intensive driving courses and First car ideas + advice

mrathb

im 22 i am thinking about saving up to do a 5 day intensive driving course with about 25 hours of driving
when i was 18 i did about 15 lessons but gave up as i couldt afford and i did my cbt and rode a scooter everywhere but now i am wanting to do driving but the 2 lessons a week take too long

i am wondering if anyone has experience passing with one of those intensive course and what the cheapest courses for the doncaster Dn2 area the cheapest ive found so far is £600 including test and theory

ALSO:
i have been looking on google for advice on getting a first car when i pass but google just made me more confused because of all the insurance factors
i was thinking i would have about £600 budget
i was looking for
a cheap runner that doesnt cost a arm and a leg for insurance
and that i will have room in as i am 6ft
about 1.0-1.2L engine
also ive seen some cars with lgp conversions so they are cheaper to run on gas but will those cars be to much on insurance since it is a modification still

any advice will be welcome thanks alot for looking

Matthew

forgotmyname

How longs a piece of string?

Small cars fetch a premium and not always the cheapest to insure.

LPG in a small car will probably leave you with no spare wheel or no boot.

Some insurers say no problem with LPG, Some want a safety certificate. Being young will they see it as modified?

But the LPG will need servicing also so pushes costs up.

Have you done insurance quotes? Anything less than £2000 ?

atrixblue.-MFR-.

25 hours is not really experience. i would not feel comfortable in a car knowing that the driver is still a basic learner eventhough has passed a practical.

too long to do lessons normally? or too impatient?

sounds like you need to do a bit more research in the type of car you want run quotes one it dont be tempted to FRONT!.

LPG will be classed as a mod unless its factory fitted.

mrathb

i did some research and 98% of insurance companys dont increase your policy if you have a lpg system installed as long as it is factory fitted or has been fitted by someone approved also need proof the servicing is £60 a year or every 12,000 miles but i wouldnt be driving that much would only do a max of 2,000 a year


im not to impatient i tried the driving lessons 2 a week and i cant learn that way to much time in between
i learn by constantly doing thing every day


ive not gotten any insurance quote under 2000
for a 2000 corsa 1.0L i got a £4k insurance
but for a clio i got £3,200
£4k quote for a fiat seicento 0.9L
i want to learn to drive because i was always worried when riding a scooter since they are not really what id call safe
even worse when the wind picks up and bats me around since the roads to work are long country roads so there's no cover
also having a car means i will be able to help with school with my sisters
and i will have more jobs available to me since alot require a driving licence these days



"25 hours is not really experience. i would not feel comfortable in a car knowing that the driver is still a basic learner eventhough has passed a practical."

alot of people only have about 30 - 40 hours driving lessons till they pass there tests

and i had about 15 lessons before i did a cbt and i had a 4 years riding a scooter on the road and didnt crash once
im not one of those people who would be wanting to race anything with four wheels
the only things i would put into a car is id put a mp3 player in because cds always get lost or broken and i would get some decent sized wheels if the ones on car are thin so i would have more grip on road and improve handling

since my friend showed me the improvement that had on his handling

spiro

mrathb wrote: »

i would get some decent sized wheels if the ones on car are thin so i would have more grip on road and improve handling

since my friend showed me the improvement that had on his handling

Again this is likely to increase the cost of your insurance. The wheels fitted to a car are the ones the manufacturers think are correct for the type of car they are being fitted to in normal use.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

i did 2 1 hour lessons perweek for nealy a year this included pass plus and all weather driving INC snow and severe ICE.

many insurers will not cover aftermarket alloys for a newly passed, or at the very leat if they do add a grand plus to your policy.

the above cars you mention are all common for young people newly passed and carry this higher risk premium.

think about something like a 1.6 ford focus estate uncommon family saloon hatch backs to the young drivers.

heartbreak_star

Take the weekly lessons and get a friend or family member to let you have some time practising in their car? It's how I did it and it only took me four months to pass.

HBS x

mikey72

mrathb wrote: »

.............since my friend showed me the improvement that had on his handling

Change your friend.

You don't need to be driving so hard you should ever need to test the handling.

You should be driving like your grandma, and building up the ncd.

olly300

mrathb wrote: »

and i had about 15 lessons before i did a cbt and i had a 4 years riding a scooter on the road and didnt crash once

That could just be by luck.

I know a few motorcyclists and scooter drivers who have been knocked of by cars or fall off due to unseen things on the road's surface. It's noticed that they haven't crashed either.

mrathb wrote: »

im not one of those people who would be wanting to race anything with four wheels
the only things i would put into a car is id put a mp3 player in because cds always get lost or broken

I wouldn't bother. A standard car radio/cd player isn't worth stealing there as your replacement may be.

Also CDs are cheap these days so unless you live in a really bad area for crime most thieves aren't interested in stealing them out of cars.

mrathb wrote: »

and i would get some decent sized wheels if the ones on car are thin so i would have more grip on road and improve handling

The right wheels on the car are the ones that are already fitted.

A modification like that will stop you getting insurance completely or put the price up by another £1000 or more.

mrathb wrote: »

since my friend showed me the improvement that had on his handling

As mikey72 said.

forgotmyname

Wide wheels and tyres with a light car is OK in the dry.

But it will aquaplane at much lower speeds in the wet. As my mate found out when he fitted silly wide wheels to his stripped out escort.

note_2

i have a mate who did an intensive course, he had an accident within about a week or so of passing, when i went on a journey with him he almost crashed if it wasnt for me warning him

dont know if its just him being a cocky driver or the fact he did an intensive course or a combination of both... he passed first time btw.

i did semi intensive (about 4 hours a week for 8 weeks) and that was perfect for me.

good luck