Miscellaneous Thread Part II

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Driving lesson went well today. Getting much more used to the controls, know the biting point. I think once I understand this fully I shall be able to move the car much more smoothly. Think the guys car is a diesel so it's easier to control. Might buy a diesel though. Way more miles to the gallon. Plan is to get a car and rent a house soon as I get my license.

Interesting. I was thinking of learning a language because it can be very useful wrt jobs. French in particular.

Nooooo lol, you said webuyanycar's giving you only £190 for your car. I said would you be happy with that?

If I can somehow find less than 1k insurance (in other words impossible) I would pay the annual price myself. If too expensive to pay for it upfront just like that and I have to pay monthly then parent's will handle it but I would obviously contribute sometimes.

Funnily enough, I've just googled what a black box looks like. Is that it? It's some fat ugly black camer thing sitting on your windshield. I thought it would look like an actual black box, literally. Then they'd put it somewhere in your boot. Interesting...

£698 for mine [on a bigger car] lol. Some benefits to being old!

I'm tempted to ask the obvious question

Oh, right, that went completely over my head. It isn't very much, but probably justified. The car itself (+ 12 months MOT) cost me £1.2k. It's been 10 months that I've had it and I've probably spent at least a grand on repairs. I would just give it to someone, let someone have their first ****ty car and get them up & running as a new driver, but it's probably too much of a financial burden to put onto a kid. I know a guy that works in scrapping, maybe see what I can get for it in scrap.

I could've saved £300 if I paid annual instead of monthly, but after buying the actual car I was pretty skint, so I've had to go monthly. You'd do exceptionally well to find something under £1k, probably impossible. It's fine getting your parents to foot the bill if they don't mind. I know there's this whole taboo of sponging off your parents, bit I'd say that only applied if you were out od education. I only started paying rent & for food when I left school.

My black box is in the boot.

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That's a hell lot of money to spend on repairs. That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid. I always try and dodge really cheap cars because it's fishy. They say it's in 'good condition' but I'm not so sure Saw a VW beetle auto for £550, I clicked on it and the description was way too good to be true, car looked pretty nice in the pics but no thanks I'll pass.

I'm seeing loads of cheap corsa's pop up but I'm really trying to avoid them lmao. I really don't want one. But I can't afford to be picky of course
Yeah my parents baby me sometimes in a strict way so even if I wanted to the wouldn't let me pay for it myself.

Not gonna lie, love looking up cars on autotrader. Check out this beaut.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201502171022732/sort/default/radius/1501/make/ferrari/model/275/page/1//onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/usedcars?logcode=p

LP can't drive manuals.

Stupid question, but What does an auto car do if you take your foot off the brake? I can't imagine driving without a clutch

It will start slowing itself down naturally.

Nah I mean from a standstill? I would assume easing off the brake would make the car move or is that wrong?

Depends if it was on a hill or not.

Think of it as a big go-kart. Just a loud pedal, that other pedal & a steering wheel.

EDIT: Does ethnicity matter? I can't remember ever filling in a box for ethnicity when I was searching for insurance. I'm sure they can't actually let that influence the price.

I thought it was on for mods/contacts? Huh.

The car had 109,000 miles when I bought it, 10 years old & I knew it wasn't going to be 100% reliable. I bought it 3 days after passing my test, it's probably fair to say the excitement of owning a car rather clouded my judgement. Ah well.

I'd avoid looking on sites like Auto Trader or buying from the public. Look for used cars in dealers, I got mine from a Renault garage. They're seemingly more looked after when bought from a dealer, whereas the average joe trying to flog it for £500 is getting rid of it because it's a bottomless money-pit.

I'd just try find the cheapest car that's semi-decent. Weird buying a car, you can't skimp on it but they're so expensive. Really is a fine line.



LP can't drive manuals.

You can pick up a reliable auto for 1k~ quite easily. Whether it's swanky enough for you or small enough for london is another matter.

Stupid question, but What does an auto car do if you take your foot off the brake? I can't imagine driving without a clutch

Thanks for the advice Samba don't know if I replied to your other quote yesterday but I was talking about your age, not the car's.

lol, 30. Why do you need a car in London anyway?

Oooh flirty thirty (loool sorry I couldn't think of anything else that rhymes )
Uni is just outside London, literally on the border. The university bus from London to the uni is fantastic but it's expensive in the long run (£5 for a student day pass) and I go into uni three times a week (or £749 for a year pass) so might as well get a car. Would be so **** not to drive now after all that money spent on lessons etc.