'My First Shitter' - what car?

[chrisjvm]

I sold my Ovlov 855 T5 to a lad of 23, said insurance was as cheap as the cheapest yung chariot.

 

He's active on The Ovlov forum and has had a few more since he sold the T5 on......

 

Might be worth checking if you have any Ovlov love.....

[Stanky]

ColC's Grand Move, as just advertised. Should leave a healthy amount of budget left over for insurance and to buy and attach faux-wood to the sides.

[sierraman]

What about something obscure like a Mazda 626? What's the difference on price between a Ka sized car and something Vectra sized?

[Ghosty]

£2000+ for any 626/Accord sized liftback saloon (1.6-2.0), it's a non-starter aside a few oddballs like the BX diesel that's about £200 less.

 

 

The Pride I was offered isn't available right away which is convenient, so it still looks promising. (It's one of us).

[dugong]

How much would a 1994 2.1 diesel 605 set you back for cover?

 

I ask because I have one for sale.

[Ghosty]

£3500.

[dugong]

£3500.

Jesus, fuck and other expletives.

 

Have you tried going down as a named driver on parental vehicles? Insuring a potential purchase in your mum's/dad's name and then going as a named driver then?

 

What would a basic bubble R3 214 be? Polo breadvans tend to be cheap for cover too.

[dugong]

K10 Micra is a good shout. Stout as fuck mechanically.

[Ghosty]

Named driver: sadly not feasible. 1996 A4 2.6 V6 quattro isn't going to happen (I get ludicrous quotes for it - and we're also assuming the driveline doesn't grenade when it's reassembled), and the mother uses her 2010 Bini Cooper auto pretty much every day so it's no good bothering with that. Also she has OCD and is extremely possessive, so it's better I keep away from her pride and joy.

 

£1500 telematics, £1700 without for an R3. R8s are slightly better, but potentially more expensive to buy.

400/45 and 75 are way out of the question unless PBIS or something offer me classic on a 75.

 

Older Polos come in around the £1300 mark, not bad but I can do better, and with easier to acquire cars. The problem is finding one that hasn't been dubbermonged, and possibly having to fight them for it.

[Ghosty]

1 litre K10 comes in at £1100. Not bad but getting thin on the ground (a giffer round the corner has a J plater and it's the only one I know of - probably one owner, think his house even is, they were built in the 60s). Interesting thing to have but  not likely to go for cheap. Same price for K11s but I don't want to inflict that on myself. Yaris also - something I'd consider, but again not the best option. (both based on a 1.0)

[loserone]

Either a K10 or a Yaris would be incredibly boring compared to the pride - but I'm biased, since I'm assuming it's my old one.

[Richard]

The idea of being a named driver on a parent's car isn't to drive it, it's to bring down your own insurance. The most random factors seem to make a difference.

[sierraman]

What about a Focus. I only say as the 1.6 that replaced the 1.25 Fiesta was cheaper on insurance. Plenty around to find a good un ditto Astra 1.6.

[Brodders]

What about a Focus. I only say as the 1.6 that replaced the 1.25 Fiesta was cheaper on insurance. Plenty around to find a good un ditto Astra 1.6.

Focuses are fairly expensive to insure for a new driver, but an Escort may be a good alternative.

[anonymous user]

It's a shitter with a Mercedes Badge

The seat lifts up, to reveal a child's potty, so it is literally a shitter

[95 quid Peugeot]

Not wanting to sounding like a old git. But I am,I think you're still going about it the wrong way. Get the parameters for a low insurance quote sorted before the car.

Son No1. 18 just passed his test. No, no claims. Put the reg of his original Micra in for insurance quote. LV05KGN if you're quote is more than 1030. Back to start. And revise

[sierraman]

Focuses are fairly expensive to insure for a new driver, but an Escort may be a good alternative.

I'm surprised at that. The old Escort was notoriously easy to steal. What about a Vauxhall Belmont then? You'll have the fanny chasing you out the pub if you casually offer them a ride home in the Belmont. It will be a case of fighting them off with a shitty stick. You'll be bestowed with the title 'fanny rat' if you get a Belmont.

[DodgyBastard]

I would suggest something like this.

 

Suzuki Alto fx by srblythe, on Flickr

 

Although I'm not sure I could actually go ahead and sell mine at the moment...

[sierraman]

That's disgusting. I like it. Havent seen one of those for years.

[inconsistant]

Personally for a first car I would be going for something reliable, unfashionable, and not desirable to the boy racer element. I would probably therefore be looking at a Porsche 924.

I agree.

[MarvinsMom]

toyota starlet.

 

them thats left, for the most part are cheap and been proper jap cars they just run and run.

 

and i cannot believe that the insurance on one of those is prohibitive.

[Richard]

http://autoshite.com/topic/25666-driver-for-a-fiver-1996-vw-polo-19d/

[Sheefag]

£199 buys this Kia Pride, the seller even writes an advert like a shiter.

