Mk2 GTi 8v...........18 year old....is it gonna happen?

[306radger]

Id like to get a Mk2 GTi 8v, I'm going to Uni in september and as such it would only be used very occasionally when I come back and will likely spend more time in the garage being tinkered about with and id be using my bike for any commuting etc, especially in the summer. Are insurance companies going to laugh at me and point blank refuse me insurance, or will they say yes.....just send us an arm and a leg by standard parcels and we'll insure you. Is there any way I can get a half reasonable premium......e.g. about a grand??
Oh if it helps ive done my pass plus and ROSPA advanced drivers test.

thanks,
radge

[JC]

know of a few students on here with Rados and GTi's, depends on how far you can stretch ya student loan I suppose 

[306radger]

well, Im planning on using the sale of my 306 to pay for the Golf. Then wages from work to pay for insurance......so lets say im going to have 1500 quid???
Would a Corrado be a better bet?

[JC]

dunno, all depends on what ya want, 

[306radger]

prefer a Mk2 Golf to be honest.

Are there any insurers that specialise in golf insurance, or count membership to clubs/forums as a discount?

[JC]

HIC, who sponsor this section 

[306radger]

Ill give them a bell sometime....

thanks!

[shepgti]

tbh i couldnt find insurance much cheaper than 1500 for my mk3 8v (same engine as the late mk2's) and im 20..

[twistedblack69]

I paid £1200 on a '95 1.3 Ford Fiesta when I was 19, and am now looking at paying £1600 on an 8v mk2 1.8 GTI, though I do have a claim against me, you're prob still gonna be lucky to find something like that. Good luck is all I can say, you're best bet may be eCar. I've read up on reviews, and apparently, contacting them for a claim is a b!tch, but other than that, they're ok (can't comment yet), but if you're going 3rd Party, Fire and Theft, you're not going to be making a claim anyway

[MarkS]

HIC only insure 19 and above iirc?

I have a mk2 GTi 8v
Am 19 now, was insured on it at 18 too

£1500 1 year ncb and clean license