I've got a few choices;
Option 1 - keep this. I got it for pretty cheap BUT, it is a 1.4 so insurance is a bit pricey because as I said I'm only 17. Also it's quite obviously been treated like sh*t for about 5/6 months and has gained more miles so is getting closer to giving up completely.
Option 2 - sell up and get a newer Clio. I reckon altogether between the few bits I would sell and the car as standard I may be able to get about £500 - £600 (correct me if I'm wrong) so then it would only be a bit of saving until I have about a grand and can get a little 1.2 ph2 (preferably in Flame Red). This would obviously be cheaper insurance, have less miles and in my opinion a lot nicer.
Option 3 - sell and getting something else. I know this is a Clio forum so people will be biased but, as I said I'd probably only have to save for a little bit until I've got about a grand, I was looking at either a Fiesta, Saxo or a 106.
What do you guys think would be best?
