what BMW convertible is this and is it suitable for first car?

[thecremeegg]

Better than my Escort suggestion

No offence but that isn't hard

 

["andy"]

if your going to buy an old and cheap to buy/run/fix 4 seat convertible then surely its got to be the original golf cabriolet

personally wouldnt have one mind but dont think theres a car in the thread that i would

 

[jamoor]

Whats one of those?

I found one, twenty great british pounds for a timing belt change anyone?

 

[Pate]

Surely the exception rather than a rule?


What's the MG TF's saying?

 

[Nomisf]

What engine options did the 306 ragtop come with is it only th 1.8 petrol ?

Guess the missing structural integrity wouldnt allow for the torque of a screw modded 1.9td

1.6 100bhp (Auto Only )
1.8 112bhp
2.0 135bhp

In S , SE, Hardtop (apparently) and Roland Garros trims

 

[Fuzz]

Hardtop was called a Roadster.. I had one.

Many moons ago.

Awesome car in the hot weather, another one I chavved up when I should have left it alone.

What an utter **** I was (possibly still am )

 

[Pate]

The 306 cab looks a great choice, but it seems like insurance will be really expensive and there are quite a lot of problems with the car. Shame as I like the styling o) and it ticks the boxes nicely (31mpg though, ouch, but expected).

 

[Pate]

Cheapest insurance for the 306 cabriolet according to confused is £3000 for tptf

wtf!

 

[[TW]Fox]

Cheapest insurance for the 306 cabriolet according to confused is £3000 for tptf

wtf!

You've not even passed your test, did you think insuring a sporty car would be cheap?

 

[Pate]

You've not even passed your test, did you think insuring a sporty car would be cheap?

I said on confused that I had just passed my test (to simulate results from my hopefully pass in a months time).

I was expecting something high (£1,500ish), considering that my age (22) is offset by my lack of proven experience, but £3000 is a joke!

 

[[TW]Fox]

Just passed test = even more risk.

There is a reason most people don't hoon around in a convertible a week after passing, sadly

 

[Pate]

Just passed test = even more risk.

There is a reason most people don't hoon around in a convertible a week after passing, sadly

Maybe I am being a little bit unrealistic. A real shame because I don't really want performance, and I certainly am too old for ambitions of driving like a ****. I just want an open air car for the style of driving I want to do. Eg I'm driving to a mates house in the South of France.

If I cant drive, we'll have to cycle.

 

[Kenai]

Add your parents to your quote as named drivers, might help knock a chunk off

 

[Pate]

Will try that now. How do you check if your postcode is problem? Mine is BN1 currently.

 

[dilated]

Something like a Daihatsu Copen, which isnt rwd, doable in the budget and wont cost the earth to run. Maybe worth a look?

 

[Pate]

Okay, doing so for my dad dropped the price down to £2,400 tPFt, and £2,700 for comprehensive with £150 excess.

 

[Kenai]

If you're getting a cheap car, put the excess nice and high on a comprehensive quote, as it likely won't be worth your while claiming anyway if you did write the car off. Add both parents if you can, having both was the cheapest way I did it.

Your postcode seems to be a D rating (on a scale of A-F, good to bad) so you're not going to be seeing particularly brilliant quotes regardless of what you do.

 

[Liampope]

Whats one of those?

That's a socket set, Haynes manual and a can-do attitude .