Some kid 15 gets m3 as first car

[maxfield]

Lucky 15 year old kid

He is the same age as me and he gets an m3 for a first car whats going on ?

[Dominitry]

I would love a richy daddy, though cant blame the kid for taking it!

[sideways_kyeway]

That takes the mick....
Im 22 and have been workin my ass off since i left university and havent got nothin like that to show for it...
Some kids these days are so spoilt and havent got a clue about the real world and the meaning of money...

Well probably see a picture of it in a couple of months wrapped round a freeway lampost....

[maxfield]

In america i think when your 14 your allowed to own a car but just drive to and from school. I'm 15 and driven my dads M3

[sideways_kyeway]

na think you have to be 16 to drive a car in the us...

[Geeman]

Well, if it makes you feel any better, I'm knocking on the door of 31 (that's double your age) and I still don't own an M3... but I do own my own house and have a comfortable life, which in my opinion is better than being 15 and not knowing the true value of money.

Still... a lucky lad to own (or be given) an M3 at the tender age of 15.

[maxfield]

I think in some states you are allowed to drive to school when your 14

[stevetigger]

Sod the fact he is 15, the FACT is the car cost Ԛ£2800


Maxfield, I dont think you can drive to school, in some states like texas, you can drive on your own range and the roads around them from the age of 12 but I think thats all stopped now!

[Toby_Unna]

get a grip

loads of kids here get bought brand spanking 206s or clios as first cars, on finance or whatever. as steve said that m3 cost under 3 grand

[Kedge]

The only reason kids don't get cars like that over here is because of insurance, planty of affordable fast cars out there now.

[maxfield]

Wish i could have M3 as my first car but i hope it will be my 2nd my first will probably be a 1.0 corsa

[sideways_kyeway]

Wish i could have M3 as my first car but i hope it will be my 2nd my first will probably be a 1.0 corsa

Gutted.... But surely you can do better than a corsa.....They just have got such a 'boy' chav image...

My first car was a 1989 ford escort 1300 popular with a 1400s engine which had a k@n bolt on filter and a ported, polished and skimmed head, and vauxhall astra gte recaro seats innit...
In college when i was 17 it was the nuts, it would annihilate any 1600 escort or orion no problems......also bein a 5 door ford it wasnt too bad on insurance...
The other good point was the fact that they are so easy to work on....practically anyone with a toolkit can fiddle about under the hood...

[maxfield]

I want something really cheap to insure and run so then i can save for an m3 and insurance

[sideways_kyeway]

But surely buying a 1.0 corsa is more pricey than a little ford of some sort...?
Plus the fact that you can service old fords urself means that they are cheap to run if you look at it like that.... No garages involved...!!!!
Ive just nevva been a fan of any vauxhalls...

[Geeman]

How about a Mk2 Golf? I had a 1.3 on a J plate and ran it for 18 months. Bought it for Ԛ£500 and it was mint! And very very cheap to run. Failing that, look at a Polo... much better than a bloody Corsa.

Keep it German.

[sideways_kyeway]

How about a Mk2 Golf? I had a 1.3 on a J plate and ran it for 18 months. Bought it for Ԛ£500 and it was mint! And very very cheap to run. Failing that, look at a Polo... much better than a bloody Corsa.

Keep it German.

Fairplay.... Polos are reliable because of the vw badge...
My mate had the 1300 coupe for a first car... Cheaper to insure than you may think and v cheap to run...

[stevetigger]

off topic

My first car was a Vauxhall Belmont GLSi 1.8
Insurance was Ԛ£667 TPFT
Ԛ£100 more than my mates in there Nova SR's and twice as quick

I had 127mph out of it! Private road of course

[maxfield]

I dont know what ill get yet my dads offered to buy me my first car aslong as i insure it. But theres a wide choice of cars out there

[Geeman]

Belmonts are UGLY though... like a Peugeot 309... Yuk!

Keep it VW and you won't go wrong. Parts are cheap (GSF) and they're VERY easy to work on.

[stevetigger]

I dont know what ill get yet my dads offered to buy me my first car aslong as i insure it. But theres a wide choice of cars out there

See I did it the other way, My dad said buy a car and I will pay to insure it! In my name of course......so I could built up my NCB

I didnt even let my dad be a named driver

[maxfield]

I do like the lupo GTI there quite nice

[stevetigger]

Belmonts are UGLY though... like a Peugeot 309... Yuk!

Keep it VW and you won't go wrong. Parts are cheap (GSF) and they're VERY easy to work on.

Remember this was back in 1996

[sideways_kyeway]

I do like the lupo GTI there quite nice

Lupos are new and expensive though.. If you are looking to have an m3 in the near future you gotta settle for a banger so you can save money.....Ask your dad if he buys you a banger now then he can help on the purchase of the m3 later....?

[maxfield]

I dont want a banger something respectable soon as i get a job im saving for my insurance. Then when ive got enough money saved im going to buy an M3.

[sideways_kyeway]

I dont want a banger something respectable soon as i get a job im saving for my insurance. Then when ive got enough money saved im going to buy an M3.

havin somethin new and 'respectable' only means that when it goes wrong it'll go to the garage...diminishing ur savings every time....
Also buying and insuring a newer car is more expensive in the first place.......

[maxfield]

I dont want something brand new pretty new tho ill have a look when it comes closer to my 17th birsthday

[m-dtech]

americans cant deal with corners, whats the bet he prangs it within a month ?

first car should be a one litre, be realistic !

my first car was a 998cc mini

[maxfield]

He gets his license in march so i bet it's wrapped round a tree by the end of april

[mk1chopper]

Get a 1.3 polo gt, good engine, easy to work on, stick a webber carb on it as the standard carb is crap and build up your no claims bonus and save your money for your m3

[Bob_S]

get a 316i mate, just as cheap to insure as a quickish hatch and cheap to buy!!

[maxfield]

Anyone know a website to find insurance group for cars

[m-dtech]

you will struggle to get insured on an m3 under 21 years old btw.

big names wont touch you, brokers might but costly !

so say a good m3 costs Ԛ£6K, insurance is gonna be Ԛ£3k minumum !!

Ԛ£9 grand... for an OLD car ??

[maxfield]

Thats when i intend to insure it buy it do it to how i want it then attemp to insure when i can afford it

[316eyes]

Thats when i intend to insure it buy it do it to how i want it then attemp to insure when i can afford it

How long do you think you will last with a sorted uninsured M3 sat on the drive before your'e tempted to take it out for 10 minutes?

[maxfield]

Well id probably leave it at my dads so i dont get tempted