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Best cheap first cars of 2024
Buying your first car is a rite of passage for all drivers. However, it’s also one of the trickiest car purchases you’ll ever make – as a new driver, insurance will be high on anything too powerful, and because of your inexperience you will probably want something smaller and easier to manoeuvre. New drivers also tend to be younger with smaller budgets, making it even more important to get your purchase right the first time.
With this in mind, we’ve put together a list of our favourite new cars that are cheap to buy, cheap to insure and not too intimidating to drive.
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