passed my driving test!

by portugeezer • 1 Aug 2011, 16:36 • Journals
just passed my driving test and i can say its one of the best feelings ever!

but now i need your kind help, i aint got a clue on what car to purchase ive got 1500-2000 to spend on one, which sort of car would you reccommend?!
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RazZaH 1 Aug 2011, 17:36
audi r8
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pupupup 1 Aug 2011, 17:40
He cant afford r8 with 2000e
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chizz6l 1 Aug 2011, 17:41
bugatti veyron
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Thomm 1 Aug 2011, 17:41
How much does a driving licence cost there?

Finland Here it was ~1200€ + fees & permit & pictures, around 1400€ at 2003, nowadays higher I guess. + the idiotic 2nd degree two years max later, that was around 250€ (with own car, more if you dont have one) + fees & permit & pictures again.
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ag0n 1 Aug 2011, 17:44
Portugal I paied 520€ or something, but usually it's around 700€ i guess. Depends where you live.
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mamouth 1 Aug 2011, 17:47
paied :D ?
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ag0n 1 Aug 2011, 17:54
paid? xD my english sucks.
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Thomm 1 Aug 2011, 18:27
Oh you cheapskate-tax-violator-lucky-bastards...
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ag0n 1 Aug 2011, 20:28
you sure you wanna go that way? :D

A normal Portuguese worker usually gets the minimum salary per month, which is around 475€ if i am not mistaken. Now do the maths. 700€ = 1.5 salaries of a Portuguese worker.

How about you?
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Thomm 1 Aug 2011, 20:38
I was still at school back then, had to put all my money on it :/
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ag0n 1 Aug 2011, 20:42
same here, although parents paid almost everything for me. I only had to pay a new license because i did the signup (lasts for 2 years), but never went to school during this time... had to buy another learning license xD
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Nyke 1 Aug 2011, 20:55
normal portugeezer earns 475 euros a month... il be earning 475 euros in 4 days when i start full time work...

minimum wage in the UK = £6.08 an hour, £10,000 (11,000 euros) a year full time. which doesn't get you far at all.

wow minimum wage there sucks :D
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ag0n 1 Aug 2011, 22:05
do not make me feel bad plx :DDD

every fucking person without a university degree earns more than a typical Portuguese guy with a university degree. I'm currently finishing my licentiate degree and i do not expect to earn more than 1000€/ month at the beginning... neither more than 1200€ after a while ^^ of course it depends of what kind of job you have / where you work at etc etc
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Nyke 2 Aug 2011, 01:00
prices must be much lower in Portugal than the UK then. With a degree in business the average starting salary is around £1500 - £1800 (1714 - 2057 euros) a month from my university (top universities your looking at atleast 2500 euros a month starting and from Cambridge/Oxford its like 3000 euros + lol). im doing a masters degree now and would expect to earn more like £1900 - £2300 a month. (2171 - 2628 euros)

even with a degree and a masters degree its hard to get a decent starting job in the south east of the UK and London. Employers want you to be something pretty epic because were in a recession atm. Will still take me atleast 3 - 4 months to get a job from when i start looking and it highly likely wont be the job i want.
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ag0n 2 Aug 2011, 01:12
Paradise i see :D Although your rent is fucking expensive i see :X

I think the Portuguese problems lays mainly at university system. They allow to many students at some courses, knowing that after they finish there won't be a job... We end up having like 5000 persons running for a single position...Obviously the company tries to pay less so the choice is easy :D The opposite happens with medics at Portugal.. You need to be a genius to get into medicine, there isn't much places allowed per year... we end up getting medics from Spain and some other shit countries.
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garin 23 Nov 2011, 21:17
passed my driving test today, ujelly!?
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Viperish 1 Aug 2011, 18:20
Pretty much the same price.
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ag0n 1 Aug 2011, 17:42
Congrats fagget :D

Get a VW golf.. or a polo!
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Panda 1 Aug 2011, 17:47
You've got enough to buy a few of my cars :)))

£2000 you can have this one:
image: 5998009983_cbebdd7a9c_z
:p
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AM1G0 1 Aug 2011, 21:12
banana car coolio
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Stonerrrr 1 Aug 2011, 17:48
Once I heard in the News that portuguese people are the worst drivers in the world.

