While dinosaurs stomped around in Mesozoic landscapes, between the Triassic and Cretaceous periods, uncountable trillions of tiny plants and animals were born, died and sank to the sea bed in the warm, incredibly fecund, but long-gone Tethys Sea. What’s all this got to do with choosing a car, you ask?
Most young drivers looking for their first small car aren’t going to be awash with money, but that doesn’t mean you have to drive a rusty mid-70’s deathtrap (like new drivers in the mid-80’s had to). It’s much easier these days to find a ten-year old car that’s affordable, reliable and not as embarrassing as the mobile scrapheaps the previous generation had to put up with. Cars have got better, generally speaking; more economical to run, safer and more reliable. And there’s more good news; long-running models like the Golf and the Clio mean that there’s something to suit every pocket, if you’re prepared (or forced by financial necessity) to go for something a little older.
