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    Posted: 12 May 09 at 8:53pm
Originally posted by Peaky

£1500 3rd party for a 20 year old Micra!  Crickey, there are advantages to being old!


Is 25 old? Thats when the insurance really drops.
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Try being nearly 28 and uninsurable on my wifes 2008 1.2 Renault clio!!!!!  (Thank god for company cars)  There really is no quick answer when it comes to insurance.  You either pay up and put up, or walk!!  Insurance shouldnt be any more for a diesel and capacity has little or nothing to do with it.  Most vehicles have an insurance grouping.  As a young lad, you need to look for a car group 4-5 and under really.   Good Luck
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Honda Jazz ?.....available with a 1.2 or 1.4 engine, the rear seats drop into the floor to give a completely flat load carrying area. We've used it with roof-bars to carry the Topper or a Laser Bug and we've towed my old Vareo behind it. A 'new shape' Jazz has just come out so there might be some bargains to be had with the 'old shape' version at a Honda dealer

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Until someone sees you wrapped around a lamp post in it ... Then you just get ridiculed!
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when i was 18 i inherited ma and pa's old mk 3 golf. 1.9 diesel cl. had 180,000 on the clock and was still going fine. Insurance was less than a grand, just! that thing coped with anything. you can pick one up for a grand. the mk 4 are good also but apparently not the same reliability as the old mark 3 cl. I used to wind the passengers seat down flat and put a lilo on it and sleep like that, was fine.
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Originally posted by Villan

Until someone sees you wrapped around a lamp post in it ... Then you just get ridiculed!

That attitude is exactly why you should have a sh*t car until you grow up a bit. Premiums for young drivers are high for a very good reason - it's a much bigger risk for the insurers! And if you're 28 and can't get insured on a 1.2 Clio, you've been doing something very wrong!
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Originally posted by NeilP

Originally posted by Villan

Until someone sees you wrapped around a lamp post in it ... Then you just get ridiculed!

That attitude is exactly why you should have a sh*t car until you grow up a bit. Premiums for young drivers are high for a very good reason - it's a much bigger risk for the insurers! And if you're 28 and can't get insured on a 1.2 Clio, you've been doing something very wrong!

Correct i have, and something that is highly irresponsible! I'm not proud.
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When getting a quote, add your parents onto the insurance as named drivers. This is legal, and will help bring your insurance down massively. I'm 23 and have 5 years no claims and it still makes a big difference for my premium. 
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The Girlfriend brings mine down loads as she is a 'low risk driver'

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