Car Insurance

[AdamB]

Does anyone know what Fiat Seicento is like? Seems tiny but it's cheap to insure (relatively speaking) costing £890 compared with £1030 for a Peugeot 106 and £1485 for a 1.8 Mondeo. If it fits a 4x12, a head, guitar and pedalboard I'd behappy but somehow I doubt it lol.

Mondeos are stupidly high up the insurance group list! Like 15 out of 20 i think.

Most normal hatchbacks between 1 - 1.4 are 1-6 insurance group

[LazyNinja]

Does anyone know what Fiat Seicento is like? Seems tiny but it's cheap to insure (relatively speaking) costing £890 compared with £1030 for a Peugeot 106 and £1485 for a 1.8 Mondeo. If it fits a 4x12, a head, guitar and pedalboard I'd behappy but somehow I doubt it lol.

Mondeos are stupidly high up the insurance group list! Like 15 out of 20 i think.

Most normal hatchbacks between 1 - 1.4 are 1-6 insurance group

The 1.8 I was looking at was group 9 or 10 I think, so not too bad. Same as Vectras and other similar cars. It was a P reg and it was only £250 so I had a look.

I just realised last night that if I waited til I turned 21 (next week woohoo) the insurance drops by about 15%. Peogeot 106 will be £860 to insure. There's hope! :D

[Will]

I am sure my Fiat Punto (it will do for a few years!) would take a 4x12, head, guitar, and FX board. But carrying a passenger wouldn't be possible like that.

[Roobubba]

I've only ever been the named driver, not had an insurance policy in my name. When I met my wife, she already had a clio. Since then we've bought a new clio, and that takes my 2 (4x12-sized) cabs, amp head, gear bag, ruck sack, guitar in a gator case, and a passenger, no problem. You'd be surprised what you can fit in a "small" car these days!

Oh, and I'm 6'3", too, but I look like a gimp whether or not I'm in a small car ;)

Roo

[LazyNinja]

Right, I've bought a car :D It's a W reg (2000) Peugeot 106.

I've been getting quotes and the cheapest I could find are Endsleigh (£840) for 3rd Party F&T and More Than (£1035) for fully comp. Since the fully comp one has £400 voluntary excess and the car is only worth £500, am I right in thinking it's a waste of money to go for fully comp?

[38thBeatle]

Well yes basically. I'd go for TPF&T if I were you.