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Youngest coupe owner? #598235 25/04/2008 16:29 25/04/2008 16:29
B Billy_The_Kid Unregistered
Billy_The_Kid Unregistered B	Hi all, I am 21 but have owned my Coupe since i was 20 and was wondering if there are any other young coupe owners out there and what problems theyve had with insurance and the police etc?

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598239 25/04/2008 16:33 25/04/2008 16:33
C ChopperRead Unregistered
ChopperRead Unregistered C	Which coupe? 16v n/a, 16v trurbo, 20 n/a, 20v turbo?

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598251 25/04/2008 16:50 25/04/2008 16:50
B Billy_The_Kid Unregistered
Billy_The_Kid Unregistered B	mines a 20v turbo but im interested in storys from all.

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598254 25/04/2008 16:54 25/04/2008 16:54
D DanDan Unregistered
DanDan Unregistered D	Iv had a 16vt since i was 18. Insurance was done with Admiral Multicar with me and my dad on both cars. No problems at all. No probs with police either Im now 19 (20 in May) and have just bought a 20vt. Insurance is a pain on this and alot more expensive (Admiral wouldn't insure me this time round)

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598262 25/04/2008 17:01 25/04/2008 17:01
B Billy_The_Kid Unregistered
Billy_The_Kid Unregistered B	insurance was my problem to had a couple of places literally laugh at me. and have been stopped on numerous occations and once even ask if i had permisson to be driving daddys car? the cheek!! soon stopped laughing when i told him he was lucky i stopped cos my coupe could easily outrun his octavia (joke)lol

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598272 25/04/2008 17:26 25/04/2008 17:26
H h2ypr Unregistered
h2ypr Unregistered H	I've had my 20vt since i was 20 and insurance was £850 unmodded. Modified it went up to £1300. Then next year, £1100 and this year down to £806. Ross

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598277 25/04/2008 17:30 25/04/2008 17:30
P peanuthead Unregistered
peanuthead Unregistered P	well im only 20 and own a 20vt, insurance was a killer but then i did have a rover coupe turbo when i was 19, and a mk2 escort with a 2.1 rally spec pinto in it at the same age. i just get used to paying silly money, guess i have no sense

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598286 25/04/2008 17:39 25/04/2008 17:39
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 19,947 North wales pinin_prestatyn Forum veteran
pinin_prestatyn Forum veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 19,947 North wales	Was 21 when I got my 16VT. The insurance crippled me then, god knows how you young bucks insure 20VT's @19 nowadays, made of money Personally if I could have gone back I'd have drove a nice hot hatch until I was 22, saving myself a couple of grand (and still YEARS left to enjoy a coupe!) Coopless!

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598288 25/04/2008 17:41 25/04/2008 17:41
W Whizzkid Unregistered
Whizzkid Unregistered W	I'm 19 and i have my 20VT on my own insurance and i pay about £1600 TPFT a year with Swinton, it was the best quote i got, and i went through absolutely everyone else trying to find cheaper.

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598290 25/04/2008 17:45 25/04/2008 17:45
D DanDan Unregistered
DanDan Unregistered D	im through swinton too!

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598291 25/04/2008 17:46 25/04/2008 17:46
D DanDan Unregistered
DanDan Unregistered D	and paying very similar

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598331 25/04/2008 18:26 25/04/2008 18:26
R Richard24 Unregistered
Richard24 Unregistered R	I was slighty older when i bought my 20vt. I was 21 but didn't use it until i was 22.

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598334 25/04/2008 18:30 25/04/2008 18:30
M MattW Unregistered
MattW Unregistered M	I was 21 and didnt use it until 22 as well. Never been pulled over despite my dark windows and tiny front number plate that came with it but I thought that was pushing it a bit so got a proper sized one. Insurance wasnt a problem, had loads of quotes around £1500 but ended up at £1200, should come down under £1000 this time round...

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598340 25/04/2008 18:34 25/04/2008 18:34
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,794 Berlin barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,794 Berlin	Will you lot kindly stop being younger than my kids and kindly get old? Thank you. Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598352 25/04/2008 18:39 25/04/2008 18:39
H Hubby Unregistered
Hubby Unregistered H	I was 22 years old when i got my 20vt and was paying £880 on my own insurance with elephant.com, I just received my my renewal through the door yesterday and its goin to be £720 for this year. I am pretty happy with that Andrew

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598381 25/04/2008 18:53 25/04/2008 18:53
A AlistairM Unregistered
AlistairM Unregistered A	I'm 22 and the insurance isn't that bad. What's average age of a coupe driver then? This thread has now been given a link from google called "little tikes Coupe" Great toys at fantastic prices from mothercare :D" Google seems to have our mental ages down perfectly...

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598385 25/04/2008 18:55 25/04/2008 18:55
J Jamest Unregistered
Jamest Unregistered J	I'm 25 and insurance is a lot cheaper this side of 20's!!

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598396 25/04/2008 18:59 25/04/2008 18:59
J Jamest Unregistered
Jamest Unregistered J	Sure there was a post recently about coupe ages? Averaged a lot younger than I thought

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598436 25/04/2008 19:20 25/04/2008 19:20
A Aah4Fuxake Unregistered
Aah4Fuxake Unregistered A	I'm 35, but I feel younger. And I can spend the £1100 I've saved on my (fully comp) insurance on anti-wrinkle cream.

