Lack of 6th gear in 1.6 Zetec S

Lack of 6th gear in 1.6 Zetec S

Author
Discussion

LukeDM

467 posts

122 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
What about a saxoVTR? Much better than the fiesta just watch for rear axle failing. Just go and buy a car for god sake!

blade7

11,311 posts

215 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
[quote=Hol]





PaulJ37

121 posts

131 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
MG3?!

105HP and group 4 insurance.

Currently getting around 43mpg in ours and its great fun to drive.

Memorise97

Original Poster:

191 posts

112 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
Slow said:
Only if looking at hatches. Buy a car young people dont drive and write off and insurance is cheap. Was cheaper for me to insure a jag xj 3.2 my second year driving than any remotely fast hatch I could find, untill I found the cherry haha.
How old were you when you had that jag xj 3.2 cause I cannot get my head round the fact that you think a 3.2 jag will be cheaper than a 1.6 fiesta

Memorise97

Original Poster:

191 posts

112 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
PaulJ37 said:
MG3?!

105HP and group 4 insurance.

Currently getting around 43mpg in ours and its great fun to drive.
Pretty sure that's not within the £2500 price range

Memorise97

Original Poster:

191 posts

112 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
AndyT77 said:
Or like you were driving your dads car! Don't get me wrong, i like Saab 93's and the like, but the OP is 17!
Thank you...

oilslick

901 posts

185 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
Memorise97 said:
How old were you when you had that jag xj 3.2 cause I cannot get my head round the fact that you think a 3.2 jag will be cheaper than a 1.6 fiesta
It almost halved my insurance when I switched from a 1.8 MX5 to a 4 litre Lexus. Insurance works in very strange ways, maybe you should try getting some quotes on cars that aren't hatchbacks that every other 18 year old is driving. On the other hand, if it means you're going to start another god knows how many fking threads then maybe it's not such a good idea hehe

PaulJ37

121 posts

131 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
Memorise97 said:
Pretty sure that's not within the £2500 price range
Oh yeah, I missed that bit.

Memorise97

Original Poster:

191 posts

112 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
oilslick said:
It almost halved my insurance when I switched from a 1.8 MX5 to a 4 litre Lexus. Insurance works in very strange ways, maybe you should try getting some quotes on cars that aren't hatchbacks that every other 18 year old is driving. On the other hand, if it means you're going to start another god knows how many fking threads then maybe it's not such a good idea hehe
Got any good examples? Other than the Saab?

Memorise97

Original Poster:

191 posts

112 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
PaulJ37 said:
Oh yeah, I missed that bit.
hehe it's fine

oilslick

901 posts

185 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
Memorise97 said:
Got any good examples? Other than the Saab?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/

There's even a search function so you can tell it your budget wink

Memorise97

Original Poster:

191 posts

112 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
I just got a quote for a 2L diesel jag and it's £4000, anyone find one cheaper than 2000 insurance? 1 years no claims age 18

TheAngryDog

12,394 posts

208 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
Memorise97 said:
I just got a quote for a 2L diesel jag and it's £4000, anyone find one cheaper than 2000 insurance? 1 years no claims age 18
Do your own fking leg work! What next, asking us what oil we can find that is cheapest because you can't be arsed to look yourself?

Memorise97

Original Poster:

191 posts

112 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
TheAngryDog said:
Do your own fking leg work! What next, asking us what oil we can find that is cheapest because you can't be arsed to look yourself?
Didn't mean it like that, was just trying to find out how people got cheap quotes on a jag compared to a fiesta

SidewaysSi

10,742 posts

233 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
What's wrong with this week's SOTW? A Renault 5 is surely perfect?

Memorise97

Original Poster:

191 posts

112 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
SidewaysSi said:
What's wrong with this week's SOTW? A Renault 5 is surely perfect?
hehe

TheAngryDog

12,394 posts

208 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
Memorise97 said:
Didn't mean it like that, was just trying to find out how people got cheap quotes on a jag compared to a fiesta
I guess they live in low risk areas or rang round, bounced a few quotes off other companies etc. Gone are the days it seems of calling insurance companies for a quote, it is all done online so it is harder to drive a deal.

Pick up the phone, call a few places, chat with the people on the phone, try and get them to like you or engage a reasonable conversation with you etc. They may be more inclined to do a deal for you if you're nice to them on the phone etc. It has worked for me before. Luckily I am now of an age were insurance is cheap, but then the most I ever paid was £1300 for a Cossie in 2002 when I was 21.

Memorise97

Original Poster:

191 posts

112 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
TheAngryDog said:
I guess they live in low risk areas or rang round, bounced a few quotes off other companies etc. Gone are the days it seems of calling insurance companies for a quote, it is all done online so it is harder to drive a deal.

Pick up the phone, call a few places, chat with the people on the phone, try and get them to like you or engage a reasonable conversation with you etc. They may be more inclined to do a deal for you if you're nice to them on the phone etc. It has worked for me before. Luckily I am now of an age were insurance is cheap, but then the most I ever paid was £1300 for a Cossie in 2002 when I was 21.
Ok I will do!

Also do you know anything about me driving other cars, for example my dad has a 320Ci BMW Petrol, being that I am fully
Compensated, and he is fully com, am I able to drive his bmw with him in the passenger seat?

Matt100HP

250 posts

115 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
Memorise97 said:
Ok I will do!
Also do you know anything about me driving other cars, for example my dad has a 320Ci BMW Petrol, being that I am fully
Compensated, and he is fully com, am I able to drive his bmw with him in the passenger seat?
I highly doubt your insurance gives you 3rd party cover to drive other cars; you're too young. You usually need to be 25 or over to be eligible for 3rd party cover on other vehicles, for obvious reasons.

If you were to drive your dad's BMW, you'd be liable for driving with no insurance, and he'd most likely be liable for permitting you to use his car without insurance. Both of which are offences under s.143 RTA 1988 (boring, I know, but true).

TheAngryDog

12,394 posts

208 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
quotequote all
Memorise97 said:
Ok I will do!

Also do you know anything about me driving other cars, for example my dad has a 320Ci BMW Petrol, being that I am fully
Compensated, and he is fully com, am I able to drive his bmw with him in the passenger seat?
It's worth a try, and you never know.

As Matt has said, most policies require you to be 25 before they let you drive other cars 3rd party. It'll state if you have this in your policy documents