|
chongwong
Original Poster
604 posts
16 months
|
Dave Hedgehog said: it is indeed a lovely jag, i just can't see the insurance man warming to it :'(
|
|
|
Dave Hedgehog
5,320 posts
73 months
|
chongwong said: Dave Hedgehog said: it is indeed a lovely jag, i just can't see the insurance man warming to it :'( are jags generally bad on insurance? they dont really attract the thrash em crash em types when can you get a car on a classic policy?
|
|
|
chongwong
Original Poster
604 posts
16 months
|
Dave Hedgehog said: are jags generally bad on insurance? they dont really attract the thrash em crash em types
when can you get a car on a classic policy? I think most only offer from 25, there are a few at 21 however, even so I'm only 20 :S the problem with this is that it's a 3.2 v8 petrol
|
|
|
jbi
5,294 posts
73 months
|
My 4.0 litre Lexus/toyota V8 was half the price to insure as my 2.5 volvo 850
Take from that what you will.... but I have been driving it since I was 23
|
|
|
chongwong
Original Poster
604 posts
16 months
|
jbi said: My 4.0 litre Lexus/toyota V8 was half the price to insure as my 2.5 volvo 850
Take from that what you will.... but I have been driving it since I was 23 unfortunately for me the insurance on a lexus ls400 would cost me £5400, which is just a teeny weeny bit above budget, a 1.8 petrol Mondeo is about 1700, age and a patchy driving history aren't on my side
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
jbi
5,294 posts
73 months
|
chongwong said: jbi said: My 4.0 litre Lexus/toyota V8 was half the price to insure as my 2.5 volvo 850
Take from that what you will.... but I have been driving it since I was 23 unfortunately for me the insurance on a lexus ls400 would cost me £5400, which is just a teeny weeny bit above budget, a 1.8 petrol Mondeo is about 1700, age and a patchy driving history aren't on my side have you tried shopping around for imports? they can often be insured for cheaper prices through brokers like adrian flux.
|
|
|
chongwong
Original Poster
604 posts
16 months
|
jbi said: have you tried shopping around for imports?
they can often be insured for cheaper prices through brokers like adrian flux. Often imports need imported parts which often cost more  I'll be spending 5 days a week in uni and 2 working so it'll have to be cheap to maintain
|
|
|
jbi
5,294 posts
73 months
|
chongwong said: jbi said: have you tried shopping around for imports?
they can often be insured for cheaper prices through brokers like adrian flux. Often imports need imported parts which often cost more I'll be spending 5 days a week in uni and 2 working so it'll have to be cheap to maintain My Celsior is imported and has 99% parts commonality with the LS400 sold here in Europe. It is much cheaper for me to insure than a genuine UK LS400 would be.
|
|
|
Buggerlugz
62 posts
17 months
|
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...Peugeot 406 estate a mate has one that he works out of rather than a van, i did a round trip to penzance (900 mile round trip) with him a few months back, cruises at 90 mph easily, very comfortable and decent on juice if theres 5 of you travelling id defo look at an estate rather than trying to get everything into a boot
|
|
|
NightRunner
4,250 posts
63 months
|
|
|
chongwong
Original Poster
604 posts
16 months
|
NightRunner said: thats some good bangernomics! i have been looking at some properly cheap snotters, unfortunately i'm a bit of a picky t  pot when it comes to scratches dents and general untidiness, i'm probably passing over so many good cars aswell :'(
|
|
|
jbi
5,294 posts
73 months
|
considered something like this? Cheap and tough 
|
|
|
chongwong
Original Poster
604 posts
16 months
|
jbi said: considered something like this? Cheap and tough yeah, i've had a look already as somebody was going to sell me one cheap, another insurance rip off though :'( foresters however have my fancy but i suspect a trip to gocompare may quell my taste
|
|
|
chongwong
Original Poster
604 posts
16 months
|
chongwong said: yeah, i've had a look already as somebody was going to sell me one cheap, another insurance rip off though :'(
foresters however have my fancy but i suspect a trip to gocompare may quell my taste as expected it was rather north of £2000
|
|
|
NightRunner
4,250 posts
63 months
|
chongwong said: thats some good bangernomics! i have been looking at some properly cheap snotters, unfortunately i'm a bit of a picky t pot when it comes to scratches dents and general untidiness, i'm probably passing over so many good cars aswell :'( The best thing was, being an old ovlov there was no rust at all - it polished up as new. All the switches were proper clunky ones - everything worked. I considered buying one as a comedy daily! It was comfy as anything, slept 4 of us well when we got stranded in the middle of nowhere in Ukraine!
|
|
|
sjc
6,716 posts
139 months
|
|
|
sjc
6,716 posts
139 months
|
Believe it or not, the walnut wheel and gearknob are worth 200 quid on their own to some owners !
|
|
|
vit4
3,076 posts
39 months
|
|
|
chongwong
Original Poster
604 posts
16 months
|
vit4 said: yeah, ugly as sin but very worth a look, cheers... back to go compare i go
|
|
|
chongwong
Original Poster
604 posts
16 months
|
sjc said: i wonder what the mileage is :S there does seem to bit a lot of these floating about within my budget though so i think i might take a punt on one in a few weeks time if one takes my fancy
|
|
