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VTECBOY
Original Poster
229 posts
13 months
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Hello everyone, Just thought i would post this up and show you the prices that gocompare.com have given me for insurance. I find the first one very good! I am also thiking about doing the pass plus scheme? Is it worth it? Tell me how you got on? 
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zeduffman
264 posts
20 months
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VTECBOY said: I am also thiking about doing the pass plus scheme? Is it worth it? In money terms, no. You save less on your car insurance than you spend on the 6 hours tuition.
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1,332 posts
58 months
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What exactly are you expecting people to say? You've got a quote of £1,300 for a beetle, jump on that. I'd get more expensive quotes and I'm approaching 21 with 2 year NCB, no points, no claims and 3 years experience of driving high performance cars. I'm struggling to find any sympathy whatsoever.
Insurance is expensive. Either pay it or get the bus.
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Dan_1981
9,560 posts
68 months
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That beetle quote looks pretty good I'd have thunk?
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xreyuk
415 posts
14 months
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What are you moaning about? The cheapest I got this year aged 21 was £1740 on a 1.2L corsa. Over 65% of the insurers didn't offer a quote and Asda quoted £21000. I wouldnt even get insured on anything around 2L nevermind a f  king land rover. And I'm 21
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doogz
18,673 posts
56 months
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What's he moaning about? I don't think he's moaning. Some grumpy f kers on here today! OP, unlucky. I passed less than ten years ago, and my first years insurance cost less than £750. I've paid more since, but through choice, by wanting fast cars.
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TheTurbonator
1,692 posts
20 months
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It is daft paying that much for a 1.0L Micra but the Beetle quote is actually very reasonable.
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VTECBOY
Original Poster
229 posts
13 months
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doogz said: What's he moaning about? I don't think he's moaning. Some grumpy f kers on here today! OP, unlucky. I passed less than ten years ago, and my first years insurance cost less than £750. I've paid more since, but through choice, by wanting fast cars. You are correct  i was just showing you and yea the beetle insurance is pretty good but i just tried to get insured on it again and this is what i got...  Mr Corsa... Im not being horrible but Your moaning about your insurance but you drive a boy racer car?
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gamefreaks
1,368 posts
56 months
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Not surprising so many don't bother! (Not that I am suggesting that is ok!)
Have you tried TPFT and Fully Comp? Sometimes this the quote is lower than TPO cover.
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Nedzilla
1,843 posts
43 months
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A.J.M
3,286 posts
55 months
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Ouch, those do seem steep for what type of car you are trying.
You have played about with putting parents on/off the policy and driveway/garage/street parking as they can sometimes throw up some interesting results.
Oh and to the grumpy people, lighten up! He's not moaning, just showing what prices are for a first time driver on cheap low powered cars.
Have you tried a series landrover or early 90/110? They might be cheap to insure? Slow yes, but will teach you all you need to know on car maintenance etc. You may need to think a bit out the box from the usual clio's and corsa's to get a good quote.
It does get cheaper with age, although i never went into the performance car's, i went into 4x4s and i've never had a policy over £530 FC even with a less than perfect record.
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VTECBOY
Original Poster
229 posts
13 months
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£2748 for the VW Fully Comp. I wish a GT-R would only cost me £700 haha, dream car but then again the beetle is free tax and i dont think it will cost an arm and a leg to service :P
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Nedzilla
1,843 posts
43 months
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VTECBOY said: I wish a GT-R would only cost me £700 haha, dream car but then again the beetle is free tax and i dont think it will cost an arm and a leg to service :P We've all been there mate,although it wasn't quite that bad when I was your age......bad enough though.
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EDLT
14,580 posts
75 months
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zeduffman said: VTECBOY said: I am also thiking about doing the pass plus scheme? Is it worth it? In money terms, no. You save less on your car insurance than you spend on the 6 hours tuition. I saved quite a lot more on insurance than I spent on my pass plus.
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Jasandjules
45,387 posts
98 months
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Strange that there are so many who drive without insurance isn't it........
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duckhunt
91 posts
20 months
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This is going back about 6 years, did a pass plus for £100 after test.
Saved 25% off first year insurance which equated to about £400.
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Gwagon111
3,366 posts
30 months
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Don't go third party only. Try getting quotes for comprehensive cover, daft as it may seem, you may get better quotes on comprehensive insurance.
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VTECBOY
Original Poster
229 posts
13 months
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Im using LV just now to compare prices and they are saying 1.9 2.4k for insurance on the beetle, micra and a corsa b. When you say go on your mum and dads insurance.
Do i start off by entering a parents details then add me on to it?
fully comp ads about £500 to the insurance on LV. When i enter my details i put TP only 3k miles a year and £500 excess.
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Mastodon2
5,739 posts
34 months
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zeduffman said: In money terms, no. You save less on your car insurance than you spend on the 6 hours tuition. Funny, I saved money by doing pass plus before getting my insurance.
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SWE6SPEED
63 posts
12 months
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last year I paid £2200 to drive my Dads Izuz bighorn 95' 3.1TD big and slow but well equiped and comfy.
They tried to auto renewel it for £4500!
Just purchased a Volvo S60 2.4T insured for £2200.
People are right in saying thinking out of the box is the right way to go,
I tried a Ford Carpi/Escort mk2 and they came out at like £800 a year!
And I'd rather have one of them over a corsa anyday
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