Buying a Westfield at 21 - any reason not to?

[RivieraBlue]

As above, any advice/thoughts welcome!

[vixen1700]

Bit nippy this time of year I'd imagine, but hey go for it.

Insurance is pretty good on kit cars too.

[Prof Prolapse]

There are probably hundreds of good reasons not to, but they all fade into insignificance in light of the fact that they're awesome cars.

[HustleRussell]

No reason not to. Had a Caterham at 19, insured for £500 fully comp (through MSM). At the time that was £300 cheaper than my diesel Mondeo daily. It taught me pretty much all the mechanical skills I have picked up over the years and a lot about driving.

ETA: Got mine in 2009, by the way. I'm 23 now.

[Jandywa]

HustleRussell said:

No reason not to. Had a Caterham at 19, insured for £500 fully comp (through MSM). At the time that was £300 cheaper than my diesel Mondeo daily. It taught me pretty much all the mechanical skills I have picked up over the years and a lot about driving.

ETA: Got mine in 2009, by the way. I'm 23 now.

How!? im 19 now and whenever i muck about and try a quote on say an r300 superlight they politely tell me to fk right off

[rufusgti]

Only that very very few females would be interested in you. Wouldn't bother me at 33 but when I was 21id at least want something I could shag in.

[pthelazyjourno]

Jandywa said:

How!? im 19 now and whenever i muck about and try a quote on say an r300 superlight they politely tell me to fk right off

Go through a specialist.

It was the same for me on my Elise, albeit older but with very limited NCB. Specialist insured for £600 or so, Direct Line and the like wanted £3k!!!

[RivieraBlue]

Just the responses I was looking for

Any recommendations for insurance companies?

[HustleRussell]

Jandywa said:

How!? im 19 now and whenever i muck about and try a quote on say an r300 superlight they politely tell me to fk right off

Who does? Obviously you're not going to have any success with meerkat/gocompare/money supermarket etc- you need to speak to specialists.

Have you tried a more modestly powered model? At 19, 100bhp was enough for me.

[P4T]

rufusgti said:

Only that very very few females would be interested in you. Wouldn't bother me at 33 but when I was 21id at least want something I could shag in.

This!.. I had an Exige at 21 and the chicks didnt appreciate what it was! Those that did could barely get in it let alone get their leg over in it! If its chicks you want go for an audi..

Back on subject... Get the westfield!

[Dusty964]

I had mine at 21 and used it as a daily for a year and a half, and loved every minute of it

[Captain Muppet]

rufusgti said:

Only that very very few females would be interested in you. Wouldn't bother me at 33 but when I was 21id at least want something I could shag in.

I had a room with a bed in it when I was 21. Much better for that sort of thing than a car.

[Playo]

Get the Westfield! I just got a very decent quote for mine through A-plan.

[Matt UK]

RivieraBlue said:

Buying a Westfield at 21 - any reason not to?

The only reason not to would be to buy a Caterham!





<runs off...>

[McSam]

rufusgti said:

Only that very very few females would be interested in you. Wouldn't bother me at 33 but when I was 21id at least want something I could shag in.

You're looking for the wrong females if your only option is to use the car

[RivieraBlue]

Dusty964 said:

I had mine at 21 and used it as a daily for a year and a half, and loved every minute of it

How were the running costs?

Some lovely looking example in the classifieds..

[Jandywa]

HustleRussell said:

Jandywa said:

How!? im 19 now and whenever i muck about and try a quote on say an r300 superlight they politely tell me to fk right off

Who does? Obviously you're not going to have any success with meerkat/gocompare/money supermarket etc- you need to speak to specialists.

Have you tried a more modestly powered model? At 19, 100bhp was enough for me.

Will specialists insure 19 year olds? i thought there were usually minimum age restrictions for specialist insurers

[HustleRussell]

Jandywa said:

Will specialists insure 19 year olds? i thought there were usually minimum age restrictions for specialist insurers

Well, Four years ago MSM insured me aged 19 but whether they'd do the same now is another matter. It seems to me that the old insurance tricks of buying a classic or specialist car and insuring it much cheaper than any modern car may have been closed off.

[RicksAlfas]

I had one at 23. Great fun, but have you got a garage?
I stuffed "Wanted" notes under the doors of any likely garages nearby and rented one off a mad old woman for a couple of quid a week. Don't think I'd have wanted one without.

[james_gt3rs]

HustleRussell said:

Jandywa said:

Will specialists insure 19 year olds? i thought there were usually minimum age restrictions for specialist insurers

Well, Four years ago MSM insured me aged 19 but whether they'd do the same now is another matter. It seems to me that the old insurance tricks of buying a classic or specialist car and insuring it much cheaper than any modern car may have been closed off.

By 21 you should find something though...