johnandhissaffy

iTrader: (1)

well done fella fantastic feeling when you pass and if ya need something cheap buy an escort van mate cheap on parts fuel and insurence or a fiesta 1.25 they are quite good nippy 2

CrOwSoN15

Series 1/2 Defenders used to be around insurance group 2/3/4, just an idea

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

ive never looked, but what about something like a kia. not your usual boy racer chioce of wagon lol. i have no idea on insurance for one of those tho.

funny thing with me is, a noble is £540, a mk2 FRS is £540 but a supercharged s2 lotus exige is £730... and i want the lotus lol

my current puma is about £300 to insure, and our cmax was about £320.

MikeyRobbo

Well, you never know.

If i can find a CLEAN Mk2 cheap ill have it if funds allow.

Yeah good point about the 'not your usual boy racer chioce of wagon', think this is the most important part. Typical boy racer cars that can be made to look shit for next to nothing, usually cost the most.

tom9876

iTrader: (1)

congrats on passing your test 1.1 citroen c2s are not to bad to insure and ka's are not to bad either

Danster76

iTrader: (2)

1.0 12v corsa club. Group 2. Make sure you get quotes from Admiral as they are meant to be most competitive for your demographic currently.

Congrats by the way! Most useful exam I ever took!

Dan F

Congrats on passing

Id say go with something like a mk4 fiesta 1.25 as your first car

but tbh its down to your budget, but really how much do you want to splash out on a car when your likey to have a few bashes it in anyway

kosienutter

Once I passed, my first car was a 29000 mile mk4 xr3i cabriolet and it cost me 3500 a year to insure it 3rd party fire and theft. Over 5k fully comp back in 2005. Well done by the way.

PileOfRust

mk1/mk2 Fiesta 950 or 1100...... plenty of mods you can do to smarten it up and different engine conversions to do when insurance goes down etc.
just make sure it aint a rotbox lol you know you want one

MikeyRobbo

Thanks guys

I do a bit of buying a selling with my uncle so soon should be buying a little fiesta, i do like citreon c2's though and didnt think of them, ill look into that thanks!

Just one question, is it cheaper going direct to the companies that are not on the comparison sites?

gjh

Going along with what fudgey said, have you thought about something like a hyndai accent? The 1.3 is a pretty nippy motor and it shouldn't be expensive to insure as most people don't even know what they are.

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

what are those little 2 seater diesel 3 cylinder things?

i cant remember what they are but someone round here has one, it sounds fucked what with it being a 3 cyl derv lol, but it must cost like £2 to insure and do about 1000 miles to a tank lol

edit:

search auto trader for AIXAM 500 SL - i was wrong, its a 2 cylinder derv lol. 70 mpg, ins group 3U, top speed - a staggering 28mph!
a 2005 reg with 11k miles, will set you back less than £2000! not bad eh

i think all new drivers should have to use one of these for the first year after passing

edit again, the 2005 reg one on autotrader is a petrol, 2 cylinder, 4 valve, 21 bhp, 27lbft and will do 53mpg!!!

MikeyRobbo

28mph!! I'll haveto get up at 6 to get to college

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

the petrol does 53 lol, and the later dervs are 48....

i bet they cost fuck all to insure, tax and run. the only downside is you will look like an utter cunt driving one

they are a town car, ment for 30mph limits - not motorway cruisers however.

MikeyRobbo

I think one of them on the motorway would be utter utter suicide

botters

iTrader: (2)

i used to think it was ridiculous getting quoted £3000 to insure a r34 skyline when i was 17 now it just seems the norm to pay that for a £200 snotter of a car lol
ive never paid more than £650 to insure any car in all the time ive been driving and thats with a few claims and many points and thats ranging from
205 gti's
rs turbo's
rover turbo's
xr4x4's
and my cossy!

botters

iTrader: (2)

oh and by the way even at 17 apparentley you can insure most tractors for around £50 a year fully comp, might be worth a look lol!

kidsRS

iTrader: (6)

get a mk1 or 2 fiesta they make great first cars and look cool dropped on some nice alloys.

MikeyRobbo

Don't think the neighbours would be pleased

It's just finding one thats not rotten

bunnymofo

well done :P
im still privisonal and have mk6 escort van 1.8 diesel insured, £879

howie1989

thats bolloxs joshy u put in places like brixton and so on and u'll be paying at least 4800 it's just cos your unexperienced :P

Oranoco

Only until you pass then it will rocket as you'll no longer have an experienced driver with you and can get out and in to trouble on your own.

Chap at works daughter had this. £650 or so until she passed then they demanded an additional £1200

bunnymofo

yep which is why im still a lerner. havnt even booked my test yet as if i pass i cant cough up for insurance they did say it would be an extra 1500 :w all::wal l: :w all:

bunnymofo

altho, my freind has got a 58 fiat punto 1.2 insured fully comp with alloys declared for 950

simo2k2000

My brother passed his test at 25 and insured a 106 gti for £1300 TPFT. A year later it was £700. He got sick of fixing it and bought a Suzuki Swift Sport on an 07 plate and pays £1200 fully comp.

What he found was that there was a "baseline" which was on the lowest insurance group say for a cinquecento or the like it was £1200. But he could get insured on something that actually moved for an extra couple of hundred - this an RST was £1600.

Not sure if this is the case with a 17 year old though. There's an 18 year old at work paying £6k on a Mk5 fiesta zetec s. When that broke he now pays £4.5k on a 1.0 Lupo. He does have a shitty Manchester postcode though (even shitter than a normal manchester postcode)

MikeyRobbo

Everyone tell leedsrhinos126 to sell me that poor Mk2

henry ka

get a ka there pretty nippy and there cheap now click on my signature

MikeyRobbo

Had one alreadly as a work van (before i had my license ) and loved it! Wouldnt get a KA car, i'd get ripped to shit round here, but im gonna look out for another van.

henry ka

people try n rip me when i tell them i have a ka but when they see it they like it and stop and want a go

MikeyRobbo

couldnt cope with one haha, plus a van is more practical for me as a car will just get wrecked with tools and shite everywhere

qad

well done mate ! how much did you have to pay him to pass you lol

Joshy

have you seen goodwin's estate?

MikeyRobbo

Around here, a bag of weed go's a long way

ontheway

LOVE IT! haha hopefully do something a bit more tasteful... like drop it to the floor on some minilites... btw get it insured through footman james under a classic policy should be about a grand

MikeyRobbo

If i got one plans would be;
Pepperpots
Lowered
Xr2 Exhaust
Mk4 Escort Recaro Interior (if it'd fit)
Then after a year or so zetec it

LESS IS MORE!

ontheway

don't pussy foot about, drop in an 1800 zetec on bike carbs now!

MikeyRobbo

I haven't got one yet calm down now

Dan F

Just to let you know, escort rst recaros will fit in easy using the original mk2 runners


If you get one of course

MikeyRobbo

Very nice Dan! Rear seats a straight fit too?

Rick Astley

Buy a circa 1930's tractor... £50 a year I believe!