Bob Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Quick question for you knowledgeable lot - what old banger would be the cheapest to insure? I ask because having worked outside the UK for more than 2 years, I have now lost all of my NCB. Because of the nature of my employers insurance (and the places I was working), no-one will give me any NCB bonus for having driven a company car. So it would seem that the safest option is to buy an old banger for a few quid, insure and leave it on the drive to rot. I tried insuring my father-in-law's 1981 v8 Range Rover (which is a restoration project and doesn't even move!), but the best quotes I had were over $1500 (I mean pounds - there's no pound sign on this bloody keyboard!) third-party only, 29 years old living in Northern Ireland, clean licence and no crashes within the last 5 years I'm currently thinking an old Fiesta, but please feel free to add any opinions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Ford Ka or Fiat Cinqucento Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 yugo and panda is the cheapest mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 VW Beetle cheapest to insure but don't think they're bought for little money otherwise Corsa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 citroen 2cv. i pick mine up later this month £175 a year and im only 24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 A newish non-sporty Skoda Fabia is something like Group 1 or 2, but obviously not cheap to buy. I'd suggest anything popular with middle-aged or older people, e.g. Honda Civic 1.4 circa P-reg (same shape as Rover 400). Not cool or trendy, but cheap to buy and I'd guess cheap to insure. Also, they last for ever if serviced as any car should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I'd say Cinqucento or Panda to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 Thanks guys. Looks like the Panda is coming in with the cheapest quotes so far, so I'll start having a look around when I'm back on leave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benyon Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Vauxhall nova 1.0 with a baseball cap would be cheap, Doesnt matter what colour the cap is too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I had a Skoda Felecia Estate 1.3L last winter. It was dead cheap to insure (and run) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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