Need money for a car - What would you do?

Surely third party fire and theft is better? Don't need comprehensive if it is cheaper in the end to buy a new car.

That price possibly *was* TPFT. My car at 17 was a 1.1 106 that cost me £800ish, cheapest insurance was £1400 TPFT after a fair amount of shopping around.
 
Didn't know that. Luckily for me it is my mum's car, so I she uses it more than me, therefore I am an additional driver (where she is the major driver). Costs £900 comprehensive for '06 reg Toyota Yaris (1.1L I think).
 
My grandparent spent 7k on a brand new 1.0 Corsa for my first car.

No help at all me..

I hate you :p

Reminds me of how I felt when i went to get the 3.5k out that i needed to buy my most recent car. I was waiting behind a woman at the bank and when she got to the counter she said " I want to withdraw 3.5k please as I am buying my daughter a car".

:( made me sad.
 
Surely third party fire and theft is better? Don't need comprehensive if it is cheaper in the end to buy a new car.

its comprehensive through Liverpool Victoria 1st car insurance is always pricey your unknown to the insurer you could be some gimp obliterates an entire family on your 1st journey out unsupervised

TPTF wasnt that much cheaper to be honest and in some places i was getting cheaper quotes for comp than TPFT.

whilst messing around with quotes i changed my licence held date to 1 year and the qoutes were coming out at 3 / 400 pound for the same car
 
Nothing to be boasting about there :D

£7k on a Corsa? Seriously. You could have atleast got something cool :p

It was a surprise birthday present for my 17th and knew nothing about, or cared about cars until I became a driver. I was just happy it wasn't a nova :)
 
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It was a surprise birthday present for my 17th and knew nothing about, or cared about cars until I became a driver. I was just happy it wasn't a nova :)


Lol, Corsa > Nova I guess :) I did own a Corsa in my list of cars, so I cant talk :p aslong as it a newish one they are fine. I had abit of a banger :)
 
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Buy a £1k car, it's pretty clear you cannot afford anything more. Not that this should be an issue, most people start with a £1k car.

My first car was £1200.

My first car was £135 quid...

Actually I tell a lie, my dad paid for my first car so it was effectively free, however he bought it when I was 15 and it never made it to the tarmac in legal form, I had wrecked it by then :D
 
My first car was £135 quid...

Actually I tell a lie, my dad paid for my first car so it was effectively free, however he bought it when I was 15 and it never made it to the tarmac in legal form, I had wrecked it by then :D

Banger racing? joy riding?
 
Chasing bunnies round our fields and generally wrecking it on the farm yes. :D

You lucky son of a you know what :cool:

My friend in college used to do this, he lived on a farm with loads of land, they used to buy £100 cars and race them around some fields until they were wrecked.
 
My first car was £500 and I still have it because I can't afford anything else yet. Your first car is supposed to be rubbish, cheap, and have the **** ragged off it!
 
My first car was £500 and I still have it because I can't afford anything else yet. Your first car is supposed to be rubbish, cheap, and have the **** ragged off it!

First cars, generally cheap, slow, bad handling, and rattle, lots. But you'll love them!
 
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