“Under the radar cars” for young drivers…
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Joey Deacon said:
Out of interest, what are electric cars like for young drivers to insure? Back in the day a 205 Gti 1.9 or Astra Gte 16 valve were the cars we all wanted, but were uninsurable. I remember a friend wanting an Astra Gte 16 valve and stating it was too fast for the road with a 0 to 60 time of 7.4
Now any electric car would blow them away without even trying, and would be even quicker than the 208 Gti in this example.
So is an electric car cheaper to insure than a slower hot hatch?
Plenty of electric cars that are slower than an ICE hot hatch. They aren't all < 5 second 0-60 rocket ships as some poeple seem to think. Now any electric car would blow them away without even trying, and would be even quicker than the 208 Gti in this example.
So is an electric car cheaper to insure than a slower hot hatch?
VW ID3 Pure - 8.7s
BMW i3 - 7.8s
Renault Zoe - 10.8s
Fiat 500e - 9.9s
Polestar 2 single motor - 7.1s
Hyundai Ioniq - 9.9s
The list goes on.
SWoll said:
Joey Deacon said:
Out of interest, what are electric cars like for young drivers to insure? Back in the day a 205 Gti 1.9 or Astra Gte 16 valve were the cars we all wanted, but were uninsurable. I remember a friend wanting an Astra Gte 16 valve and stating it was too fast for the road with a 0 to 60 time of 7.4
Now any electric car would blow them away without even trying, and would be even quicker than the 208 Gti in this example.
So is an electric car cheaper to insure than a slower hot hatch?
Plenty of electric cars that are slower than an ICE hot hatch. They aren't all < 5 second 0-60 rocket ships as some poeple seem to think. Now any electric car would blow them away without even trying, and would be even quicker than the 208 Gti in this example.
So is an electric car cheaper to insure than a slower hot hatch?
VW ID3 Pure - 8.7s
BMW i3 - 7.8s
Renault Zoe - 10.8s
Fiat 500e - 9.9s
Polestar 2 single motor - 7.1s
Hyundai Ioniq - 9.9s
The list goes on.
CG2020UK said:
Only on this forum could someone accuse you lying, get sent proof that you aren’t, still accuse you of lying, suggest absolute rubbish like the above (poor attempt at a dig) and you be considered the pratt.
All you've sent us is proof that a 208GTI can have an R plate stuck in the window. You prat. Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Sunday 5th March 18:51
Let’s try and get it back on track……. When looking for my “boy” looked at a number of cars. Seemed little difference on insurance between something in the 0.9l city car department up to 1.5l mini coopers. Surprised me so much that we ended up with a convertible mini Cooper as I figured I would enjoy driving it too! Also looked at 595s but the extra leg room front and back was the clincher as he is 6 foot and can stick the younger siblings in the back for school runs and take mates for athletic competitions etc. Mx5s we’re on the list but ended up with very high insurance. Used the usual comparison sites. Post office significantly the cheapest pre-test, but considerably more after he passed. As others stated, can’t take a test in the latest minis- hill assist and stuff gets in the way I guess…?
TwigtheWonderkid said:
CG2020UK said:
Only on this forum could someone accuse you lying, get sent proof that you aren’t, still accuse you of lying, suggest absolute rubbish like the above (poor attempt at a dig) and you be considered the pratt.
All you've sent us is proof that a 208GTI can have an R plate stuck in the window. You prat. Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Sunday 5th March 18:51
CG2020UK said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
CG2020UK said:
Only on this forum could someone accuse you lying, get sent proof that you aren’t, still accuse you of lying, suggest absolute rubbish like the above (poor attempt at a dig) and you be considered the pratt.
All you've sent us is proof that a 208GTI can have an R plate stuck in the window. You prat. Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Sunday 5th March 18:51
Silvanus said:
CG2020UK said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
CG2020UK said:
Only on this forum could someone accuse you lying, get sent proof that you aren’t, still accuse you of lying, suggest absolute rubbish like the above (poor attempt at a dig) and you be considered the pratt.
All you've sent us is proof that a 208GTI can have an R plate stuck in the window. You prat. Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Sunday 5th March 18:51
Christ, give it a rest you 2!!
We got our daughter a £500 206 1.4 for her first car (weirdly cheaper to insure than the 1.1).
Think it was £900 to insure once she had passed her test but we live in rural Lincs which is pretty cheap.
Other cars which were cheap to insure were the MINI One, Polo, Fezza (her 2nd car), Corsa, basically the usual suspects.
We got our daughter a £500 206 1.4 for her first car (weirdly cheaper to insure than the 1.1).
Think it was £900 to insure once she had passed her test but we live in rural Lincs which is pretty cheap.
Other cars which were cheap to insure were the MINI One, Polo, Fezza (her 2nd car), Corsa, basically the usual suspects.
Haven’t read the whole thread (fortunately by the looks of it) but we went for a Skoda Citigo Monte Carlo. Group one insurance, front and rear spoilers, black alloys, flat bottom steering wheel with red stitching, black and red seats and side stripes, all standard. And (iirc) 60 bhp. Looks funky-ish, fun to drive up to a point, and the ideal first insurance/learner car if she/he wants something that doesn’t look completely boring.
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