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Hi there,
My brother passed his test last year, and bought a 04 corsa for £2500 and insured for around the same, and i was wondering what alternatives are available as i will be taking my driving test later this year. I will have around £5000 for the car and insurance, but was thinking of something classic and better looking as all the new hatchbacks look practicly the same. Any suggestions? My dream car would be a classic BMW, but obviously that would cost waay to much to insure, so anything that would be fairly reliable and preferably not a hatchback? Thanks
My brother passed his test last year, and bought a 04 corsa for £2500 and insured for around the same, and i was wondering what alternatives are available as i will be taking my driving test later this year. I will have around £5000 for the car and insurance, but was thinking of something classic and better looking as all the new hatchbacks look practicly the same. Any suggestions? My dream car would be a classic BMW, but obviously that would cost waay to much to insure, so anything that would be fairly reliable and preferably not a hatchback? Thanks
Can i refer you to most cars mentioned in this thread?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Mike
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Mike
as long as insurance drops after the first year and is below £2000 with my first years no claims ill be able to afford it.
ah thanks, are they cheap to insure? a friend has a classic mini and he said it was around £1500 with no years NCB and on a mini club, and my dad reckons an old escort will be similar to that?
ah thanks, are they cheap to insure? a friend has a classic mini and he said it was around £1500 with no years NCB and on a mini club, and my dad reckons an old escort will be similar to that?
From what I remember the older Ford Escorts were never actaully that easy to insure... They were, and in some parts still are, very popular with your "boy racer" types. Furthermore, IIRC, in the early-mid 90's? When there was quite a lot of car crime, specifically to hatch backs, the Ford Escort was a prime target as it was quite easy to nick?
My friends brother just insured a £4k Seat Ibiza for about £2k I think :S But again it might be, probably would be, completely different figures coming out for your quotes.
My friends brother just insured a £4k Seat Ibiza for about £2k I think :S But again it might be, probably would be, completely different figures coming out for your quotes.
£5K budget for a car at the age of 17? Your paper-round must be huge...
There's many factors outside of your age and lack of experience which will take the price up. Fact is, you'll have to suffer a few years of hits before you will see your premium come down.
I did once see a list on t'internet for vehicle insurance groups. This is a good starting point when it comes to choosing a car based on affordability. In addition, the risk exposure for vehicles in your postal area or experience/age bracket will have a sizeable influence, too.
Something small and fun like an original (well, late 80's/early 90' mini) would be a good bet. It will help you build up some maintenance experience, too.
There's many factors outside of your age and lack of experience which will take the price up. Fact is, you'll have to suffer a few years of hits before you will see your premium come down.
I did once see a list on t'internet for vehicle insurance groups. This is a good starting point when it comes to choosing a car based on affordability. In addition, the risk exposure for vehicles in your postal area or experience/age bracket will have a sizeable influence, too.
Something small and fun like an original (well, late 80's/early 90' mini) would be a good bet. It will help you build up some maintenance experience, too.
Truth is no matter how old/slow/rusty/safe/s
t your car is, you will still get raped by the insurance companies because you are a lad and are 17. Youd be better off buying a complete heap of st you dont care about, knock about in that for a couple of years then buy a car you actually want when you have more experience and some NCB(hopefully)
t your car is, you will still get raped by the insurance companies because you are a lad and are 17. Youd be better off buying a complete heap of st you dont care about, knock about in that for a couple of years then buy a car you actually want when you have more experience and some NCB(hopefully) 
http://www.magazineclassifieds.co.uk/search/volksw...
Get that one and you might even get sex from boys with west country accents.
Get that one and you might even get sex from boys with west country accents.
When I was 17 - about 3 years ago now I had a mk2 Vw Golf driver 1.6 - suprisingly cheap to insure! My first year was around £2300 a year fully comp with the co op! Really good for what car and engine size and the fact it looked like the gti - minus the rear spoiler, badges and rev counter and was a great little car to learn how car driving should be - no abs, power steering and the mk2 golfs just handle brilliantly - proper go kart like and they can pick up the inside wheel on tight corners! 
Deffo recommend one of these!
Deffo recommend one of these!
At your age it's not the car so much as what you might do with it - the cost of repairing an old car will be negligible compared to repairing what you run in to. The other problem with older cars is their safety systems aren't as good - worse brakes, no airbags, no ABS.
Get one from this list:
http://www.carpages.co.uk/car-insurance/car-insura...
That way you'll end up with something that will help to stop you hitting something you shouldn't.
Get one from this list:
http://www.carpages.co.uk/car-insurance/car-insura...
That way you'll end up with something that will help to stop you hitting something you shouldn't.
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