just bought my twin girls ford ka's for their 18th
new shape ones look funky and good mpg even with the 1.2l petrol
and cheap roadtax
only downside is insurance but its dear for any 18 year old with no NCB

+1 for the Fiat 500.

My other half has one and it is great fun to drive, has an interesting and fun interior and is very comfortable too. Tom

Current Drive
2011 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography - Santorini Black - Ivory Leather

Previous Drives
2004 Model Vogue Td6 (Touchscreen) - Java Black - Parchment Leather
1994 RR Classic 3.9 V8 Soft dash - Niagara Grey - Grey Leather
1972 Series III SWB Safari - Green (Hand Painted) - Black Plastic

E4 GUY wrote:

My first car was a beetle, and Missus had a (classic shape) mini
Wonder what the insurance is on those these days. So cheap & simple ...

Though I guess the underwriters are bothered on what a new driver can drive in to

Bentley , Porsche , Full Fat !?

Johnte wrote:

At 17 is 'classic car' cover an option, on something like an old style Mini ? or do you need to be over a certain age.

I know a teenager (who shall remain nameless) who got a supercharged FFRR for her 18th
also know twins who got 2x 135i convertibles

How the hell do they even get insurance?!

for those that have the Fiat500 - how is it for motorway journeys? i have a 20 year old brother who needs a car to travel from Kent to London a few times a week but want to get something cheapish and easy to insure? MY11 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - "African Queen"

She has a 1.2 petrol and It'll do 70 no probs. To be honest, its reasonably comfortable.
The diesel ones don't seem to hold much more value in the second hand market.
I would guess the petrol ones are a couple of insurance groups down though.
1.2 petrol is £30 per year tax and you can only squeeze in about £40-45 per fill up
I wouldn't bother re-fuelling the full fat if I only thought i was going to fit £40 of fuel in

They're still in the 'cool car' bracket amongst younger motorists male and female.

When she replaces hers, i'm going to talk her into an Abarth one  
Had it, loved it!
2007 Vogue SE TDV8
Stornoway Grey / Ivory
Climatic Seats, RSE, AFS, Deployable steps, iPod kit.

what is needed is a new capri 1.6: sharp enough looks, tiny power, insurable

Capri is an anagram of crapi. Coincidence?

hey Kurt, your username could be 'bus trek over'....  ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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A mate of mine had a 1.2 stop start 500 for commuting down the M1 to London. It was cheap to tax, but you had to rev the nuts off it to get it to go, then the economy suffered. He considered it gutless, and wish he'd got the diesel.
The Twinair, however is a superior engine - but if you enjoy yourself in it, again the economy suffers.
The diesel does the same no matter how you drive it !

As for you , Kurt, wash your mouth out ! Dissing the Capri is a hanging offence over here. Check this one out:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Genuine-Bro...43bbbc7ed2

 Where do you go after one of these . . . ?

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now this I like!
The Capri was never the most tasteful of cars, but it was good fun!

27 grand. Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

Great fun it may have been, but with the possible exception of that 3.0 it was crapi.


/bus trek over

PS - even for a nice one with the correct engine - £27k? Nats.

Budget of 10 grand gone fishin'