"fast" cars with low insurance groups

aproctor · 2 Jul 2008 at 08:16

I see a lot of threads on here with people wanting info on how fast they can go for a budget or what the best car for £x and i was wondering what cars are out there that are fast and dont leave you with a lubed up bum.

As yet the only car i have come across are the nissan primera gt and the seat toldeo, but what else is out their as even the primera isn't supercheap,

or am i barking up the wrong tree?

Sone · 2 Jul 2008 at 08:17

306 Dturbo with screw mod

aproctor · 2 Jul 2008 at 08:25

really? i know they are very good on the insurance but its hardly "fast".

SB118 · 2 Jul 2008 at 08:26

Damn, beat me to it

Lashout_UK · 2 Jul 2008 at 08:39

Mine's group 20 (I think) but cheap to insure, for some backwards reason

Same applies for the LT1/LT4 engined ones with 300-350BHP

ethos · 2 Jul 2008 at 08:40

Insurance groups in reality don't actually mean that much at all.

aproctor · 2 Jul 2008 at 08:46

they do with no claims and no experience.

JediFragger · 2 Jul 2008 at 08:48

Sone said:
306 Dturbo with screw mod

Sooooo many torks it actually turns the Earth

ethos · 2 Jul 2008 at 08:48

aproctor said:
they do with no claims and no experience.

Not really.

McBain · 2 Jul 2008 at 10:01

Er.. ignore.

AmDaMan · 2 Jul 2008 at 10:05

a 1.2 corsa with an LET dropped into it?

Muffin` · 2 Jul 2008 at 10:07

106 QS

Morba · 2 Jul 2008 at 10:40

UK Supra TT

[TW]Fox · 2 Jul 2008 at 11:25

aproctor said:
no experience.

Doubt a fast car is sensible then really.

Wayne~ · 2 Jul 2008 at 11:29

The 106QS as mentioned above is quite quick, wouldnt say it was superfast though

SB118 · 2 Jul 2008 at 11:30

[TW]Fox;12007598 said:
Doubt a fast car is sensible then really.

^^this.

Does it really need to be a fast car? Or just a fun one?

mjt · 2 Jul 2008 at 11:32

pug 106 gti

TripleT · 2 Jul 2008 at 11:43

Just go for something out of the ordinary. Typically "fast" cars that young 'uns buy are expensive to insure because they're popular and get pranged often.

Jez used to insure a 3litre Omega cheaply a few years back, certainly no slouch.

Sone · 2 Jul 2008 at 11:46

[TW]Fox;12007598 said:
Doubt a fast car is sensible then really.

Yep, remember Jez with his MR2. Nearly split it in two

[TW]Fox · 2 Jul 2008 at 11:51

The other good thing is that if you've got no experience you dont need a fast car becuase everything you get in feels fast until you get used to it. I used to think my old Xantia was a rocketship when the turbo spooled up - in actual fact the performance it offers is dire in every possible way but all I had to compare it to was the 1.8D Fiesta I learnt to drive in.

So don't dive right in with something quick, take advantage of the fact you'd get quite a lot of enjoyment out of something slower and cheaper to run first. Then upgrade.