IAmConorr Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Right, it's come down to it, after months of saving and getting knocked back, I've passed my test and am out looking for a Loop! My question is what do I look for when buying one? What are their problems? What are the easy ones to fix and what aren't so easy to fix.I'm pretty much looking for anything that could be an issue when buying one.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_82 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Your choice is limited on one main thing, do you have a penis.If you do the insurance companies pretty much have you by the two dangley bits bellow said penis and they basically make the choice for you.Which will probably mean a 1 litre, a 1.7sdi or maybe if you are in a posh area where the only crime is seen as the banning of fox hunting a 1.4 non sport.If you dont have a penis then you can always send Rich pics but some european laws means you are still paying a bit more than you would of when everyone considered vaginas less risky on the road. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1cr08472 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?source=search_app#hl=en&sugexp=les%3B&gs_rn=1&gs_ri=serp&tok=oVRyYqbZcGP2LZfe-Dxrcw&pq=aa%20check%20on%20used%20cars&cp=0&gs_id=9&xhr=t&q=things+to+check+on+used+cars&pf=p&safe=off&tbo=d&sclient=psy-ab&oq=check+on+used+cars&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=14be278389a36b27&biw=1680&bih=937&bs=1Maybe get an AA or rac report on a car your looking at, They cost about £200 but I'd rather pay £200 and walk away from a car then pay £2000 for a car then find out its ready for the scrapyard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpelupo Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Gearbox - any crunches while changing, any whinesPedal box - check to see if it has a very low biting point, check that the clutch pedal isnt lower then the brake Key barrels in doors - make sure they work correctly Rust - check the drainage on the roof thats where it normaly will be Windows - make aure the switches work and that the windows actally work And then just everything else you would normaly look for hope that helps and what rich and scotty said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmConorr Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) Surprisingly, I can get GTi insurance for little more than £2000, which at 18 I think is pretty good! However I will be buying a little 1.4 or a 1 Thanks for your help anyway guys! Lets see what I can get Edited January 13, 2013 by IAmConorr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpelupo Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Surprisingly, I can get GTi insurance for little more than £2000, which at 18 I think is pretty good! However I will be buying a little 1.4 or a 1 Thanks for your help anyway guys! Lets see what I can get Who did you get that quote with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmConorr Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Admiral, but it was through Money Supermarket, probably could get it down a little more if I rang them up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo1.0se Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) Admiral, but it was through Money Supermarket, probably could get it down a little more if I rang them up!Admiral are very good with quotes for young people. They are same bell/elephant. When i started it was 1700 on 1ltr lupo!!!!! When i swapped to elephant a year later it went down to 1000 Edited January 13, 2013 by lupo1.0se Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpelupo Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Admiral are very good with quotes for young people. They are same bell/elephant. When i started it was 1700 on 1ltr lupo!!!!! When i swapped to elephant a year later it went down to 1000Yeah for my first year i was on 1700 for a 1.4sport with elephant now with a years no claim and mods declared its just under £850, and they do a 10month policy which they give u a years no claim at the end of it so even better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmConorr Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I keep on getting quotes offered to me from Diamond? I think I can technically go on them because I've put my mum as a named driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamEdwardSwain1 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 mine was £1167 with admiral when i called up and started 2 days before my 18th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo1.0se Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I keep on getting quotes offered to me from Diamond? I think I can technically go on them because I've put my mum as a named driver or it could be the fact of the eu saying you can't discrimnate because of the sex of the driver. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmConorr Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 or it could be the fact of the eu saying you can't discrimnate because of the sex of the driver.Or that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt123roll Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Your choice is limited on one main thing, do you have a penis.If you do the insurance companies pretty much have you by the two dangley bits bellow said penis and they basically make the choice for you.Which will probably mean a 1 litre, a 1.7sdi or maybe if you are in a posh area where the only crime is seen as the banning of fox hunting a 1.4 non sport.If you dont have a penis then you can always send Rich pics but some european laws means you are still paying a bit more than you would of when everyone considered vaginas less risky on the road.Gender doesn't get taken into account with the new laws, thus meaning your dangly bits are irrelevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_82 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) You get two quotes exactly the same but one with a penis and another with a sausage wallet and I bet they differ with the phallic one being more expensive. The eu law ha only lessened the difference but its still there Edited January 13, 2013 by scotty_82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt123roll Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 You get two quotes exactly the same but one with a penis and another with a sausage wallet and I bet they differ with the phallic one being more expensive.The eu law ha only lessened the difference but its still thereThey can't take sex into account anymore so in theory the quote shouldn't change if you say your male or female... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_82 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 As I said go and do it and post back your findings, you will still find males to be more expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt123roll Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Did it with the co op and it didn't change when i said i was female from male. Was going to try on elephant but there quote system means you can't change your gender without re filling the entire quote out! I'd be interested to see other peoples quotes where nothing changes but gender. I'm not saying you were wrong scotty, I was just under the impression that the price shouldnt change as technically there not supposed to take it into account anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Yeah I thought that was the case matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkswagenDan Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 As I said go and do it and post back your findings, you will still find males to be more expensiveScotty's right on this. Sorry guys. They rose the price of boys and rose the price of girls. Stupid, I know. You'll be able to be insured with good girl / diamond / Sheila's wheels etc etc because they now have to get their male quota up. If a gti is only 2k, buy a gti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmConorr Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Scotty's right on this. Sorry guys. They rose the price of boys and rose the price of girls. Stupid, I know. You'll be able to be insured with good girl / diamond / Sheila's wheels etc etc because they now have to get their male quota up. If a gti is only 2k, buy a gti.Wish I could, limited to about £4000 for car and insurance though, a GTi maybe not that much more to insure, but a fair bit more to buy outright gutted I didn't save harder because its really bit me now! Edited January 14, 2013 by IAmConorr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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