I'm conflicted as to whether to buy an MK2?!

[mcgee9t2]

having been in this position myself id say weigh up your options.

you can afford the mk2, but in a years time will you be able to insure it again, will you be able to afford the maintenance and upkeep of it. and most importantly will you be able to afford to have a life.

I know many people who have fast cars, trouble is, they cant afford to do anything else. they either sit at home on a weekend or go sit with a mate in a car park because they cant afford to go on nights out, go to the cinema go on holidays etc.

when I was 17 I really wanted a mk4 gti, I had the money there for the insurance, my job meant I could afford to run it and maintain it and tax it and pay insurance the next year etc etc etc. I could also afford to go out every weekend and waste best part of £100 getting drunk, could afford to go on 1, 2 or sometimes 3 holidays a year etc etc etc and just have a life aswell as the car I wanted, therefore I went for it, people said I was mad paying the price I did for insurance, but it was only money and id only waste it on other stuff...

so my advice is if you can afford to have a life then go for it...

What did you did for a job at 17?

electrical designer (was only apprentice at the time...)

[Waspy]

My fist car was a mk2 Gti, and insurance was no where near that ( closer to 900). Make sure you have responsible named drivers, fully comp vs third party is often cheaper. Play about with quotes, while still being honest. Amazing how much you can save

[mcgee9t2]

also play about with your occupation and employment sector, theres about 10 different combinations of what i can put in, all are completely true to what i do i.e. engineering/chemical industry etc etc etc cheepest cost £700, most expensive was over a grand

[VW BUSH]

My first car was a 1.1 Escort and cost £780 to insure tpft the first year, 25 years ago....
Unfortunatly its where you live and what the car is, at 21 I had a 3.0 V6 and a 2.3turbo all declared for £400 a pop fully comp