1 years NCB makes about £20 difference to my quote. Perhaps that's just me with a "classic" car, but Bell don't seem to care about my fault accident, nor my lack of NCB at 18.
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1 years NCB makes about £20 difference to my quote. Perhaps that's just me with a "classic" car, but Bell don't seem to care about my fault accident, nor my lack of NCB at 18.
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Must be a bloody good afterschool job then, fair enough.
Online quotes aren't always a good guide, on my current car I managed to shave off about £1000 off the quote I got online and get it down to £1400 on the phone with a bit of hunting. Which was genius because I came accross and ideal car at a price I could afford.
I have some advice, pass your test as quickly as possible, as owning a licence for a few years, even with no NCB is cheaper than doing your test later and not owning the licence for as long.
Meaning, if you lose your licence through things such as fronting, will mean it will cost loads of money again if you get it back.
Meaning, if you lose your licence through things such as fronting, will mean it will cost loads of money again if you get it back.
When your commute adds up to 10k miles per year and you're on a 12k pa policy, it's pretty conclusive. Unless you'd suggest making that up too?
Hell, I'm retired, 65 years old and called Doris - my premiums are so low, but doesnt matter, because no one will ever check right?
Wow this thread has grown whilst I have been in school 
With a mondeo someone has pointed out that it will be harder to park , considering I will have only just started driving. Not sure if this should be a deciding factor in what car I end up with.
Also the mk1 Seat leon has caught my attention. Worth a look?
Thank you to everyone for the advice so far. Very helpful
With a mondeo someone has pointed out that it will be harder to park , considering I will have only just started driving. Not sure if this should be a deciding factor in what car I end up with.
Also the mk1 Seat leon has caught my attention. Worth a look?
Thank you to everyone for the advice so far. Very helpful
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New legislation will mean its cheaper to insure a bugatti veyron than any other car due to emissions and it must be sold at car craft on a 400 year 0% finance deal.
Was that someone a girl, by any chance?
Try this, take a box and find 2 items that will fit in said box, one about 50% larger than the other. Put item 1 in box, remove, and then put item 2 in box. Did you find it any more difficult? Did you destroy the box, or injure yourself?
If the answer to either of these things is yes, you shouldnt be driving anyway - if not, then you see my point
Try this, take a box and find 2 items that will fit in said box, one about 50% larger than the other. Put item 1 in box, remove, and then put item 2 in box. Did you find it any more difficult? Did you destroy the box, or injure yourself?
If the answer to either of these things is yes, you shouldnt be driving anyway - if not, then you see my point
Well it's nonsense anyway - I rarely came across parallel spaces that my old Mondeos (mk1 and mk3) wouldnt fit in, and it wasnt any more difficult to get into those than any other car. In some older multistoreys and other car parks with rows of spaces, the nose sticks out a bit but never had any problems.
Leon's are pretty nice cars, take a look at the Toledo Mk2 though. Same car as the Mk1 leon, just in saloon form, which helps with insurance - was stupidly cheap to insure for me
Leon's are pretty nice cars, take a look at the Toledo Mk2 though. Same car as the Mk1 leon, just in saloon form, which helps with insurance - was stupidly cheap to insure for me
. Which is better overall mondeo or toledo?Hard to say really - the Mk3 Mondeo I had was a better car than my Toledo, but it was also much more expensive.
The Mondeo handles better and with standard suspension rides better too. It's also more spacious and you're more likely to get a good one as there are loads around. The Toledo is smaller and has a better quality interior. Neither gave me any serious problems really. Had a few little bits and bobs to fix on the Toledo due to it's mileage (100k+) and the Mondeo only had one non service repair bill, but it was relatively large at £650 (new flywheel and clutch) - so in cost per month, both were very cheap cars to run
The Mondeo handles better and with standard suspension rides better too. It's also more spacious and you're more likely to get a good one as there are loads around. The Toledo is smaller and has a better quality interior. Neither gave me any serious problems really. Had a few little bits and bobs to fix on the Toledo due to it's mileage (100k+) and the Mondeo only had one non service repair bill, but it was relatively large at £650 (new flywheel and clutch) - so in cost per month, both were very cheap cars to run
I'm thinking that the price will decrease by a few hundred pounds by 2012?
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1515832.htm Good example for the money?
So what your saying is that by 2012 these mondeos will have atleast another grand knocked off their price?
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As long as it's well maintained and in 2 years it's got an extra 20,000 miles on it, I see no reason why that wouldn't sell for around £1500-£2000.
So what your saying is that by 2012 these mondeos will have atleast another grand knocked off their price?
3 grand mondeo now should at best be half that in 2 years time so £1,500. Of course that's an estimation as I don't have a crystal ball.
Oh, and I reckon it's better to start off driving a larger car, it makes sure you get rid of the stupid "it's too big I can't park" syndrome. If you can park you can park, plus once you've lost the syndrome driving even bigger things becomes easier!
Does indeed look good and I imagine one like that would certainly be more like £2000 by the time your looking to buy.
I would probably try and stick to the 1.8 or 2.0s though, purely for insurance reasons. Might be worth doing a quote to see how much difference there is between them but I imagine the 2.5 might be a bit steep.