Sorry - What car.

[KardioKate]

Just had my insurance renewal through and it's gone from slightly ridiculous (but affordable) last year, to utterly stupid (and not affordable) this year. No one else wants to touch me So it looks like the car is going to have to go.

I'm thinking of trying out bangernomics because, well, it looks fun.

I'm just trying to get a feel for insurance costs at the moment, so looking at various cars and running them through confused.com.

So far;

Rover 25/45 - (LOADS with good mileage in my area) 500-600 FC. Prices seem pretty much the same for 1.4/1.6 and 1.8.
Seat Leon (1.4) - £700-800 FC.
Volvo T5 - £450 FC.

£700 is my top limit. I'm 23, and have 4 years NCB. And I'm a girl (which no longer seems to help at all).

So, what would we reccomend? £1000 tops for the car, and £700 tops for ins.

Go!

[V8mate]

KardioKate said:

No one else wants to touch me

CouncilBaby will. He'll touch anyone.

[andy43]

PH - zero to the gutter in 2 posts or less.



Oh, and maybe try a classic - insurance might be cheaper if you can prove you're a named driver on someone elses car.

[KardioKate]

Facepalm!

Classic might be a good idea. The car will only be doing approx 100 miles a week.

[alfa pint]

If you're thinking classic, then what sort of roads are you using? A classic car with an overdrive box e.g. MG B, spitfire, capri sort of thing will be fine with that but a midget / morris minor / less so.

Personally, I'd have a wee look at a capri or a spitfire. Easy to get bits for, easy to fix, good fun. Don't have to be quick to be fun.

[KardioKate]

I'll be pootling around town, and a trip up the B roads to Scarborough and back every week.

On another note : £595 FC on a 3.2 Jag XJ :O

[KardioKate]

Ok. Trying to be sensible now.

Ideally I'd like something with a cam chain, as close to 12months t&T as possible etc...

The forum keeps throwing E36s up.

Is there anything else I should be looking at?

[Honk]

.....hmmm.....Could this be an elaborate fake insurance renewal letter from the Parish council? They'll try anything.

[alfa pint]

I'd still be looking at something like a 2 litre capri / opel manta / 70s fastback cavalier / vauxhall magnum / firenza magnum (you won't get a firenza for much less than a few grand, or a V6 capri for less than 2-4 k.)