to be honest, if he has been banned for something bad, well bad enough for a 16 year ban lol, getting insured on anything is going to cost him.
i was banned for 1 month back in 2000, and i was getting quotes of £1500 for a 950cc mini, or £1700 for a 205 gti... glad i never got a peice of shit mini lol
so therefore, he may find a 1.0l corsa wont be much cheaper than an m5 bmw etc... so i hope hes been saving up for the last 14 years lol and goes for the m5