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I'm expecting a compo pay out either this month or February from a crash from my first car, i've been unsure what to do for the last month or so. My insurance runs out on the 24th Jan
1 - Sell up (around £1300) and add it to the compo payout (around £2000) and move on to something bigger £3100 maybe more which will need to include insurance
2 - Keep the spaxo and pay another year on insurance with the compo money and save the rest for when I sell up at the end of the year, bearing in mind it will be worth less at the end of the year and I wont have that much money saved
I really love my saxo but I don't want to be too late to get my money's worth and I want to start a new project
Car suggestions also welcome 18 1 years ncb about £3100 to buy a car and insure it
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Try getting some quotes on cars you think you may like - it will give you an idea if its affordable or not
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Well apparently there are loads of bargains on second hand cars, so while there so cheap, you may just do your self a favor and get a bargain. Just mention the word credit crunch when going to buy one
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aye, buyers market at the moment.
Personally, i would buy a car that is small engined and cheap to run and stick with it for a while then you should have enough money and ncb to buy a decent sport car when you are old enough to get reasonable insurance.
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id go old school..like a 205 gti..for less cash..its quick and cheap to fix/do up and run...whilst giving you more power etc..you dont even have to go for a 1.9...a 1.6 tweaked is ALOT of fun....and then you will have the cash to do it up and insure it!
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The 1.6 GTi was always the better option, even if a bit underpowered by todays standards, plenty of lift-off oversteer potential Personally mate, if I was in your situation, Id go for something a bit bigger. I had the Micra for 3 and a bit years, and was tired of driving a small underpowered car. I wont suggest getting an Alfa, but myabe something a bit different, with a boot. I cant suggest an actual car yet though, as I dunno what your tastes are. Focus maybe??
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im willin to try any type of car
ive been looking at astra mk4's, focus', saxo vtr which are all around the same insurance which is the £1500 mark
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Mate rule out the Astra right here.... Between the Focus and Astra the Focus wins - hands down, everytime
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Lol that may be so but I prefer the looks of the Astra but both of them are so hard to find a decent 3 door in
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Mate rule out the Astra right here.... Between the Focus and Astra the Focus wins - hands down, everytime having "driven" both at work..I wholeheartedly agree with stu..Focus wins hands down.
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I was using them as examples. I really hope you dont choose one of them, because then youll join the MILLIONS of other people on Britains roads who drive one. Its difficult to modify one, and still be different, as a lot of it has already been done before. Modifying is about being different.
How about a MKI Seat Leon ??
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Not really into Seat leons, and yeah I want something different but insurance doesnt let me ;(
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These were done based on the Models before last, aka 1998 - 2005. All 1.6, similar cars in the same market and league as one another.
Focus 99bhp @ 6000 106/4000 lb ft/rpm Kerb Weight - 1,070 0-60 10.9 seconds Max Speed 115mph
Astra 84bhp @ 5400 102/2600 lb ft/rpm Kerb Weight 1127 0-60 9.9 seconds Max Speed 112mph
Leon 105bhp @ 5600 109/4500 lb ft/rpm Kerb Weight 1273 0-60 10.9 Max Speed 119mph
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Ive chucked these in for you as well, all 1.6. Ive kept one of them a Citroen, if you like em. I just thought these would be different, and when I checked insurance on em few month ago, they came out quite affordable.
MG ZS Hatchback 107bhp @ 6000 102/4500 ib ft/rpm Kerb Weight 1105 0-60 9.8 seconds Max Speed 119
Citren Xsara Coupe 110bhp @ 5750 110/4000 ib ft/rpm Kerb Weight 1134 0-60 9.6 seconds Max Speed 122
Renault Megane Coupe 110bhp @ 5750 106/3750 lb ft/rpm Kerb Weight 1060 0-60 9.6 seconds Max Speed 123
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Cheers mate, i like the mg out of them I also had a look on autotrader at the leons and there was only within 20 miles of here but not really into their looks i'll do a quote on the mg now EDIT: Mg's out of my price range cheapest is £2k
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