New car

[Bob's Orange]

Cheers guys. Just had a little look at insurance for a 1.8 20v Leon Cupra (essentially a Golf GTI) and that's come out at £2,000 as well.

Might have to drop the big engine idea for now.  

My 3.2 V6 Audi costs me 1400 Euro (about £900 a year) to insure, mind you I am probably about 10 years older than you and have 8 years no claims bonus!

[sonic youth]

How long you been driving Sam?

3 years. First two I was on my mum's insurance for a 1.2 Corsa. When I got the Megane I decided to get my own insurance and only had that 18 months so only 1 years NCB.

Whatever we get will be insured in my missus name anyway with me as a named driver. She's got two years NCB.

Who was the TDI quote from SY?

Direct Line, my NCB came as named driver on the Clio - I get discount because my parent's car is insured with Direct Line as well.

[Leggett]

dude, if you can live with a slightly smaller car, VW polo GTIs are ace little cars. Bulletproof reliability, they look good, and go well. if i do downsize when i move out, its a toss-up between one of these and a fiesta ST atm.

[McLovin]

Where are you moving to?

[Samdy Gray]

dude, if you can live with a slightly smaller car, VW polo GTIs are ace little cars. Bulletproof reliability, they look good, and go well. if i do downsize when i move out, its a toss-up between one of these and a fiesta ST atm.

Insurance for the Polo GTI is still £1500.

I just don't understand insurance companies, my Megane was a 1.6 and cost me £800 a year. The Polo's a 1.6 as well, but stick a GTI badge on it and they charge you an extra £700. Ridiculous.

[Leggett]

i dont rightly know, but its in the pipeline. wont be for a couple of months yet.

[Samdy Gray]

Just done a quote for a Pug 307 2.0 HDI = £600  

Might have to get one of those instead.

[Sippo]

Just done a quote for a Pug 307 2.0 HDI = £600  

Might have to get one of those instead.

I'm telling you. Mine is insurance group 6! Which will be even cheaper!  

[Leggett]

insurers are silly, silly people.


i'm paying through the nose for the ST170 atm, i've just had a play with confused.com for a bit, looking at insurance prices...

a '99 mondeo ST200 2.5 v6 would set me back £1100 fc. thats quicker than my car, that makes no sense.  :-))(

and a '00 Polo GTI would cost me £763 fc. MADNESS!!!

an '03 Clio 172 would be £1300 fc

whereas an '02 Civic Type R is £1500 fc



i cant help but feel i'm being done up the pooper with the Focus

[mattboyslim]

All about stats leggett, actuaries are paid a hell of a lot of money to tell insurance comapnies how much to fleece us by.

[Leggett]

all of those quotes, bar the CTR one, are cheaper than what i'm paying for the focus. as the renault is a cheaper car too, i'm considering p/x-ing the focus and getting the better drivers car!

[Samdy Gray]

Anyone know the best place to get a loan from for this car purchase? Preferably don't want to have to go through shit loads of employers checks etc.

[genf_stfc]

don't know if you can still do this as I haven't driven in UK for years, but last time I phoned up one insurance company for a quote (~400 quid) then phoned up another and said that they had quoted 250, they never bothered to check and their manager offered me 220 there and then.

[Bushey Boy]

i dont rightly know, but its in the pipeline. wont be for a couple of months yet.

Just taken on a 3 bed HMO (shared house ) in Joseph street near your sister, 4 rooms ranging from £300 - £375 all in each month.

[pumbaa]

As I'm going to be forced into buying two cars when I return home in the not too distant future, does anyone have any links to websites that compare insurance groupings and VED rates for all cars? Please...