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Offline bob23

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Re: Whats the cheapest most fun golf for a 17 year old
« Reply #70 on: 17 November 2011, 22:26 »
Sod that tracker thing! It would cost me about 1k per month! I dont drive at excessive speeds, but I sometimes accellerate hard as there are hills all over the place on the way to and from work. There are lights at the top and bottom of them too which makes it worse!
i agree that it is s**t but anything that keeps the insurance down for a 17 year old helps, they tried to charge me for miles that my mates were driving as they can't tell who's driving, i politely told them where to go (well come to think of it, it wan't that polite) and cancelled my policy. other cheap cars for my girlfriend to insure are, ford escort xr3i, ford capri i can't remember if they are a 2.8i or 2.9i but it's one of those, a porsche 924 and a renault clio 1.4 rt auto around 1994 so whatever mk that is i think it's a mk2. although a scooter or motorbike upto 125cc is £80-£140 depending how much the bike is worth.

Current cars 1995 Golf gti colour concept 2.0 8v 156,000 miles. bmw 316 1.9 129,000. yeah, life's good! :rolleyes:

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Re: Whats the cheapest most fun golf for a 17 year old
« Reply #71 on: 17 November 2011, 23:30 »
Micra 1.3 (cheaper then the 1l) and 11 seconds to 60 which is nippy enough.
1.3 Ka, fun handling little car
106 1.1 or 1.4 nippy and fun.
306 1.9TD or 2.0 HDI is quick and CHEAP insurance!

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Re: Whats the cheapest most fun golf for a 17 year old
« Reply #72 on: 18 November 2011, 00:08 »
Micra 1.3 (cheaper then the 1l) and 11 seconds to 60 which is nippy enough.
1.3 Ka, fun handling little car
106 1.1 or 1.4 nippy and fun.
306 1.9TD or 2.0 HDI is quick and CHEAP insurance!

Few years ago I had a punt on a 405 1.9 TDI when funds were really poor.  Car was ugly but top spec, cost nothing to buy, insure or run.  Was pretty nippy, engine was cracking and was cosy inside.  You could literally afford to throw it away if it let you down badly.

Eventually it did (gearbox and oil cooler.  It did have 200k on the clocks).

Got more than half what I paid for it when I sold it on, it was back on the road the following week.

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Re: Whats the cheapest most fun golf for a 17 year old
« Reply #73 on: 18 November 2011, 20:36 »
Anyone tell me how a citreon saxo vtr is only group 7 insurance?
Whats going on?
My 21 year old golf, group 14 i think.

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Re: Whats the cheapest most fun golf for a 17 year old
« Reply #74 on: 18 November 2011, 20:42 »
WHAT! a saxo vtr is only group 7 thats low for car that fast. I dont know why golfs are so much more even for a 1.4 :shocked:
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Re: Whats the cheapest most fun golf for a 17 year old
« Reply #75 on: 20 November 2011, 18:43 »
Think it's to due with the part prices etc. You've just got know that you aint getting no decent or even half decent car till youve been driving a year, I was paying £1800 for a pug 306 1.6l following year was bombing around in a 1.8t. So as said get something crappy for a year.

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Re: Whats the cheapest most fun golf for a 17 year old
« Reply #76 on: 21 November 2011, 20:18 »
So how much does a cars insurance go down after a year then
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Re: Whats the cheapest most fun golf for a 17 year old
« Reply #77 on: 21 November 2011, 20:26 »
So how much does a cars insurance go down after a year then

Not a huge amount tbh, I found the biggest decrease in price was when I turned 21. Every little helps though :wink:

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Re: Whats the cheapest most fun golf for a 17 year old
« Reply #78 on: 21 November 2011, 20:48 »
Mine was loads difference mate, 1.8t (180bhp) at 18 and one year experience was the same as a pug 306 at 17. 110bhp increase not bad! one years no claim took of £50 though!

Put your mum or dad as named driver, without this my 1.8t would of been £3000. Just fake ya insurance quote as being driving a year and you'll see the difference.

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Re: Whats the cheapest most fun golf for a 17 year old
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