hello everyone! new member lol

[samjac68]

hiya all

im sam, im 15 and from shropshire, been thinking about getting a project car for a while now, summat for when im 17 (only 1 1/2 years lol) have also got a moped, 110cc pit bike, goped and my own shed oh and ive done a course on welding, basic car maintanence, bike maintanence and nearly finished my level 1 gnvq on motor mechanics, not bad for a 15 year old eh?

so when this popped up i had to have a looook a golf MK2 driver, 1.6 8v, has a carb problem and requrires some welding on the tailgate hence £60 delivered i then tried to get an insurance quote, and got quoted 2k with mods fully comp, which sounds bad to all you 20+ year olds but its broke down to £50 a week which will be reasonable when i have a job, or who knows maybe ill try and trade for a 1.0/1.3, we'll have to see...

if all goes well im getting her tomorrow:




yes it is pretty much standard lol, wont be for long though

cheers all

sam

[Agreeable Slick]

Arrow.

[samjac68]

must say the project section inspired me, i have been thru them all for the past few days, held back from registering til i got the confirmation that i was getting it

[Dinky]

welcome to the forum hun

Dinx

[DubFan]

Welcome.
The Mk2 is a great first car, mine was a 1.8 GL. They're great fun to drive even as standard.

Talk to some of the insurance specialists, they might be able to help get a lower quote, cos insuring a Modded car aged 17 will be a challenge, but try the specialists like HIC (you get 10% for being a member here) or Adrian Flux, or Brentacre, or Greenlight.

You've got plenty of time to get the car on the road anyway, so enjoy.

[martinb]

Hello mate, welcome to the site!! 

looks much better than my first car (a beige 1982 998cc Metro!  )

but try the specialists like HIC (you get 10% for being a member here)

^^Sorry have to be at least 19 to get insurance with us 

Martin   

[samjac68]

cheers all for the welcome

insurance wise im slowly thinking ill end up selling this and getting a smaller engined golf, unless i can get a better quote, while it will be affordable its still a fair bit of cash plus the 2k quote is fully comp but i dont reckon id claim if i crashed anyway as it would be even more renewal time

anyhoow we shall have to see, i think im gonna start with a system anyway, and ill just whack all the standard parts back on if i sell/trade

cheers all

sam

[martinb]

tbh matey at your age (or when you turn 17 i mean) there in not really any point going Comprehensive, you said you paid £60 for the car so you we be paying out £2k to get back £60 in the event of a claim.....you may as well just get it TPFT as cheap as possible then just buy another one if you do have a claim. 

Martin

[>>Mart<<]

hey welcome   

[samjac68]

tbh matey at your age (or when you turn 17 i mean) there in not really any point going Comprehensive, you said you paid £60 for the car so you we be paying out £2k to get back £60 in the event of a claim.....you may as well just get it TPFT as cheap as possible then just buy another one if you do have a claim. 

Martin

i got a quote on tpft for £1750 or 2k on fully comp and the fully comp one included a few mods

im gonna scout around and try n find a cheaper tpft quote

also im awaiting the car now lol should be with me in half an hour