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Offline Ninja

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« Reply #10 on: 24 November 2011, 17:40 »
I found going for the typical ' first car' ie saxo clio corsa etc ridiculously expensive to insure from all the claims that have been made against them! Try going down the family car route ie focus etc youl be pleasantly suprised I think  :wink: I certainly was

1998 Ford Focus 1.6

Deposit: £843.48
Instalments:
(11 x £201.60)

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« Reply #11 on: 24 November 2011, 17:43 »
Have you had a look at estates? For some reason they seem to be cheaper to insure :undecided:

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« Reply #12 on: 24 November 2011, 17:45 »
Fiesta?
V5 Beetle owner. I'm just here for the misfire threads....

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« Reply #13 on: 24 November 2011, 17:52 »
Fiesta?

Fiesta is more expensive, even for 1 1993 1.0L


£1,592.84

Deposit: £398.21
Instalments:
(10 x £136.19)
Total: £1760.11

That's for an estate - so MUCH cheaper than the focus. Now all we need is a 1.2 Corsa estate, lol.

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« Reply #14 on: 24 November 2011, 17:53 »
I know you were all wondering, but a Suzuki Baleno GLX is off the cards too.

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« Reply #15 on: 24 November 2011, 17:57 »
I found going for the typical ' first car' ie saxo clio corsa etc ridiculously expensive to insure from all the claims that have been made against them! Try going down the family car route ie focus etc youl be pleasantly suprised I think  :wink: I certainly was

Agree!

Smart car?

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« Reply #16 on: 24 November 2011, 18:02 »
I found going for the typical ' first car' ie saxo clio corsa etc ridiculously expensive to insure from all the claims that have been made against them! Try going down the family car route ie focus etc youl be pleasantly suprised I think  :wink: I certainly was

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« Reply #17 on: 24 November 2011, 18:03 »
I found going for the typical ' first car' ie saxo clio corsa etc ridiculously expensive to insure from all the claims that have been made against them! Try going down the family car route ie focus etc youl be pleasantly suprised I think  :wink: I certainly was

This!

Just tried a host of family cars - quotes went into the 2-3K mark  :cry:

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« Reply #18 on: 24 November 2011, 18:04 »
Mk3 estate?

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« Reply #19 on: 24 November 2011, 18:05 »
Ford Ka 1.3

Deposit: £365.23
Instalments:
(10 x £124.91)
Total: £1614.33

Suzuki swift 1.0

Deposit: £460.02
Instalments:
(11 x £188.49)
Total: £2533.41

Toyota Starlet 1.3

Deposit: £390.30
Instalments:
(11 x £158.35)


ARGH!!!

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