More points forces new car...

Devo

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I now have 9 points on my license and my insurance renewal is knocking £900 :eek:

Anyway, I am looking to get something small, sensible and economic... and wanted to know peoples opinions of Peugeot 206s (prob looking at the LX HDI 1.4) :)
 
£900 :eek: some people would love to be paying £900

But buying a new car is going to cost you way more then what you will get in insurance savings?
 
L0rdMike said:
£900 :eek: some people would love to be paying £900

But buying a new car is going to cost you way more then what you will get in insurance savings?
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Not when I can sell my car and buy one for the same money e.g 206 HDI :cool:
 
You are going to change your car becuase your insurance is 900 quid?

Will you also sell the new car if its due a service :p
 
I agree with all the replies, but all I wanted was some comments on the choice of replacement car... not comments about how people wish they had insurance of £900 etc etc ;)
 
vanpeebles said:
whats your current car?
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1.6 Zetec sport Fiesta - not exactly a supercar, which is why I begrudge paying such high premiums. Although I will miss the full leather interior :(
 
L0rdMike said:
Is it worth down grading a car? Are you really hard up for cash or something?
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It's not really the money - more the principle. I have a bloody fiesta and just because I have been caught straying just over the 30mph speed limit ( :o ) a few times they wanna bend me over and....

Plus I wanna get a diesel as I do a fair few miles and could do with the fuel savings :)
 
I cannot imagine you saving anything significant moving from a 1.6 Fiesta to a 1.4 HDi 206. From the way you were talking I was expecting you to say you drive an Impreza Turbo or something.
 
[TW]Fox said:
I cannot imagine you saving anything significant moving from a 1.6 Fiesta to a 1.4 HDi 206. From the way you were talking I was expecting you to say you drive an Impreza Turbo or something.
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Premium for 206 is half what the Fiesta is e.g. about £450 :)
 
My Fiesta is group 10 insurance and the Peugeot is only group 4. Can anyone suggest something of similar size to the 206 (has to be diesel) that may suit my needs :confused:
 
Devo said:
My Fiesta is group 10 insurance and the Peugeot is only group 4. Can anyone suggest something of similar size to the 206 (has to be diesel) that may suit my needs :confused:
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May i recommend a Skoda Fabia or Seat Ibiza.
 
Devo said:
It's not really the money - more the principle
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In my first year of driving, I was paying £2100 to insure a 1.4 Rover.

As of next week, I'll be paying £1300 to insure a 2 litre Rover.

It's a Rover, it's worth naff all, I'll get laughed at... but so what, it's my car and I enjoy driving it. :)
 
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