your first quick car
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Thomas - your best bet is to go for something old that can be insured as a classic - run it as a fun car with limited mileage as a weekend toy - insured as a classic relatively speaking you'll pay peanuts.
I am an old fart now (41) but pay £140 a year for classic insurance on a V8 TVR - there's plenty of 20 ish year olds on the TVR forum that just can't believe how cheap it is to get into something totally mental performance wise under classic insurance.
My car is a TVR V8S by the way - you'll find me lurking on the TVR S Series forum, and my car has been by far more reliable than my wifes 2004 A4 convertible. Bloody thing.
A TVR is an experience, anything else is just a car.
I am an old fart now (41) but pay £140 a year for classic insurance on a V8 TVR - there's plenty of 20 ish year olds on the TVR forum that just can't believe how cheap it is to get into something totally mental performance wise under classic insurance.
My car is a TVR V8S by the way - you'll find me lurking on the TVR S Series forum, and my car has been by far more reliable than my wifes 2004 A4 convertible. Bloody thing.
A TVR is an experience, anything else is just a car.
99hjhm said:
I'm 20 and have just got a Lupo GTI..... Rather quick.
I also have a full race MGB GT, which I use on the road.
Wooo! Get over to www.clublupo.co.uk.I also have a full race MGB GT, which I use on the road.
Back on topic, it depends on what you call quick - sub 8 sec? Got my Lupo GTI at 21, quick enough for the moment, til I get some no claims back anyway
When I was 27 got an S2 and the insurance was around £600, from then on it gets cheaper.
Only option is to go classic if you are less than 20.
Only other advice I would say is that sometimes the insurance is the same or cheaper for some performance cars eg:
My quote for 20v Quattro coupe (170bhp) was more than the same shape S2 (220bhp)
And
My quote for a S4 (265bhp) was more than the same shape RS4 (380bhp)
Once you get above insurance group 16/17 it may not be any cheaper than a group 20
Only option is to go classic if you are less than 20.
Only other advice I would say is that sometimes the insurance is the same or cheaper for some performance cars eg:
My quote for 20v Quattro coupe (170bhp) was more than the same shape S2 (220bhp)
And
My quote for a S4 (265bhp) was more than the same shape RS4 (380bhp)
Once you get above insurance group 16/17 it may not be any cheaper than a group 20
My first quick car was at the age of 27 and was a Maserati Shamal. (about 325bhp twin turbo with a very short wheelbase for those that don't know. I'm sure most of you on here do.). Had it three years and span it 6 times....never hit anything thankfully but was straight into the deep end of performance motoring!!!Previously had owned utter s**t boxes. Ah, what fun.
I got a mint standard Sunny Gti-r when I was 21. That was fun back then! Have had loads of fast cars since then though, trouble is I've spoilt myself so much over the years that I dont know what to get next! Must be getting old as thinking about an rs6 next! (yes old cos its an auto! lol!)
Defcon5 said:
99hjhm said:
I'm 20 and have just got a Lupo GTI..... Rather quick.
I also have a full race MGB GT, which I use on the road.
Wooo! Get over to www.clublupo.co.uk.I also have a full race MGB GT, which I use on the road.
Back on topic, it depends on what you call quick - sub 8 sec? Got my Lupo GTI at 21, quick enough for the moment, til I get some no claims back anyway
It depends what you mean by quick indeed.
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