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598443 25/04/2008 19:35 25/04/2008 19:35
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 848 Stoke on Trent, UK Vinno Enjoying the ride
Vinno Enjoying the ride Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 848 Stoke on Trent, UK	I got my 20VT about 2 days after I turned 21. Insurance is a pig - I pay 1600. Was only 1100 with Greenlight but I shant go into that. I've only ever been pulled over once by the police and they didnt really make any comments about the beast. I was quite gutted tbh lol.

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: Vinno] #598447 25/04/2008 19:37 25/04/2008 19:37
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 9,735 Zele, Belgium Kayjey Club Member #10
Kayjey Club Member #10 Je suis un Coupé Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 9,735 Zele, Belgium	20vt+ newly bought, insurance was £2.400 when I was 20. - Kayjey -

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: Kayjey] #598453 25/04/2008 19:44 25/04/2008 19:44
L Lucifer Unregistered
Lucifer Unregistered L	I'm not really young anymore but for the sake of balancing out the averages, my insurance is £600 odd quid fully comp, I'm 30 years old, and I've got 12 years no claims (protected, which adds about £80 to the policy). First thing though I set my voluntary excess to £550, and secondly, my quote hasn't really changed much in the past few years..it's been about that price since I was 25/26 (atho this was on a different Coupe, it was still a 20vt though, albeit not a modded plus)

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598489 25/04/2008 20:12 25/04/2008 20:12
B Bigtop Unregistered
Bigtop Unregistered B	if anybody is looking for reasonable insurance, im with Bell Direct. there owned by the same company as others like elephant and hastings or someone like that apparently. iv been with them for ages now and there the cheapest by far. i pay alot now because i have moved to oldham near limeside (crimeside) and it is a bad area for car crime and that sort of thing. my insurance is about £950 fully comp with alloys and exhaust on it with 4 years no claims. if i was still in wales it would be alot cheaper than that. probably get it for about £650-£700. you should try Bell Direct there sure to be cheaper than most insurers.

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598504 25/04/2008 20:26 25/04/2008 20:26
J Jamest Unregistered
Jamest Unregistered J	I don't really understand how occupation can affect insurance? I say I'm in the Media business and no one touches me, but if I say I'm a part time music teacher, it's cheap as chips!!!! What's that about?

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598605 25/04/2008 21:53 25/04/2008 21:53
A AlistairM Unregistered
AlistairM Unregistered A	Why is it that the Fiat Coupe a higher insurance group than a Subaru Impreza. Do more numptys crash Fiats than Subarus?

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598611 25/04/2008 22:00 25/04/2008 22:00
A AlanW Unregistered
AlanW Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Bigtop if anybody is looking for reasonable insurance, im with Bell Direct. there owned by the same company as others like elephant and hastings or someone like that apparently. iv been with them for ages now and there the cheapest by far. i pay alot now because i have moved to oldham near limeside (crimeside) and it is a bad area for car crime and that sort of thing. my insurance is about £950 fully comp with alloys and exhaust on it with 4 years no claims. if i was still in wales it would be alot cheaper than that. probably get it for about £650-£700. you should try Bell Direct there sure to be cheaper than most insurers. I'll second that. Bell are excellent.

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598612 25/04/2008 22:01 25/04/2008 22:01
A AlanW Unregistered
AlanW Unregistered A	Originally Posted by AlistairM Why is it that the Fiat Coupe a higher insurance group than a Subaru Impreza. Do more numptys crash Fiats than Subarus? I would guess it has something to do with the cost of repairing them.

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598738 26/04/2008 00:20 26/04/2008 00:20
M Mrs_LickyL Unregistered
Mrs_LickyL Unregistered M	Originally Posted by AlanW I'll second that. Bell are excellent. I'll third that! We're with Bell £340 a year basic insurance, fully comp! With added extras like courtesy car, legal cover etc it goes up to about £440! Not bad for Mr L AND me!

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #598941 26/04/2008 14:42 26/04/2008 14:42
C CallumMGF Unregistered
CallumMGF Unregistered C	20 here on a 16vT...well, I should say...my Dad's 16vT

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #599114 26/04/2008 20:04 26/04/2008 20:04
B bikenut55 Unregistered
bikenut55 Unregistered B	I bought my 16vt when I was 22, Insurance is about £720(IIRC) and thats fully comp. I've got 3 years NCB and my only mod is non standard alloys. I agree with bigtop too, I was with bell for a few years, part of the admiral group and were really helpful. They specialise in lower NCB isnsurance (under 3 years) so couldn't match elephant for me this year, even though they are the same company?

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #599327 27/04/2008 01:06 27/04/2008 01:06
S sonic Unregistered
sonic Unregistered S	I am 20 and my insurance is £900 with 4 years no claims (a few years 10month bonus accelerators) and i am 21 on tues!

Re: Youngest coupe owner? [Re: ] #599336 27/04/2008 01:21 27/04/2008 01:21
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 19,947 North wales pinin_prestatyn Forum veteran
pinin_prestatyn Forum veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 19,947 North wales	I was with admiral for three years and they had the bonus accelerator, I've just realised I've insured my car with five years no claims when I have six Not sure it'd have made any difference to the quote, but I will ring them anyway monday. Coopless!

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