Re: [doc] Re: "new" new cars

[Mike Sumner <mikebmw316@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I completely agree.
 
I once got insured on a 1988 Ford Granada 2.9i Ghia X.
 
It was crazily fast and very powerful, yet something comparatively tame like a Golf GTi would've been completely out of the question.
 
Regards,
 
Mike Sumner - 178


nick12dmc <Tammyfew@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Insurance is a very personal thing, but I always shop around.
When I first started driving I got some qoutes on diffrent
cars i was intrested in. A Rover 216 VDP (the box shaped one) £800
TPFT. A Pontaic Fiero 2.8 GT £800 fully comp! My theroy is to
look at cars that are not normaly bought by persons of your own age.

In other words no boy racers have wraped loads of them round
lamp posts etc. Or been nicked. This means keeping clear of GTI's.

When my mates were driving mid 80's Astra GTE's or RS Escort's I 
bought a 2 year old 2.8TDI LWB Frontera Fully loaded with leather, 
air-con etc. 
It had as much pose value at the time especialy when filled with
climbing and caving lasses!. 
We were all apprentices in the same toolroom, on the same money.
I paid out less a month than they did, I also had more fun.
Just my two pennys worth.
Nick H

--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Richard" <dickyh11@xxxx> wrote:
> If the garage says the car is worth £800 then sell it privately for 
a
> grand, then go back to the garage and demand a better discount for 
cash
> - works for me :D
> Name your price, let them um and err a bit, then start waving the 
pound
> notes around. Real money has a wonderfully persuasive power about 
it...
> 
> If you do a lot of mileage then a bigger car is a better option. 
They're
> much more robust, and are a lot cheaper to buy. I was stunned at 
what
> you could get for £1000 locally - immaculate motors with fab 
interiors!!
> 
> Unfortunately they tend to cost more to 'insure'. Those adverts on 
the
> telly make me laugh..."We could save you up to £400". Good grief,
> anybody who's paying THAT much over the odds really needs to shop
> around, and they're usually *the* most expensive insurers - someone 
has
> to pay for all those adverts!
> 
> I remember my last conversation with the AA...
> 
> "That comes out at £800 sir, how does that sound?"
> "Like daylight robbery, my current premium is £235"
> 
> Rich H
> DOC 365 VIN 1274
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Green [mailto:mikedx@xxxx]
> > Sent: 12 April 2005 18:45
> > To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [doc] Re: "new" new cars
> > 
> > 
> > I really did get screwed over, for instance one weekend I must 
have
> > spent a good £200+ on it when the carb needed a complete strip 
down
> > and clean out and then on the way home the alternator packed up, 
fixed
> > by our friendly RAC man for just £120!
> >





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