FAO Young drivers (17-18)

William · 28 Jul 2006 at 11:55

At 17 I have had a ford mondeo 1.8. Mechanically sound, but about as cosmetically pleasing as John Prescott.

ironman · 28 Jul 2006 at 12:20

Welshy said:
fair enough i suppose, it's just one luxury i cant really afford as a student

You can do it aswell, get a part time job, live at home instead of living at uni, save up and be tight with spending elsewhere........

Shamrock · 28 Jul 2006 at 12:33

18, 1997 Fiesta Flight 1.25 16v.

R3DBuLL · 28 Jul 2006 at 12:49

At 17 I bought a 1.6 16v Escort

Then just before my 19th birthday I bought my mk2 clio 172 :cool:

Lashout_UK · 28 Jul 2006 at 12:57

17 - Triumph Dolomite 1850HL auto, 90BHP
17 - 1979 Dolomite Sprint MOD, 180BHP
18 - 1980 Dolomite Sprint MOD, 127BHP
20 - 1971 Triumph 1500, 160BHp (ironically the most difficult to drive, great fun!)

Few other odds and sods inbetween and I can't remember how old I was when I had the twin '45 Sprint, 'cept it was during a summer holiday.

I see no theme here. Honest

Insurance went 1800, 550, 600 (had both Sprints on a temp. policy). 1st year's NCB on the 1850 caused it to drop to 550, as I only sold that at the start of this year

digitalwolf · 28 Jul 2006 at 12:57

R3DBuLL said:
Then just before my 19th birthday I bought my mk2 clio 172

Bit of an upgrade lol.......how much it cost to insure it?

R3DBuLL · 28 Jul 2006 at 13:00

digitalwolf said:
Bit of an upgrade lol.......how much it cost to insure it?

Can't mind the exact figure but around £1500, got The best postcode available I think

Andr3w · 28 Jul 2006 at 13:21

got my second test coming up, dad said if i pass he will insure me on his new model ford focus, 1.6 ghia 116bhp.

Still...wont have my own

Acolyte · 28 Jul 2006 at 13:26

18 - Clio 1.8 16v

19+ who knows, ill keep the clio till it dies, then maybe ill get a williams when im 21.

Jez · 28 Jul 2006 at 14:13

gurdas said:
At 18 I had a 1997 black 2.5ltr v6 Omega

Me2, winnar first car. Not too fast to be dangerous, but fast enough that it will beat all your mates at the time and makes a beautiful cruiser. Also get little niggles like heated seats and other toys not found on smaller cars.

bmh.01 · 28 Jul 2006 at 14:18

17 - 2001 Clio 1.2 16v
18 - 2003 Clio 1.6 16v
19 - ???? Clio 172/182 (I Hope

)

Princey · 28 Jul 2006 at 14:47

17... 1996 1.3 Fiesta Finesse
18... 1997 1.6 Rover 400i
19... 2002 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec Climate

I'll be keeping the focus until I'm 21 then I'll be hoping to pick up a decent used Focus ST.

zetec452 · 28 Jul 2006 at 15:04

17 - Citeron AX 1.0. Boy it was slow.
19 - Austin Maestro 1.3. Boy it was slow
22 - Fiesta Zetec S. A little faster but wished I'd spent my 4k on something bigger.

Tesla · 28 Jul 2006 at 15:14

5bjoshua said:
I own this car myself

5bjoshua said:
i am steadily paying half of this car.

How can you own the car if you're currently paying for 1/2 of it?

Violent-J · 28 Jul 2006 at 15:16

Tesla said:
How can you own the car if you're currently paying for 1/2 of it?

Because his name is on the papers?

Tesla · 28 Jul 2006 at 15:18

Violent-J said:
Because his name is on the papers?

And what papers would this be?

Maxeh · 28 Jul 2006 at 15:24

17 - Suzuki SJ410
18 - VW Polo GT Coupe

Vertigo · 28 Jul 2006 at 15:36

Hadn't even passed my test at 17/18

Passed my test when I was 21, didn't get my first car until I was 27.

Barton · 28 Jul 2006 at 17:03

17 (until the day i passed my test) 1993 Fiat Panda Fizz in white 999cc (54BHP :cool:

)
18- 2005 Fiat Punto HGT Multijet in black

PMKeates · 28 Jul 2006 at 18:22

18 - 1.6 Escort / 1.6 Escort / Rover 214
19 - Cavalier 1.8 / Xsara 1.8 / Mondeo 2.0

19 - BMW 330i Sport

I felt the latter deserved its own age, despite being the same as three others, as I feel a lot older with it