Best car for 17 year old??

MUM40

hear fiat are doing good deal for punto, 200.00 per month to include insurance, mot etc.

get_me_out

hi

insurance is still very high even for me at 42 :eek:

I have a peugeot 106 15 year old small engine

cheap tax etc but insurance still £816

to add my 18 year old daughter it jumps up by £2000

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get_me_out wrote: »

hi

insurance is still very high even for me at 42 :eek:

I have a peugeot 106 15 year old small engine

cheap tax etc but insurance still £816

to add my 18 year old daughter it jumps up by £2000

you are doing something very wrong

my hubbys cars are all fully comp, he's 34

1.6 sportrak £220

jag xj40 3.6 £123

bmw e30 318i £227

karlie88

TIGs wrote: »

Thanks for that, you just told me all i need to know in one post )
Much appreciated.
Already done the insurance quotes for corsa looks like £3000 :eek:

remember though, buying a car that's classed as group 1 does not mean it will be the cheapest to insure.

a group 3 car could be £500 cheaper to insure (compared to group 1), but its 12 month tax disc might cost £90ish more....

atrixblue.-MFR-.

MUM40 wrote: »

hear fiat are doing good deal for punto, 200.00 per month to include insurance, mot etc.

whilst it may sound a good deal most of these free insurance cover are for 21yrs old or over and been driving a minimum of 1 year.

i kinda disagree with buying a new driver a new car thats alot of money to lose if he/she prangs it or writes it off.

i believe in buying a car for under £2000, for new drivers, getting the important NCB under the belt and some experience, and putting some money away then to get a better newer car.

if it gets banged or written off theres not much to lose.

Kilty_2

get_me_out wrote: »

hi

insurance is still very high even for me at 42 :eek:

I have a peugeot 106 15 year old small engine

cheap tax etc but insurance still £816

to add my 18 year old daughter it jumps up by £2000

That's awfully expensive, where do you live? :eek:

BTW having just bought a 19 year old 106 myself I'm not sure I'd give it to a new driver fresh from an instructor's brand new car given it's lack of power assisted anything

spaceboy

The car with the lowest insurance premium I would say.

spaceboy

Kilty wrote: »

That's awfully expensive, where do you live? :eek:

BTW having just bought a 19 year old 106 myself I'm not sure I'd give it to a new driver fresh from an instructor's brand new car given it's lack of power assisted anything

Why is power assist necessary? Especially in a small car.

Kilty_2

spaceboy wrote: »

Why is power assist necessary? Especially in a small car.

Because a new driver has enough to worry about without having to hope they're going to stop every time they need to brake?

hemophobic

My friend just passed her test, she got a 1992 Nissan Micra (basically for free from my dad) and it costed her just over £700, I made sure she put her mum on as a named driver. I think this is very cheap, she is 21 though.