Like, lots of cars crashes going on there.
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portugeezer 1 Aug 2011, 18:00
see i would actually say were quite good drivers, but they all drive like nutters which just makes it dangerous, i can see where your coming from tho.
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Stonerrrr 1 Aug 2011, 18:23
lol, didnt understand last part.
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ngotie 1 Aug 2011, 18:38
In portugal the right of way = If its bigger than you, you get the fuck out the way. True story.
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DeMeNtEd 1 Aug 2011, 17:48
had a polo :)) nice wee car, but im looking at a renault megane right now, but the older ones, before they gave them the huge arse.
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Panda 1 Aug 2011, 19:02
France lol
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DeMeNtEd 1 Aug 2011, 20:01
care, it's my second car..
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Panda 1 Aug 2011, 22:07
then don't get such a fail car then :D
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DeMeNtEd 1 Aug 2011, 22:08
Are you talking about my polo? That was a very good car, I just sold it because I lost my job and couldnt afford it
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Panda 1 Aug 2011, 22:38
No, I'm talking about renaults and their pathetic electronic failures, cheaply build engineering junk. But then again it's what keeps our business going with french cars coming in with problems :_D
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DeMeNtEd 1 Aug 2011, 22:40
Yes I agree they're not the best cars in the world, but as I said, this is just a cheap car that I won't be driving much to get me around when I'm not at home
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RASHOMON 3 Aug 2011, 13:24
What about French cars ? Issuing problems with them ??
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Panda 3 Aug 2011, 13:30
Nothing but problems with the big 3 manufacturers :P
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sani 1 Aug 2011, 17:50
VW Golf or Mazda 323
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Tatsu 1 Aug 2011, 17:53
subaru impreza
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DrLagAlot 1 Aug 2011, 18:07
the good old vw golf, polo or lupu
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Gifted 1 Aug 2011, 18:13
Bought my golf 4 for about 2K as my first car, never had any complaints about it. Perfect car as your first one.

Now I want to buy something else, budget 15K. Suggestions?? I prefer audi/vw
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shNz 1 Aug 2011, 18:28
Audi A3!
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Gifted 1 Aug 2011, 19:27
most likely ye
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bst 1 Aug 2011, 19:43
I bought a 2010 Audi A3 1.6 SE Tecknik in May. Cost me £14,750 with 6 months tax. Beast of a car and a pleasure to drive.

Anyone jelly?
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Gifted 1 Aug 2011, 19:49
pics. inside/outside :p
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bst 1 Aug 2011, 20:05
I aint a chav lol, i don't take pics of my car and whack them all over facebook. Its an ice silver 2010 Audi A3 1.6 SE Tecknik.

Exterior - http://images.clickedit.co.uk/4329/AETV30419704_1.jpg

Interior - http://www.driftbridge.co.uk/upload/images/stock/large/LC60VWM2.jpg
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shNz 2 Aug 2011, 13:37
silver sucks :/
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bst 2 Aug 2011, 14:02
It's still a car most people of my age dream of. £15,000 car when you're 20, can't complain at all to be honest.
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adze 1 Aug 2011, 18:26
Opel Corsa B
perfect car for first time.
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Panda 1 Aug 2011, 19:03
just sold my corsa c today ^^ good first car, 1.1ltr 3 cyl engine so cheap to run + cheap to tax and insure nPPPPPPP
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Henk 1 Aug 2011, 18:58
hmmm 2k, buy a golf 2 :D
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HugTheSub 1 Aug 2011, 19:01
the initial cost of the car does not rly matter as much as your insurance, the upkeep and the consumption.
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Halidith 1 Aug 2011, 19:07
nobody gives a shit
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RASHOMON 3 Aug 2011, 13:24
Look at the comments above and below yours
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rAzbo 1 Aug 2011, 19:26
sports KA. Cheapest / fastest first car you will ever run.
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bst 1 Aug 2011, 19:30
I bought a clio 2006 dynamic for £2,400. Was a decent little car and had no problems with it at all. The only was, was that my insurance was over £3,000 even with the clio being insurance group 2.

I advise ya to get a small engined car, 1.2/1.4 jut for insurance purposes.
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garin 1 Aug 2011, 20:21
what about insurance?:O

Clio !
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fuJiii 1 Aug 2011, 20:26
passed my driving test today too

i have Audi A4 1.9 <3
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fLoo 1 Aug 2011, 20:32
audi a4 1,9 tdi / golf r32 <3
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