E30 Zone

Yo guys, just hit the 100 post mark today, and it's my birthday too!!

I've turned 18 today, and have passed my tet since march first time no minors anything.

Been checking insurance since then, and the cheapest was £6,000 on my mums name with her ncb on a 1.4 pugster 106 lol!

I've seen an E30 near me for sale, a silver cab pre facelift and I'm thinking of buying myself a present today, but I'm a bit put off by the insurance.

So what do you guys recomend, cheap ways to get insurance and so on. I hope its a 1.8

Haven't been up close to it yet, it's sitting on the petrol station forecourt looking very sad, and I may have to go and rescue it.

Happy Birthday! Do you live in a particularly rough postcode? Your insurance quote is astounding

You could try classic insurance? Not sure if you'll get it with having no NCB and being 18 but it's worth a shot!

Otherwise, Bell are pretty good for young drivers.

Phil

Oh..... And Happy Birthday!!

beemerbird wrote:Happy Birthday! Do you live in a particularly rough postcode? Your insurance quote is astounding

That was the same for a nissan micra aswell, 1 litre, lol, third party fire and theft, came to £6k cheapest.

Checked an E30 1.6, came to £10k.

How do they expect students to drive lol.

As for my area, it is quite rough yes, one of the worst areas in london I reckon, SLOUGH SAYS IT ALL.
Sloughs the worst for insurance lol.

I just don't know what to do. I need to drive aswell.

phil540uk wrote:Oh..... And Happy Birthday!!

Cheers bud, I'm giving bell a shot right now, heard they do some pretty good qoutes after blitz's thread. I'll keep you updated on the qoute I get then.

You are a student?
Is the postcode where you study(ha ha )any more favourable?
Take heart,as the years roll by and you loose your hair,car insurance gets to be more affordable.

Bell = Unable to insure

Try get your own quotes. Rather than be on your mums.

I had a 1.6L fiesta on my own name for £670 at 17? wtf is up with your quote? Serious, look around and check for your own quotes on www.gocompare.com or something. Once you've found one, you may get it a bit cheaper by speaking to that company directly.

Look for a little 316 or 316i at your age. Not worth paying more for a 318i that's power difference is slim. Besides, a 316 is a carbed 1.8L and probably similar insurance to a 316i, a tad quicker, solid engine and probably the cheapest to find to. Weber carb and a bit of fiddling

daimlerman wrote:You are a student?
Is the postcode where you study(ha ha )any more favourable?
Take heart,as the years roll by and you loose your hair,car insurance gets to be more affordable.

You mean favourable in terms of fit birds?
Not at all lol.

daimlerman wrote: Take heart,as the years roll by and you loose your hair,car insurance gets to be more affordable.

Until you get to old and the price starts going up again !

£4500 for a 316!

No E30 for me then

Didn't pay too much attention to the posts lol. £10k for an E30...

How on earth can they charge you more than the car is worth? Does everyone in Slough get their car nicked on a daily basis and have plenty of Ferrari's to crash into. Stupid.

It'd be cheaper to get that £10K, move elsewhere, buy an E30 (maybe even a 320i) and insure. Fook me...

Yeah, and they asking for £3K on a knackerd old 106 1L under my mums name aswell.

fucks sake

ProperOldschool wrote:£4500 for a 316!

No E30 for me then

Things to consider would be Pass Plus, renting or borrowing a garage for overnight storage, especially out of your particular postcode, keeping a 316 in poverty spec etc.

Don't give up so easily!

Cheaper than a pug 106 :winkeye:

Gutted fella. You have to remember that these are BMWs. Nicked frequently, big cars, some are powerful and most importantly, not that safe in an accident in comparison to modern cars. That'll have an affect on the insurance for your age, no matter how good of a driver you are. Also, where your postcode is may be notorious for kids your age stacking cars.

Since when has Slough been in London

SPADGE wrote:Since when has Slough been in London

West london.

SPADGE wrote:Since when has Slough been in London

what slough you on about mate?

SPADGE wrote:Since when has Slough been in London

To quote John Betjeman:

Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough!
It isn't fit for humans now

Hopefully not the Britwell Estate old chap

beemerbird wrote:

SPADGE wrote:Since when has Slough been in London

To quote John Betjeman:

Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough!
It isn't fit for humans now

You can say that again, it's a shithole.

Can't even drive a car around here without losing all your savings at 18. fucking cunts.

I've given up.

Why not get an E30 in your mums name on a classic car policy with you as a named driver?

RM2186 wrote:Hopefully not the Britwell Estate old chap

Worser than britwell, Chalvey!

I think about 2 months ago some chavs stopped a guy driving in his audi, punched him up, and nicked his audi.

My uncles vauxhal got nicked and torched
Every car gets widnows smashed.
Chavs running all over pelting stones at busses.

LOl, all becuase of this, I'm deprived of my e30 obsession and driving now.

RM2186 wrote:Why not get an E30 in your mums name on a classic car policy with you as a named driver?

Tried that matey.
Nothing less than £5k in that route.

The answer is only going to be to have it garaged elsewhere, but that defeats the object. You got any relatives in posh areas?

Windsor isn't far and some posh people live there

beemerbird wrote:Windsor isn't far and some posh people live there

I got some family in windsor, but then everytime I want to drive, I'd have to walk like and hour to get to the damn thing and then back again.

Good point Fi, could maybe insure it as HRH

Not necessarily

ProperOldschool wrote:

beemerbird wrote:Windsor isn't far and some posh people live there

I got some family in windsor, but then everytime I want to drive, I'd have to walk like and hour to get to the damn thing and then back again.

If that saved you three grand a year, for instance, wouldn't that take the sting out of the walk?

beemerbird wrote:

ProperOldschool wrote:

beemerbird wrote:Windsor isn't far and some posh people live there

I got some family in windsor, but then everytime I want to drive, I'd have to walk like and hour to get to the damn thing and then back again.

If that saved you three grand a year, for instance, wouldn't that take the sting out of the walk?

I could chat shit and keep it at home?

If they find it there I'd say I came home for a coffee break!!!

Well deduced old chap

It's official, F*UCK IT!!!

I'm not getting any insurance as it costs too much.

I'm not going to walk anywhere as it's too much work for me.

I'm going to sit here on my batty all day and be on the zone!

I'm now going to order a pizza!

Anyone want some?