Car insurance and car for 17 yr old

[Rammon]

maverickdrives said:

£1000 insurance seems like a good price for a 17 year old

Edited by maverickdrives on Sunday 7th February 19:07

Quote is through ingenie and requires a black box but that shouldn't be a problem if she ends up driving like her mother haha

[Rammon]

wibblebrain said:

Having seen an OAP driving a Yaris overtake in a stupid place and consequently have a head on collision with a massive tipper truck I would also recommend a Yaris. The passenger compartment was totally intact when all I expected to see was squished people.

That's good to know

[Rammon]

itaa said:

wut are you talking about.. the 2009+ jazz is cool as fuk!
+ a much better car than any of the french crap or fords or vauxhalls.

Honda Jazz owner by any chance????

[Rammon]

Returning to the car choice, am I right in thinking a 1.0 litre car with over 100,000 miles is going to be, how shall I say " past its best?"

[Rammon]

Jimmy Recard said:

It might or might not be. Depends on the specific car.

I've seen 1.0 litre Corsa Cs manage more than 300,000 with little maintenance.

Down to how it's maintained and driven I suppose, so is there no truth in the adage that size matters?
i.e. A 6.0l has a longer life expectancy than a 1.0l given equal amounts of care and maintenance?

[Rammon]

V8RX7 said:

100k is easy if it's not been driven by teenage lads.

Really it's a case of having a look what's about, in budget - there are plenty of good cars - it's just wading through the dross to find them.

Tell me about it, been wading today

[Rammon]

Moonhawk said:

Has car insurance actually gone up in real terms for young drivers?

I payed £800 TPFT in 1996 on a 1.1L Ford Fiesta (£1,373 in today's money). I was 20 at the time and had held a full licence for 2 years.

Maybe I'm a bit out of touch with all this, as I say haven't had to deal with all this since I had my first car, a mk2 escort in 1986 lol
I don't remember paying more in insurance than the car was worth though!

[Rammon]

Slow said:

Almost 4 years ago now I paid £2700 third party fire and theft. This was after alot of shopping around.

Been able to insure almost any car since I was 19, had a e46 320ci and a L322 Range Rover for £800 each.

It's all about getting your NCB I suppose

[Rammon]

Slow said:

Would also point out I got 6 points at 18 and had to resit my test, would be even cheaper if I hadnt.

Blimey!