Buying the right car is important because when you’re spending your money on a car, you don’t want to buy something that doesn’t fit what you enjoy or prefer specifically. Every car performs differently and that can influence your enjoyment of the vehicle itself. Not only that, but everyone has a different set of needs and wants in a car.
With that being said, there are a number of ways to figure out what type of car will suit your needs in 2025. Here are a few tips to find the right car for your needs this year.
Consider your needs
It’s important to look at what needs you have for yourself as a driver, but the rest of the household. Your needs play an important part in the car-buying process, especially when you’re the main driver or responsible for ferrying your household back and forth.
Think about what needs you have, reflecting on the current car you have or previous cars you’ve had prior. This will help you understand what car you’re after, especially as you’ll have a list to refer to when shopping around for your next car purchase.
Ask yourself what your needs are and make sure to check with anyone who will also be driving, to check if they have any preferences.
Think about fuel economy
Running a car is not the cheapest expenditure on your list of household expenses, let alone buying the car itself. You have to think about road tax for the car, as well as how much it’ll cost in maintenance fees to get the car fixed.
You may also want to think about fuel economy and how much it’s going to cost you to run the car with the fuel type, whether that be petrol, diesel or electric. Some cars will be cheaper to run when it comes to fuel and others are going to be a lot more expensive.
Therefore, it’s worthwhile to think about your fuel costs and make a decision on how much you can afford to spend.
Sell your old car
Selling your old car is worth doing if you have one kicking around that you don’t need any more. It can be a useful way of softening the blow of the cost of your new car and perhaps the deposit you’ll pay. There are plenty of car buyers out there so this is definitely an option to consider.
Do you want a new or used car?
There are pros and cons between both new and used cars. It’s good to assess and weigh up both ends. For example, with new cars, there’s not going to be a need for an MOT in the first three years but it might make it more expensive to replace if you end up getting into a crash and it gets written off.
Used cars are cheaper but they can cost more to insure, especially when they’re older models that often fail their MOTs.
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