Thanks all for your responses still no luck here, Admiral and Adrian Flux are providing sky high quotations too :/ How i wish i passed my driving license earlier!

Thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately im studying here alone and my parents are back home :/ i just received another crazy quote of 12k from Aviva! At this rate, it seems like i have to settle for a Austin Mini instead since i can get a Classic Car Insurance for that one.

Btw is anyone else able to offer any more recommendations for insurance? Thanks!

Hello again, and thanks for the quick response. kam-325, i've converted my license to UK Manual British license. Whether it's green or pink, i'm not sure yet as it has yet to arrive in the mail (processing time takes about a month). Yeah i find it quite ridiculous that im quoted the same price even ...

Hello everyone! I'm new to this forum, but similar to you guys, im keen on getting a e30 318i as a first car too. I've been calling up various insurance companies (including Tesco, Footman James, Swinton) but none of them are able to offer me a quote even near the 1k budget which im struggling with....