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About LinkBacksYou would be surprised. I'm 22 and my FR costs me approximately £650 to insure which I think is very reasonable. I am a member of the IAM though and I know that that makes a difference.Originally Posted by crc-ict
You would be surprised. I'm 22 and my FR costs me approximately £650 to insure which I think is very reasonable. I am a member of the IAM though and I know that that makes a difference.
Out of interest how much of difference?
Also go for a z-car!! zcars.org.uk: Single Engined Mini
Not when your 37 with a clean license and full no claims!
No one has mentioned the 207GTi - 1.6 turbo (175Bhp) or the even quicker Corsa VXR - 1.6 turbo (190Bhp) although the Corsa is very boy racer!
Take this as an extreme example - I doubt very much that this is a typical discount but my insurance as part of the IAM costs me £657.32 per year through a broker that deals with IAM members only. THe best quote before that I could get was nearly £3500 per year.
I think a combination of IAM, postcode, car location etc etc etc made for my massive discount, as I said, I doubt very much that it is typical. IAM on its own should present you with a substantial sum of money off though.
Have to say I'm biased here - but what about an A4 Avant. The 2.0t is nice and quick, doesn't drink toooo much, and there's enough room to use the back as a double bed! (back seats folded of course), might have to stretch the mileage a bit, but they tend to see mainly motorway use so last longer...
RwD
Dont have one myself but what about a hyundai coupe ? supposedly a good value for money coupe and looks pretty good also.
A friend of mine very recently picked up a new Focus ST and he hasn't stopped ranting about how nice it is. I haven't had a drive of it yet though!
It is a group 17 for insurance purposes however, so it may be something to bear in mind when comparing it with other options and its not the best for fuel economy (but fuel economy can't be at the forefront of your mind when buying a 2.5 ltr turbo car!).
Yeah big favourite of mine, it's on the list......we shall see
if you can stretch the age you can get a 2004 monaro with <20k miles for £10k.
How about a 407 coupe? huge depreciation has made them a bargain.
RX8s are very thirsty and if not used correctly can be complete money pits (you have to completely warm up the engine before turning it off so no short journeys without a minimum 10min wait at idle before you set off.)
Scrapage Scheme!
Drive round in a 9 year old shed for a year, then when its ten year old, trade it in for a new one with the £2k to £4k off with the government scheme, while your money is making a tiny bit of interest in the bank as well. Or as someone said, An Audi A3 or you can get a good BMW 1 series with 10k.
I doubt the scrapage scheme will still exist in a years time. The pot of money is quickly diminishing!
Ye true,
Audi, BMW, Merc, they are all good!
Auto Trader UK - MAZDA RX8 4dr [192] Coupe
= RX8 on autotrader
So i've settled on a Peugeot 207GTi, pick it up on Saturday. Thanks for all the help guys.
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