Birthday today, need an E30!

[SPADGE]

Since when has Slough been in London

what slough you on about mate?

The only one i've ever been to in Berks

[Blitz]

Try quinn direct.

[ProperOldschool]

Since when has Slough been in London

what slough you on about mate?

The only one i've ever been to in Berks

OK, my bad, but it's near londond anyway.

Besides spadge, I bet you never want to come back eh?

Rubbish area for insurance lol.

[RM2186]

Don't give up. you are so close, it might be a 1 litre Corsa for a year or so and then an E30, or the E30 resides elsewhere.

Just a Margherita with Tandoori Chicken for me please

[ProperOldschool]

Try quinn direct.

Man, how is your qoute sooo low?

That is so unfair!

I'll give them a shot direct on their website.

Tried money supermarket and comparethemeerkat and confused and they all came back with horrible figures.£4.5k^^

[SPADGE]

what slough you on about mate?

The only one i've ever been to in Berks

OK, my bad, but it's near londond anyway.

Besides spadge, I bet you never want to come back eh?

Rubbish area for insurance lol.

Your not wrong i've been there a number of times in the past as i used to live in Marlow.

Proper shite hole like High Wycombe.

[beemerbird]

Just a Margherita with Tandoori Chicken for me please

[ProperOldschool]

The only one i've ever been to in Berks

OK, my bad, but it's near londond anyway.

Besides spadge, I bet you never want to come back eh?

Rubbish area for insurance lol.

Your not wrong i've been there a number of times in the past as i used to live in Marlow.

Proper shite hole like High Wycombe.

LOL, theres quite a few E30's around slough though.
Tonnes of M3's too.

Ironic when insurance here costs an arm an leg.

Spadge you lucky git, you can move away, I can't move away, my parents love it here for some reason!

[jasonbold]

have you got a mate or family who live in a good area? just say you live with them. (i'm not condoning it, just someone i knew done it. loads cheaper.)

[Alex]

being 18 not 17 will help a bit but not much,

i would go for a 316i and not a cab, cabs seemed a lot more to insure when i tried and the 1.8 seems a lot more too

[beemerbird]

Insure it at the Windsor relatives address and keep it there (it might be in your possession a little longer if your area is as rough as you say).

Make it a basic 316 - no fancy wheels / kit / paint etc.

Buy a cheap bike or moped for the commute to the car.

Don't give up so easily.

Talk to insurance companies rather than doing the online quote thing - I've always got better deals that way.

Get a Cat 1 or 2 alarm on the car, and ideally park it off road.

[Alex]

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

dodgey that mind

my mates parents have just gone halfers with him on subaru impreza at 18 (wrx 280bhp import or whatever they are) and he recons because his insurance on his other car is fully comp he recons he will be insured in the scooby i so want him to get pulled over

no one offers third party cover for people to drive other cars at our age, he is with direct line too who i'am with and they deffintly dont

[Cypriotgeeza]

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

dodgey that mind

my mates parents have just gone halfers with him on subaru impreza at 18 (wrx 280bhp import or whatever they are) and he recons because his insurance on his other car is fully comp he recons he will be insured in the scooby i so want him to get pulled over

no one offers third party cover for people to drive other cars at our age, he is with direct line too who i'am with and they deffintly dont

what about if your fully comp on your policy and the persons car your driving is also Fully comp...is that ok?

insurance stuff confuses me sometime...al i know is that it makes your pocket a LOT lighter lol

[Alex]

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

dodgey that mind

my mates parents have just gone halfers with him on subaru impreza at 18 (wrx 280bhp import or whatever they are) and he recons because his insurance on his other car is fully comp he recons he will be insured in the scooby i so want him to get pulled over

no one offers third party cover for people to drive other cars at our age, he is with direct line too who i'am with and they deffintly dont

what about if your fully comp on your policy and the persons car your driving is also Fully comp...is that ok?

insurance stuff confuses me sometime...al i know is that it makes your pocket a LOT lighter lol

when your over 21/25 or something but 99% of policys wont for young drivers

[Cypriotgeeza]

nice one

proper old school- Happy birthday mate...i remember when i got my license and looked to get insured on my dads bmw...yea that dream soon faded lol jus thought id build up my no claims on a decent enough car untill the time came to afford my own E30..

the wait is torture but it is DEFINANTLY worth it in the end..trust me!!

good luck whatever you decide

[RM2186]

Best policy my stepson got was from Adrian Flux, had to negotiate a reduction but got his first years policy on an 03 Clio for £1200. He did do Pass Plus though.

[ProperOldschool]

nice one

proper old school- Happy birthday mate...i remember when i got my license and looked to get insured on my dads bmw...yea that dream soon faded lol jus thought id build up my no claims on a decent enough car untill the time came to afford my own E30..

the wait is torture but it is DEFINANTLY worth it in the end..trust me!!

good luck whatever you decide

I've decided, I'm going to rescue that sad looking cab down the road.

Just popped out about 10 mins ago to have a good look around.

320i
silver
OBC
131K
Rusty.

[Alex]

the wait is torture but it is DEFINANTLY worth it in the end..trust me!!

