What is the pistonheads approved car for a 17 year old learn
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Back in school we had a guy who seemed to find the "Insurance Hack" earlier than the rest of us. Majority of us were in little 1.0-1.2 Clio / Corsa / Polo / Saxo / 106's etc. He had a Xsara VTS and was insuring it for cheaper than we were.
Something left field which doesn't cost more to insure than the run of the mill every other child has thing would probably be the "coolest" in my opinion.
Something left field which doesn't cost more to insure than the run of the mill every other child has thing would probably be the "coolest" in my opinion.
Jayho said:
Back in school we had a guy who seemed to find the "Insurance Hack" earlier than the rest of us. Majority of us were in little 1.0-1.2 Clio / Corsa / Polo / Saxo / 106's etc. He had a Xsara VTS and was insuring it for cheaper than we were.
Something left field which doesn't cost more to insure than the run of the mill every other child has thing would probably be the "coolest" in my opinion.
This is going way OT, but if I recall, Citroen were giving free 1 year insurance on new VTRs for even really young drivers. My Mate had a succession of new VTRs for just that reason. I was paying nearly £2k then for battered old Porsche 944. That would have been mid-90s It thinkSomething left field which doesn't cost more to insure than the run of the mill every other child has thing would probably be the "coolest" in my opinion.
scot_aln said:
Drive past wherever the 6th form at your local school park. Seems to be UPs, UPs & more UPs. Oh and the odd Seat Mii for the parent trying to be different 
That's us ! Better VFM than the UP for essentially the same thing. Insurance was still £2k+ for daughter #2 when she passed last year (no black box as the rest of the family also drive it). Interestingly a friend of ours got an MX-5 insured cheaper than his initial Mii, not sure if he was 18 at the time though.
My choice is an e110 Toyota Corolla (1995-2002), 1.4 petrol manual. Better sized car to learn in than the usual micro city cars, gets them used to proper sized cars. As cheap to insure as lots of smaller things if you stick to the 1.4. Bombproof reliability. Can usually find one which some old Doris has had since new, mechanically looked after but with pre-installed exterior battle scars for very little money. Like mine, which I got for very little with 58k miles on the clock and FMDSH. Rust free. It's about to be deployed on the second teenager.
blueST said:
Jayho said:
Back in school we had a guy who seemed to find the "Insurance Hack" earlier than the rest of us. Majority of us were in little 1.0-1.2 Clio / Corsa / Polo / Saxo / 106's etc. He had a Xsara VTS and was insuring it for cheaper than we were.
Something left field which doesn't cost more to insure than the run of the mill every other child has thing would probably be the "coolest" in my opinion.
This is going way OT, but if I recall, Citroen were giving free 1 year insurance on new VTRs for even really young drivers. My Mate had a succession of new VTRs for just that reason. I was paying nearly £2k then for battered old Porsche 944. That would have been mid-90s It thinkSomething left field which doesn't cost more to insure than the run of the mill every other child has thing would probably be the "coolest" in my opinion.
Been driving for nearing 20 years now and have never paid over £1k for insurance. I think I'm in a relatively low risk area and <£1k insurance was always a factor when buying a car. Mad to think that I now pay <£500 for 2 cars combined.
I'm waiting to pick up a Toyota Aygo that I've recently purchased for my 17 year old daughter to use. Group 7E if memory serves me right.
She recently passed her test and can get a policy through Hastings fully comp for around £1050, that's with telematics.
However I've opted to use Admiral through my multicar policy with her having the policy in her name. Fully comp. Its a similar price to Hastings, but it only runs to November. The plus point is no telematics and they will give her a full years NCB come November, and i can use the car for commuting. Business for all is only an extra £50
As an aside, a colleague of mine has just today insured a BMW Z3 1.9 for his 17 year old son through Adrian Flux. Fully comp for just over £400. I think that's with the 17 year old only have a provisional, but still seems decent.
She recently passed her test and can get a policy through Hastings fully comp for around £1050, that's with telematics.
However I've opted to use Admiral through my multicar policy with her having the policy in her name. Fully comp. Its a similar price to Hastings, but it only runs to November. The plus point is no telematics and they will give her a full years NCB come November, and i can use the car for commuting. Business for all is only an extra £50
As an aside, a colleague of mine has just today insured a BMW Z3 1.9 for his 17 year old son through Adrian Flux. Fully comp for just over £400. I think that's with the 17 year old only have a provisional, but still seems decent.
Edited by Terzo123 on Monday 10th February 18:03
Skodillac said:
My choice is an e110 Toyota Corolla (1995-2002), 1.4 petrol manual. Better sized car to learn in than the usual micro city cars, gets them used to proper sized cars. As cheap to insure as lots of smaller things if you stick to the 1.4. Bombproof reliability. Can usually find one which some old Doris has had since new, mechanically looked after but with pre-installed exterior battle scars for very little money. Like mine, which I got for very little with 58k miles on the clock and FMDSH. Rust free. It's about to be deployed on the second teenager.
My mate had one back when he was the first one driving 11 years ago. Affectionately known as the gains train carrying 5 lads to the gym. We loved it! My son at 17 had a 106 rallye s2, under a grand to insure in his name. Turned 18, started uni and of course it’s not LEZ compliant so he now has a 2012 Suzuki Swift Sport which is a cracking little car, cost £2500 and is £1000 to insure in his name.
Basic superminis were more expensive to insure! Shop around, you may be surprised at what is insurable.
Basic superminis were more expensive to insure! Shop around, you may be surprised at what is insurable.
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