My car saga continues....

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 1:06 pm

Madness prices, on the Polo it was £600 before passing and about £700 afterwards

Argyll Andy · Post by **Argyll Andy** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 1:38 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 1:06 pm Madness prices, on the Polo it was £600 before passing and about £700 afterwards

Neither me nor my wallet will disagree with you Paul, but it is what it is

I still think they pay a rural/countryside penalty on risk because of road types and wildlife. I was out in the Z4 the other day and had three VERY close calls with deer on my way home at night.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 2:31 pm

To be fair - that is now 10 years ago for my children, but even then the insurance costs were differing a lot between the chav cars and a Polo.

The cheapest car to buy at the time was a VW Jetta for insurance purposes.

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 2:54 pm

I found Polos to be the highest price for us. That, and the fact they are significantly more expensive cars has ruled them out TBH.
Polo was around £1,200 for the daughter, on the same criteria as £770 for a Mini One. It would be around double if male with the same criteria.

All still cheaper than putting her as a named driver on a Golf R.......£2,570 additional premium on £295 for the wife and I.

That is as a learner too!

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 2:56 pm

But as your daughter will be 17, isn't easier to marry her off and let it be someone else's problem?

axelleveau · Post by **axelleveau** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:41 pm

You'll loose a bit of room and a rear seat but might be worth looking into a Ford Ka. They are fun to drive, quick but not fast and insurrance should be gentle

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 4:31 pm

Pondrew wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 10:33 pm Golf R mate. Can't beat a Golf.
Keeping the Z4, get shot of the Mazda3 and replace that with an R. Wife can use both and I can have a fun car. Makes complete sense.
Got to buy my daughter a car soon (apparently!), four cars will clutter up the place so makes even more sense; financially and practically.

Why not get the Golf R and keep the Mazda 3 for your daughter?

Or maybe that's just too straightforward.

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 4:38 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 4:31 pm Why not get the Golf R and keep the Mazda 3 for your daughter?

Or maybe that's just too straightforward.

As I said earlier Iain, I am not giving my 17 year old a £12k car (insurance is too high anyway). I never got given or bought diddly when I was that age, so anything is a bonus AFAIC.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 4:49 pm

Oops, I must have missed that bit.

Selling the Mazda makes sense in that case! My first car was a £230 Cortina.

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 5:10 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 4:49 pm My first car was a £230 Cortina.

Mine was a Capri 1600L which I had to get a bank loan for. Kids these days don't know they're born!

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 8:57 pm

Pondrew wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 5:10 pm
Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 4:49 pm My first car was a £230 Cortina.
Mine was a Capri 1600L which I had to get a bank loan for. Kids these days don't know they're born!

Mine a Ford Anglia 105E, rust bucket and dead at 8 years old

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 9:01 pm

What about one of those

axelleveau wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:41 pm You'll loose a bit of room and a rear seat but might be worth looking into a Ford Ka. They are fun to drive, quick but not fast and insurrance should be gentle

And they make a convertible version

axelleveau · Post by **axelleveau** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 9:10 pm

MikeyH wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 9:01 pm And they make a convertible version

Oh I thought about a MK2, not the older beetle looking thing

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I have a thing for black cars with white wheels it seems...

jenniferlouise · Post by **jenniferlouise** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 10:16 pm

Pondrew wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 9:23 am Yes, I am keen on a Polo for her

Got our daughter a Seat Mii. Terrific little car and she loves it. Insurance was less than £1,000

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 10:35 pm

axelleveau wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 9:10 pm Oh I thought about a MK2, not the older beetle looking thing

Sorry but I draw the line at those fugly things! It needs to be presentable to the minces, as muggins here will be the one to clean and maintain it!

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