matt_jonesuk
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Registered: 27th Feb 03
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Probably getting rid of my corsa soon and hopefully if all goes well im goin to get a Seat Ibiza 1.8 turbo 20 valve heres the problem im 19 yrs old been driving a year but on nans insurance........
my mate got insured when he was 18 on this but he had 1 yrs ncb and it cost jus under 4000 i think lol will it be a lot more for me?
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m-dot
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Registered: 17th Aug 03
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yes
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Lil white corsa
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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If is said around £1000, i wolud be lying...... if ya on nanna's insurance u wont hav any no clames, the insurance will fuck u sideways....lol
Look for something else... Mayb a focus 1.8 zetec, there insurance are quite good
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m-dot
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I dont see the point of getting anything more than a 1.2 @ 19. Im 19 myself, been driving for about a year, had an accident few months ago so im fucked on insurance, hence why I bought a new corsa with free insurance.
People are trying to hard to get massive engines, when at 19 you should'nt be trying for anything higher than 1.2 cause of insurance. Have that for a few years and work up. You're going to be paying alot whatever you get so try and keep it cheap
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1.6 Sport BadBoy
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Registered: 16th Jul 03
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hey, this is no word of a lie here peeps. i was trying to get a new quote from my corsa 1.6 on elephant.co.uk when my mate saw the advert for the seat leon 2ltr sx. anyway, im 19 with no no claims bonus and i entered my details and changed the car discription to a seat leon 2ltr sx. i got the quote back expecting it to be astronomical but nope, much less then my 1.6!
i got a quote for £1400 fully comp! Couldnt believe it, thought it must have been a mistake, but my mate did it and he's the same age and has no no claims too. his quote ended up being £1549 fully comp. Dunno whats going on there like but if i had the money for the leon, i would have accepted that quote
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1.6 Sport BadBoy
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i wonder if it has something to do with the leon comming with a years free insurance 
all depends if you can afford a new one eh?
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matt_jonesuk
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Registered: 27th Feb 03
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i got a 1.4 mpi
if i got a 1.2 id fall asleep driving it i would be so bored.
i was looking at 206 2.0 insurance is 3500 might go for one of those

not to keen on the leon though focus zetec i do like
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Registered: 1st Sep 03
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i got named driver insurance with no claims on a focus ST170 for 1300, so they will insure you, its just bare insurance
[Edited on 13-09-2003 by uprated]
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matt_jonesuk
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how old are you?
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19
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matt_jonesuk
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who insured you for that?
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Neshol
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You're willing to pay £3500 for a year of insurance?
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matt_jonesuk
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if i get to drive a decent car.
If it cost me 3000 more to drive a car i am in love with for a whole year then why not alot more fun + my corsa has cost me close to 2000 in repairs in 12 months
Matt
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matt_jonesuk
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Registered: 27th Feb 03
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Head gasket - 250
clutch - 263
rear brakes - 100
accerator cable - 60
fan belt - 15
2 lots of brake pads - 25
switch on brake lights - 10
new fan switch - 10
New exhaust another exhaust cause the one that was put on fell off lol but was under warranty from ETB so it was free - 60
2 blow outs 50 quid a tire - 100
2 services 150 each - 300
engine management came on 3 times in one year paid 30 quid a time to fix it - 90
new hazard light switch - 15 for the kit i think
someone put a dent in the front panel of my car in a car park ok perhaps not the cars fault but it cost me - 150
tracking wheel balancing - 15
these are all the ones i can remember lol but there are more just so many i forget at first i thought the peolpe who worked on my car were fiddling with things to make it mess up but i changed mechanics 5 times in the year and still getting problems. Its put me off vauxhalls quite a bit.
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Neshol
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2 services? Sounds like you've been unlucky. Well, if you can afford £3k insurance, then go for it, i'd definitely get a new car either way lol.
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matt_jonesuk
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i gave it 2 services cause ive done 20k this yr
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