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General => Insurance => Topic started by: MrBounce on 09 July 2011, 10:33

Title: Courtesy Cars
Post by: MrBounce on 09 July 2011, 10:33

Just a bit of advice for you. When looking around for cheap car insurance, be very very aware of the "Standard" courtesy car option. It may save you £20-30 odd quid on your annual premium (and didn't I feel like a smart cookie when I did). However, when some tosser drives into you and your car has to go in for repair (which will take a minimum of 5 working days) you will get a courtesy car from the bodyshop. It will be the nastiest, cheapest horrible piece of newish junk they can possible get hold of. It will be the most basic of the basic, the most inconceivably horrid little rat of a vehicle you'll ever have the misfortune of driving. I will be ticking the "enchanced courtesy car" box next time. The woman was embarrassed to be handing over the keys to it. Luckily I can walk to work. I did 80 miles in it. Nasty thing!!

I got a Nissan Pixo.  :sick: 3 cylinders and 996cc of utter power.  :shocked:

(http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s353/MrBounce38/nissan-pixo.jpg)

PS It does an indicated 62mph in 2nd gear before the rev limiter saves the valves' bid for escape...  :laugh:

Title: Re: Courtesy Cars
Post by: JC on 10 July 2011, 07:02

nice car, i would ask when your can have the other one for ya other arse cheek  :laugh:

Title: Re: Courtesy Cars
Post by: Wayne on 10 July 2011, 23:40

Cheapest new car you can buy at the moment.  :grin:

Title: Re: Courtesy Cars
Post by: MrBounce on 11 July 2011, 21:13

They even took the hubcaps off it as a cost cutting exercise. Black steelies for me!!

@Chuff - I didn't try to put more than 2 people in it. But when I went over to a mate's house to watch the boxing I took my mate Matt. We're both quite chunky, so an overall weight of over 30 stone plus a gearbox in the "boot" and it struggled a bit...  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Title: Re: Courtesy Cars
Post by: RedHP on 12 July 2011, 20:08

They should have given you a Merc CL600 or a BMW 850Ci instead  :wink:

Red

Title: Re: Courtesy Cars
Post by: Toby on 13 July 2011, 17:21

i got a mini cooper for mine  :cool: