Best Cost Car Insurance

under £1000 car, low insurance group, fuel effieient, help?

I'm looking to get myself a car for one year as soon as i pass my test so i can get a no claims bonus. what car would be best to buy (used) what year (reliable or not too difficult to keep maintained by me alone.) It needs to have a low monthly running cost and be almost guaranteed to survive without major (>150) parts replacement over the year. and it needs to be in a low insurance group.

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1. Go for pretty much anything that is a 1 litre engine, that keeps the insurance group down plus they run on the smell of petrol - also go for diesel if you can. A lot of dealers will do 1 years free insurance on their cars too so check that out!
2. I don't know but this may help: http://www.asrecommended.co.uk/motoring/carsales/tips/tip-42-used-car-buying-tips.aspx
3. porsche 924, might sound crazy but you can pick a decent one up for under a grand, insurance is dirt cheap ( 27 yr old 3yr no claims, £179 fully comp) its my first car and its a porsche. cause they were origanally made by vw and audi all spares are cheap and its reliable. oh and pretty quick.
4. Pretty much anything would do you really. For low tax and insurance, try and stay under a 1.4l engine, if you can get a 1l, that would be even better. Any English model such as ford or vauxhall will be cheap to repair as you can get spares for these easily from your local scrap yard. One thing I found, as a young driver- having a 4 door car as opposed to a 2 door car put my insurance down as it was considered more of a family car. Also, shop around for insurance, these online comparison sites are very good but I found going through my yellow pages and calling local unknown brokers got me cheaper quotes too. Hope that helps, even a little.