How much did your first car cost?

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Will

How did you afford that?

Car + Insurance + driving lessons was my 17th Birthday present from parents. But, i do have to pay for petrol so i'm looking for a job at a supermarket or something.

Best insurance i found was with Tesco.

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Kingspharm

AT82

Hopefully by summer I will have a little nippa. (not the peruda kind!!!).

£7000

Reply 22

LFC24

AT82, I'm 17 right now.

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AT82

LFC24

AT82, I'm 17 right now.

Then you really need to get a mock quote as I really can't see any isnurance companies offering you insurance for it apart from perhaps the 1.4

I tried getting a mock quote for a Ford Puma and they said they couldn't insure me. I am 23.

Reply 24

LFC24

I don't know anything about insurance other than what it does. Where do I get a mock quote?

Reply 25

AT82

go to their sites such as www.directline.co.uk www.tesco.co.uk etc and fill in your details (they won't contact you if you tick the right box to tell them not to) and you can get a quote.

Reply 26

lovelee-jublee

Klock

Oh. My. God.

Lucky or what!? My parents paid for all my lessons and that alone was expensive enough...nevermind paying for a £6k car AND insurance!!!!!

Reply 27

Cortez

Kingspharm

£7000

Is that a dent on the side of your car or just odd reflections?

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Cortez

lil_lee

Oh. My. God.

Lucky or what!? My parents paid for all my lessons and that alone was expensive enough...nevermind paying for a £6k car AND insurance!!!!!

I got my first lesson paid for :redface:

Reply 29

Red Dragon

AT82

couldn't insure a Ford Puma at 23?

I'm 21 and am insured on a Group 18 Nissan 200sx, my friend who is 19 has a group 16 306, and another friend has a Subaru Impreza WRX at 20 years old.

Where do you live, Beirut? or perhaps you haven't shopped around.

Try www.elephant.co.uk for a quote, if you are doing a mock one, just put in an 'alias' rather than your real name. It was consistently the cheapest for all of my cars.

Reply 30

Cortez

Red Dragon

Does it matter if you put your real name in?

Reply 31

Leigh

Cortez

Does it matter if you put your real name in?

People called Mika have higher premiums.

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Kingspharm

Cortez

Is that a dent on the side of your car or just odd reflections?

LOL no must be just reflections. Only damage is a tiny scratch and ding in the driver's side rear quarter where some **** has opened a door into it. :mad:

Reply 33

Kingspharm

UnfinishedSympathy

My friend passed in November, and this Weds she got an 8K brand new 06 plate VW Polo. It's gorgeous! Some people :rolleyes:

Nice, I think a Polo would be my choice now for a brand new small car - love the front bumper styling of the new ones.

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girlpants

Will

I'm hoping to spend between £500 and £1000 on my first car - a Peugeot 106 with any luck

Me too, my hairdressers selling her red peugoet 106 for £300 , L reg. I'm currently debating whether to go for it.

Got my theory 2moz eek! :eek:

Reply 35

samie

i got a rover 214 SI, cost £850. is a S-reg, 98, and had 60,000 miles, 12 months MOT and 4 months TAX. insurance cost........................£1700 :eek:

Reply 36

pghstochaj

Nearly 3 years ago now, a practically mint Fiat uno M reg start 999cc for around £375 after auction costs, had the infamous idle stalling which we identified the fault on and is now the standard answer for any of the early fire engines - vacuum advance unit failing. :smile: