a few years ago that would have been fatal. i never seen anyone survive a side impact like that , if your putting your child in a car then don't worry about colour, air con etc but aim for the highest safety standard you can afford , it could be the difference.
re the yaris.....we had one but had to sell when mini idrinkbeer arrived, the mot guy said to me " is there any need to check this as nothing goes wrong with them " great wee car, would have another when im bored with my Bugatti Veyron.
Similar here too. Keep scanning for a young drivers special, as its cheaper to buy a new car with ins included, sell it after a year then start again that insure and old banger. And at least you get something for your money
If it's a veyron, they probably did the whole top gear test and crashed it at 1mph. If I were the NCAP tester I'd have driven it home and claimed it was utterly destroyed and went in the skip.
Just checked Toyota for special deals, but here is an extract from the small print... All drivers must be aged 21 years and over. Offer is limited to the insured plus up to four additional drivers. The insured and all drivers must have held a full UK driving licence for a minimum of 2 years and had no more than 1 fault claim in the last 3 years. Offer only available to customers with no more than 1 minor motoring conviction in the last 3 years. Standard Toyota Motor Insurance Terms & Conditions apply (available on request) - these will be confirmed in the policy document.
I am on my third Yaris, two 1litre current one 1.4 diesel as I do 90 miles a day commuting. Brilliant cars, cheap to insure, excellent seats and bullet proof. Still see my first one around the area, I sold it with 90k or so on the clock about 7 years ago.
Just a warning, some sites offering cheap insurance for young'uns have turned out to be scams. They send you fake insurance docs but then you end up getting pulled for no insurance. Saw it on Watchdog so must be true!
My young un is saving for a rwd fun car. A nice little 1500 spitfire. Good on him, a bit of fun and a bit of silliness.
Marmalade is a good sized insurere owned by a larger one. They used to do some work with mercedes and offer a great deal on smart cars
Cheapest way to get a youngster insured? Classic car insurance. Just think I'd rather mine had the latest tech and safety kit
We went through this a couple of years ago with our daughter. The cheapest deals come from the Admiral group of companies , reduced further by having a black box recorder fitted. Stops them driving like nutters and showing off to friends. There are no curfews or night driving restrictions. Companies like elephant do an accelerated policy, basically you have a 10 month contract but it counts towards 1 years no claims. You'll only get sensible quotes on cars in the first few groups , say from 1 -3 , after that it starts getting expensive Diesel or petrol doesn't make much difference. Add yourselves as named drivers as that reduces the premium and don't make the yearly mileage any higher than you need. I'd repeat what the others are saying about safety, get a decent NCAP rating and plenty of airbags. We passed on a 2007 Corsa 1.2 to our daughter which she loved , all was well until I was driving it one afternoon and I was hit in the side by a young girl who had just passed her test. She had driven into the back of the car in front of her which was waiting to turn right. I was unlucky enough to be passing by when she thumped into the person in front of her and then bounced onto my side of the road and took the side of our Corsa. I was glad there were side airbags and modern crumple zones. So get the safest car you can because your son might be sensible but there are plenty out there who aren't or have little experience.
reminds me of the old joke: what's the difference between Jam & Marmalade? you can't marmalade your old member up your burds **** sorry - will get me coat...
The fabia is a great car, and vw parts are very cheap. The saving on insurance on an older car will likely be swallowed up in increased fuel and maintenance costs.
