What car...oh skip that bit..here is my first car

lukechad

lukechad

lukechad

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I only want this car for the simple job of getting me around warmer and drier than on the bike, thats it. My dad has told me about this car coming in to work and I have been given it for my 18th birthday :D I should have passed my test by then anyway so I can get it on the roads as soon as I pass.

I am sure I will get mocked for it but its perfect for what I want,
Its a 3dr
Its Silver
It has a 1.2
and is an SXi

yep, you guessed it, its a corsa :)

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Sorry, it was taken on my phone so naff quality

It just needs a good clean and thats it, its mechanically sound. 53,000 on the clock.

Any guesses as to how much my family have paid in total for it for me?
 
Morba is closest, so this doesnt become a bit of a spamfest, its £2600

oh, the gears....its a manual, dont worry about that :)
 
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I am shopping for insurance now, I have £1000 bike insurance in june so I am hoping its less than £1500 ideally.

Who have people found to be the cheapest insurers for young lads? The bike licence will help bring the insurnace down a bit anyway, and I am waiting until I am 18, that makes quite a difference just that extra year of maturity.
 
Smiley Man said:
m8 i wouldnt have then "i should have passed my test by then" attitude, it didnt do me any favours

good luck though
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I know i made that mistake with my theory first time round as I have already done it and passed once before.

I can get 3 tests in before june, i will just really practice and hope for the best. Its not the end of the world as I am still mobile, i am going to have to wait until i am 18 nto get insurance anyway.
 
Thanks for that, but if the first quote I got is anything to go by then I am screwed! £2600 for TPFT cover :(

I am sure I can get it down, not really tried yet, but as for alloys etc I dont think I will be able to afford them, as well as insure and run a 600cc sportsbike and still be 17.
 
Firestar_3x said:
Well done, will it be coming to MM4?
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Sure will, not on 4 wheels mind if its later on in the summer!


All this argument about the corsas, my god. I explained didnt I what the purpose of this car is, i dont want anything fast, anything cool, I just want a reliable, warm and dry car to get me around when its cold or wet. The bike is the main toy and the road vehicle I will use for my pleasures.

I am sorry but when people begin to slate a car my gradparents have offered to buy me for my 18th birthday because they love me then I do tend to take it a bit personally.
 
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Ok we are getting there with the insurance guys, so far tesco have been the cheapest for me with a quote of £1750 for fully comp cover, or £1600 for TPFT.

I am going to keep trying to see what I can get it down to. :)
 
willd58 said:
When my mum bought hers and offered it to me for a year i couldnt get a quote for less than 1800, it was annoying as. I had to drive it for a year without picking up any NCD.
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These quotes are putting my dad down as a named driver but me as the main driver obviously.

I pretended I was 18 on testco and got fully comp for £1350, now I think this amount of saving is worth waiting for, so I think I will wait until I am 18 to insure the car anyway, it will only be a max of 6 weeks after passing my test anyway with any luck.
 
I will give elephant a shot (remember I have got a claim to my name from a previous accident)

I may also try putting my mum on the insurance then, i can have both on there but for the sake of £20 or whatever then there isnt much point.

All these quotes are without pass plus which I am hoping to do once I have passed my test :)
 
-Mike- said:
Your mum will drop it further than your dad will though!
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I didnt know this, I will add my mum as a named driver, just tried it with elephant and it was a £600 saving from being on the policy on my own :)

I will give some a bell brasso, so far tesco is still the cheapest for me.

I have just had a driving lesson and my intructor has just told me that the waiting times for tests at the moment is about a week which is excellent, i could have my licence in a months time :) That gives me plenty of time to do pass plus to save me that extra 20% :)
 
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