+1 ih ad a 1l corsa for my first year, i had a 10 month policy too so it sped things up a bit.

just buy an e30 too and, do it up/retore it or what ever while you wait, thats what i did

[RM2186]

How much do they want for it?

[Cypriotgeeza]

the wait is torture but it is DEFINANTLY worth it in the end..trust me!!

+1 ih ad a 1l corsa for my first year, i had a 10 month policy too so it sped things up a bit.

just buy an e30 too and, do it up/retore it or what ever while you wait, thats what i did

i had a corsa Sri! loved the thing but it was always just a stepping stone for E30!

[Alex]

the wait is torture but it is DEFINANTLY worth it in the end..trust me!!

+1 ih ad a 1l corsa for my first year, i had a 10 month policy too so it sped things up a bit.

just buy an e30 too and, do it up/retore it or what ever while you wait, thats what i did

i had a corsa Sri! loved the thing but it was always just a stepping stone for E30!

i hated mine, the colour never helped either

[Alex]

actually it was probsably more fun around town that the e30 being smaller but overall i know what i would have

[Cypriotgeeza]

actually it was probsably more fun around town that the e30 being smaller but overall i know what i would have

+1,000,000

found that i always got stupid boyracers wanting a race when i was in my corsa..and of course the pig-patrols pulling me over evry 5mins lol

[Alex]

actually it was probsably more fun around town that the e30 being smaller but overall i know what i would have

+1,000,000

found that i always got stupid boyracers wanting a race when i was in my corsa..and of course the pig-patrols pulling me over evry 5mins lol

once i got to 30 that was it

[Cypriotgeeza]

mine was a 8v 1.4 sri...so it would get to about 95 mph...n that was it...foot wielded to the floor it might have made 100 if you had enough road lol

[Alex]

mine was a 8v 1.4 sri...so it would get to about 95 mph...n that was it...foot wielded to the floor it might have made 100 if you had enough road lol

i got my 1.0 12v to 110mph on the a66 east bound down a hill

hit the rev limit too in 5th

on a straight it would be lucky to go over 95 with your foot planted for a ages

[Cypriotgeeza]

lol i never got to the rev limiter in 5th...always ran out of road n the engine sounded like it was going to jump out lol

[Alex]

lol i never got to the rev limiter in 5th...always ran out of road n the engine sounded like it was going to jump out lol

i treat mine like a hire car as i had the e30 waiting

[Nay]

I got 127mph out of my 1995 1.6L fiesta ghia! lol. 6k rpm in 5th gear, ragged it completely. Never did that again topped 110/115mph any time after that.

Alex - Your mate WILL NOT be insured on the impreza. You have to be 21, insured fully comprehensive on an "adults" insurance, and drive a car that is insured FC on adults insurace. Young driver policies cannot have that benefit. I've been looking into my insurance and even though I'm 21, I dont actually have a proper policy on my E30. Still considered as a young driver and can have that policy untill i'm 25.

I looked at insuring an E36 M3 Evo 3.2L 321bhp . They gave me a quote of £1.1k , but said your young drivers policy wont cover that so would need to go to adults insurance, pay mad excesses and loose other benefits, but gain benefits too! Such as the ability to drive anything up to (but not including) group 25 insurance So basically everything bar supercars. Also would give me more freedom in modifications, such as the classic word "turbo".

ProperOldSkool - Try avoid a rusty cabby, try avoid a cabby for insurance. Look at moredoor cars, they always tone down the insurance. Personnally, i'd consider keeping it at your relatives house and busing/walking or whatever to take it out. Just drop it back there every few days (or just keep it at yours and if it does get nicked or whatever, try not to claim...)

[madaboutthe30]

ProperOldSkool , Im not going to advise you to go on admiral, Adrian Flux..........what may be cheap for one may be expensive for another. Lancaster are great with me, but may quote you dearly.

The best thing you could do is try insurance search engines. Go on moneysavingexpert.com, they have an insurance page which advise you on how to get the cheapest quotes, theres no harm in reading through that.

Just dont give up

[sarkie83]

I think you're gonna be best off trying to get a policy in your own name on something with a tiny engine - 3rd party only, and build up on years NCB. Then try and insure you're E30.

I got a 1.3 fiesta at 19 which cost £1400, then a year later insured a 2.8i granada for £800 3rd part fire and theft...

see if the place you're studying at has any deals - mine used to have a deal with endsleigh...

[ImysE30]

Insurance is such a killer for young drivers 2.5k for my 320 cabby

It get's better the longer you have been passed and NCB is a bonus too. You want to insure the least powerful car you can buy, only way IMO.

I've been passed 1 year and a half and it's £900 to insure a 325i now . Was over 3k when i first got quoted

[rubber_duck89]

£6 grand on a micra my quote for my touring was only £1050 and i havent passed my test yet. but i live in a good postcode area and (i dont know if this changes matters) but im 20 years old

[Morat]

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

How do they expect students to drive lol.



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

Noone expects students to drive! You should be on a pushbike or a bus!

[don-king]

if you have pass plus that should get your insurance down a bit, also get the insurance in your name and get a lot of quotes from insurance companies. Best of luck