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[Minii]

Hi, I'm 16 and looking for a mini as my first car.. I have a keen interest in mechanical things and I would also like to have something I can treat as a bit of a project.


I was looking at ebay at cars and I found this "shabby" city e..

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...#ht_1392wt_1137

I then went to look at the insurance, got a quote on a comparison site using all my real details just a year older etc. The quotes came back at around £3800! And with my dad on as a named driver it only came down by £150..

Is this normal? Am I looking at the right type of car? someone please point me in the right direction.. :'(

[Pooky]

Try Miniworld insurance...

[leaky]

Dont use comparison sites. They charge a fee for you using them so infact the prices they show arnt the cheapest you can get. With a mini their a loads of places that do special insurance. Buy a mini mag and look in the back. Their loads in their. I have quite a modded 998 and my first years was £1600.

[ap0llo_*]

I was getting ridiculous quotes too. Try Footman and James, i guarentee you they will give you a quote under £1500 for TPFT - maybe even FC,

[the.stroker]

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As said , try and get as many quotes as possible , maybe try a more specialised insurer such as HIC or Adrian Flux for example.

[Minii]

@Pooky, thanks alot for the recommendation.. I'll take a look.

@Mini-Jon thanks alot, I have a mag kicking around somewhere in the house.. I'll take a look. Can you recommend any companies in particular? What was the company you used? What was the excess like and who else was on the policy?

[Minii]

I was getting ridiculous quotes too. Try Footman and James, i guarentee you they will give you a quote under £1500 for TPFT - maybe even FC,

Stupid isn't it? Haha.. Thanks for the recommendation..

Topic moved to insurance area

As said , try and get as many quotes as possible , maybe try a more specialised insurer such as HIC or Adrian Flux for example.

Oh sorry for the misplaced thread. I never saw the Insurance area.. My bad!

Thanks for the pointer, yet again. So many helpful users on here.

[Tayzore]

Mate honestly the best insurance company by far is footman James. I am only 17 and for a 1275cc Mini was 541 pound 3rd party. And you need to join a mini club e.g. british mini club (only 20pound). A friend with a 998cc mini (same age) got the same price for his.

[mini-man-dan]

I'm 17 and a named driver on an Aviva policy, which was a very decent quote. Beware, policies usually double when you go from provisional to full liscence. Just check this before you take out the policy.

Good luck!

Dan