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/kia/kia-pride-mot-june-17-52k-miles-%C2%A3199-/1183753064

 

FOR SALE: this absolute crowd-pleaser of a 1997 Kia Pride* could be anyone's for just £199 sterling. Features include:

- MOT until June 2017
- Brand new brakes all round (cost £500 in June)
- Low mileage at just 52 glorious k
- Full grey and blue velvet interior (just like your favourite bus)
- 2 tone paint scheme
- Powerless steering
- Marginal service history (my dad and I changed the oil/filters)
- Clock
- Faux alloys
- Manual locking feat. a selection of keys
- Characterful body damage
- Two air fresheners (both stale)
- Sunroof
- Genuinely the most comfortable car I've owned
- POWER WINDOWSâ„¢
- Comme Des Garçons sticker on the boot (limited edition no.001)
- Unprofessional valet service
- Tape deck
- Normcore appeal (best driven in New Balance 991s)
- Autobahn-tested top speed of 98mph
- Surprisingly almost everything works
- Finance available (minimum deposit: £195)

This has been my everyday car for 9 months and has started first time, every time throughout. It's got me 4,500 miles around Europe and done Hexham - London on numerous occasions, all without any real issue; I've even slept 4 nights in it in reasonable comfort.

It can be left in central Newcastle on a Friday night and you won't even care when someone vomits on it; you won't care if you scratch it because it's already scratched to buggery. This is a car for someone who just needs to get themselves (and up to 4 others) about in reasonable comfort and nothing more.

I don't really want to scrap or break it as it's too good a car for that.

Inbox me if you're interested.

Thanks for looking.

Ad ID: 1183753064

 

Tom 07818598984

 

 

[MarvinsMom]

plus what ever you get as a first car is going to be horribly expensive to insure.

 

my first car was a mark 2 polo breadvan.

 

1043 cc of trobbin' power, the car was £2000 to buy and £800-odd to insure, and that was 23 years ago....

 

and before i bought the polo, i'd seen a cheapo* mg metro, that car was, i think £500 to buy ans £1200 insurance.

 

what about something like a skoda fabia?

 

they are getting on in years, have an undesirable* name plate, and are popular with the elderly, or, if you could find one a skoda felicia/favorite. the couple that i have driven i've really rather liked.

[Laseraligningfoofooflanges]

Not wanting to sounding like a old git. But I am,I think you're still going about it the wrong way. Get the parameters for a low insurance quote sorted before the car.

Son No1. 18 just passed his test. No, no claims. Put the reg of his original Micra in for insurance quote. LV05KGN if you're quote is more than 1030. Back to start. And revise

Insurance has got real wank though recently.. I keep think ghosty is 17 with the quotes he's rattling off it seems mad to me, I can remember 11-10 years ago even 17year olds getting insured for a bag on a corsa... I used to spend a fucking age on the quinn direct site (remember them?) at 17 and i was getting quotes on scirocco GTII's for like £1600.

 

Also it like the vile bastards have wised up a bit, You used to be able to use the ''Big giffer bus'' loophole to get a reasonable quote on say a 2 litre granada scorpio or renault safrane because although they were big heavy cars they didnt get binned by the blue rinse brigade.

[Laseraligningfoofooflanges]

plus what ever you get as a first car is going to be horribly expensive to insure.

 

my first car was a mark 2 polo breadvan.

 

1043 cc of trobbin' power, the car was £2000 to buy and £800-odd to insure, and that was 23 years ago....

 

and before i bought the polo, i'd seen a cheapo* mg metro, that car was, i think £500 to buy ans £1200 insurance.

 

what about something like a skoda fabia?

 

they are getting on in years, have an undesirable* name plate, and are popular with the elderly, or, if you could find one a skoda felicia/favorite. the couple that i have driven i've really rather liked.

+1 This skoda felicia/favorit always clean and giffer owned and like £200 should be a very good shout!

[MarvinsMom]

£199 buys this Kia Pride, the seller even writes an advert like a shiter.

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/kia/kia-pride-mot-june-17-52k-miles-%C2%A3199-/1183753064

 

 

 

something like this would, i'd have thought been perfect for a first car.

 

cheaper than walking, almost as fast as walking, and zero street cred. no car thief would ever steal one, and loose all their "honour"....

[155V6]

MG Express is supposed to be cheaper to insure than a normal ZR,not sure how true this is though?

[They_all_do_that_sir]

My first years insurance was £2000.....that was on a 1.0 corsa B in 2001.

 

Basically when you've just passed your test you have to pull down your pants, bend over and take it. You can minimise the pain to a certain extent but it'll still hurt.

It's all about keeping your nose clean and getting that precious first years ncb under your belt, proving you aren't some sort of mentalist behind the wheel.

 

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[sporty-shite]

 

 

Older Polos come in around the £1300 mark, not bad but I can do better, and with easier to acquire cars. The problem is finding one that hasn't been dubbermonged, and possibly having to fight them for it.

What about the Cavcraft Polo? Cheap enough to buy, fix a few things as you go, and I reckon you could turn a bit of profit on that.