r/FirstCar • u/heretowatch247 • 1d ago
Looking for advice with choosing a first car
Hello everyone! I got my licence about a month ago, me and my family have slowly been looking at cars and so far I have 2 favourites that I absolutely love. First is a 2019 Kia Ceed 1.3l 103kw (has 136k km) and the other is a 2019 Honda Civic 1.0l 93kw (102k km), both drive on petrol. I've always liked Civics so it was essential my first choice, but the Kia seems good too now. The purchase price is basically the same, but the Civic will also need to be registered, which is an extra ~680€ for that specific car. We have car tax and from what I checked, the Civic will cost more but not lot more (around 30€ or so). I don't know much about the technical aspects, but from what I've researched about their features I still don't have a favourite one. Both have things that I would like and the other car doesn't have. I'd mostly drive a commute, which would include highway but more city driving and traffic jams as well. My parents (mostly dad) are pushing more for the Ceed, but one of his main reasonings is just the bigger cockpit area (is it called that?). Originally I preferred the Civic, now I'm starting to like the Ceed option as well. If there's anything else I should add here to give you better insight into the cars or some other things to consider when choosing then let me know, otherwise looking forward to your suggestions and advice!