>> never have that kind of money.]
WTF! You spent 6000 of your hard earned cash without even bothering to find
out the price of new cars?!?!?!
A brand new small car can be bought in the 7000-9000 pounds range (eg
Peugeot 107/207 type car). For 25,000 you'd be able to get a pretty fast
luxury family car.