barneybrendan Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 My daughter is now taking her driving lessons ,so i am looking at getting her a little car later.If anybody has been in this position rescently what cars did they end up getting that was reasonable to insure.Just tried a nissan micra for her and that came back at around the £2.5k mark.Really need to find something no more than £1000 insurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 How are you insuring it? I was just a named driver for the first 2 years. Not the right way to do it and I missed out on 2 years NCB but it was only about £1,200 on a 1.2 Clio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbuddy Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 ford KA's are pretty cheap to insure and girly! suprisingly cars like corsas,saxo, pugeots are expensive for young drivers, due to alot of people crashing them. Try a car that aint popular?, or even put you down as a named driver , bring it down a bundle + shes gets her NCB =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 I have a traders policy at the moment .not risking putting her on that,plus i dont think they would anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 ford KA's are pretty cheap to insure and girly! suprisingly cars like corsas,saxo, pugeots are expensive for young drivers, due to alot of people crashing them. Try a car that aint popular?, or even put you down as a named driver , bring it down a bundle + shes gets her NCB =] In my experience a Ford Ka is a lot to insure for young girls as in the insurers' words "Girls aged between 17 and 25 have a lot of crashes in KAs so it's a high risk car to insure". Get her something no other young people tend to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Clio,fiesta,corsa,106 all those sorts are perfect for first drivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbuddy Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Clio,fiesta,corsa,106 all those sorts are perfect for first drivers alot of them get crashed though. thats why the high prices, its cost me more to insure my N/A than a twin turbo, due to more people crashing N/A!, weird ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 forget 106 that was silly quotes even for the bottom of the range one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Ford ka as has been said. My sisters first car was a corsa, I'd stick with something reliable as it will pay off in the long run. She only paid £1000 fully comp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L18msy Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 ford KA's are pretty cheap to insure and girly! suprisingly cars like corsas,saxo, pugeots are expensive for young drivers, due to alot of people crashing them. Try a car that aint popular?, or even put you down as a named driver , bring it down a bundle + shes gets her NCB =] Wouldn't bother with a Ka, they fall apart, rust badly and don't cope with bumps well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 forget 106 that was silly quotes even for the bottom of the range one. I checked prices on the Clio I used to own and at the moment it'd cost me £600 to insure (22, no NCB as they're on the Supra) but I'm only paying £360 on the P reg Fiesta (1.3) I just bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbuddy Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 toyota starlet? 1.3, non turbo one of course. anything under 1.4 im guessing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Wouldn't bother with a Ka, they fall apart, rust badly and don't cope with bumps well. And are a nightmare to work on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 jaguar xk8 i know of a nice 1 going cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 jaguar xk8 i know of a nice 1 going cheap £50 Its a damn joke online as they dont seem to list all models cant even find a ford under 1.3 on there.Im on go compare at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L18msy Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 £50 Its a damn joke online as they dont seem to list all models cant even find a ford under 1.3 on there.Im on go compare at the moment. Never had a decent quote from that mob, when my renewal was up i was getting quotes of over 1k for the Supra even though i have been driving since'96 and have over 10 years no claims! Try a few sites, i find Admiral are cheap they insured the Supra for £290 with the wife on the policy as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Skoda Fabia. naff image but cheap as chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 new shape beetle, good car underneath all that bodywork, proper girls car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 My daughter is now taking her driving lessons ,so i am looking at getting her a little car later.If anybody has been in this position rescently what cars did they end up getting that was reasonable to insure.Just tried a nissan micra for her and that came back at around the £2.5k mark.Really need to find something no more than £1000 insurance. I started with a Peugeot 106 1.1...adequate car for a first car Anything above a 1.1 these days, the insurances seem to rip people off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOGIE Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 suzuki swift or as already said a non turbo starlet. I think early shape Rav 4,1995-00,3 door are ment to be cheap to insure even though they are a 2000cc, group 6 i think. snow will never be an issue either, I have one as a runabout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awisto Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I brought my Nephew a 1L 2002 Suzuki Swift, cheap as chips to buy, reliable and easy to work on. Cheaper to insure than the normal corsas etc but he's still got to pay in the region of £2k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Clios and polos tend to be the better option, ford ka's as mentioned, fiestas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 pug 106 citroen saxo 1.1 Metro diesel (1.3 non turbo.. speedy) Pug 205 1.1 / 1.3 Ford Ka VW Polo 1.4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 VW Polo 1.4? I started off in one of these and had it for 4 years then sold it onto a friend and its still going strong at 170000 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I started off in one of these and had it for 4 years then sold it onto a friend and its still going strong at 170000 miles. 170k? that's only bedded in then. Our 53' plate golf has 174k on it already If buying a 1998-2003 era VW be careful if it's 5-door, the locks are pants and my god was it a fun job to remove and replace a dead-bolted rear door lock mech! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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