Shed.
got atleast 4 more years at home. Dont wanna piss off just yet as id rarther bum off my parents lol.
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Can I afford the 172 ?
- Thread starter Michael172
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got atleast 4 more years at home. Dont wanna piss off just yet as id rarther bum off my parents lol.
Shed.
Yea. I live in Hull btw
C-VXR, T8 Map 220BHP
Ive found that £35.00 of petrol give me about 280 miles. and the avg reno service cost for me has been abou £400. depending on its age and millage i'd get it done at a indi. i did this last time and it was £150 with a new set of pads up front. disc's need replacing every 15K i've found its at about £200 at an indi garage. the 72 K cam & aux belt change can be done by a GOOD indi for about £450 ish and reno charge about £700.
ok so everyone has said no dont do it pretty much but i get the sence that your going to do it anyway, just dont come crying back when something happens and you cant afford it.
Good luck though, they are great BUT the novelty does ware off after a while and your stuck with a damm expensive car to keep on the rd. and youll want to start modding
Good luck though, they are great BUT the novelty does ware off after a while and your stuck with a damm expensive car to keep on the rd. and youll want to start modding
Black 172
Your not gonna have much money for petrol if you decide to go to a meet or something, your restricting yourself quite a bit. I have a 172 ive had it for two years i usually put £30 a week in my car this depends what i do at the weekend though. I can put thirty quid in on sat and sunday if i am out and about ! I dont go to Renault for my services and parts etc as i am fortunate enough for my brother/dad to have a garage of there own. Wait until you have a full time job and then get one, dont rush in to it you will regret it, i bought mine off my boss ( i got it cheap ) i had a 1.2 at the time. The 172 was in mint condition and i couldnt say no after driving it, so i bought it and between paying for the 172 and the up keep of my horse i have been skint every since !!
Shed.
Yea. ill wait for a while then. Your are right lol. and i know it. i COULD get one but im not sure i really really want to skint myself that much. Ill think about it. Hard.
Shed.
Well i was returning quotes again, i think as a 19 year old with 1 years ncb im gunna be looking at 2.5k for the insurance. Ive not been put off completely, however, im not willing to shell out £250 a month just so i can drive around in it. Ill wait, perhaps untill ive saved enough for the car AND the insurance, or perhaps when im 20. Allthough even then its still gunna cost me a f**king arm and an arsehole.
For my 1.2 when im 20 with 2 yrs ncb i can get it for £820 (shoop da whoop) might go on my mothers after all and just front like i allways do.
Anyways, point is, im sticking with my formula 1.2 car for a lot longer. Your right though, a car isnt worth skinting me that much.
For my 1.2 when im 20 with 2 yrs ncb i can get it for £820 (shoop da whoop) might go on my mothers after all and just front like i allways do.
Anyways, point is, im sticking with my formula 1.2 car for a lot longer. Your right though, a car isnt worth skinting me that much.
VW Golf TDI
I had a 172 when I was 19, I had a full time job, but I learnt that it took a lot of money, eg exhaust falling off in the middle of Sheffield, New Brakes.
Then I slid into the back of someone causing my xenon to crack, That was a nice £300 pound bill for the light and the bumper needed fixing too !!!
but after all sed and done u know its worth it lol!!!
Then I slid into the back of someone causing my xenon to crack, That was a nice £300 pound bill for the light and the bumper needed fixing too !!!
but after all sed and done u know its worth it lol!!!
Shed.
true. £1900 (with no further questions) if i wanna put dearest mother as the main driver.
BUT i shall wait. Gunna save like f**k for the next year and a bit. Also by the end of today ill have made my mind up on whether i wanna get one or not.
....but im gunna wait.
Shed.
I had a 172 when I was 19, I had a full time job, but I learnt that it took a lot of money, eg exhaust falling off in the middle of Sheffield, New Brakes.
Then I slid into the back of someone causing my xenon to crack, That was a nice £300 pound bill for the light and the bumper needed fixing too !!!
but after all sed and done u know its worth it lol!!!
what full time job was it then ? Surely £700 a month isnt gunna get you by on a clio sport .......
Shed.
believe me i dont. its just nice to hear that its not a complete waste of money.
point is im gunna wait. regardless of people saying lol im 19 and have a 172 and i pay 3000 bucks for the insurance. and its worth every penny aside fromt he fact im now gunna be in £15 grands worth of debt. etc etc
I plan on going to uni. should i get a 172 ? because itll be like 3 years untill i ever get to get one.
VW Golf TDI
My full time job was a transport Controller, I didnt say £700 pound anywhere in my coments but here is the bills monthly, But I was on good money at the time, I used to spend alot of money on going out etc, clothes
£250 month loan
£80 insurance < Somehow my insurance was only £1000
£120 petrol < 50 miles to and from work per day
Thats just to own the car
Then u got tax etc, tyres and all that
Im sure you will be fine!!!
£250 month loan
£80 insurance < Somehow my insurance was only £1000
£120 petrol < 50 miles to and from work per day
Thats just to own the car
Then u got tax etc, tyres and all that
Im sure you will be fine!!!
Shed.
£700 is about minimum wage. srry, i wasnt implying anything, its just the minimum amount you could have earned.
Ill wait and look into it though when im a bit older.
C-VXR, T8 Map 220BHP
bet he's a man-***** but just doesnt tell you
Shed.
i just cant mate. the interior isnt the same. PH1 is a good car and all, but i just dont like it.
Black S2 106 Rallye LHD
Firstly, are you referring to your 1.2 16v as a "valver"?
Next, are you expecting to use every penny on running this Clio? That's mad. Everyday I have little expenses. Are you saying you can go forever without buying a CD or popping into a sandwich shop if you're starving?
Also, your insurance quotes are bad: £800 for a 1.2 at 20 with 2NCB is poor.
I can appreciate that you want a better car. Compromise with something like a 106 GTi or Rallye?
Next, are you expecting to use every penny on running this Clio? That's mad. Everyday I have little expenses. Are you saying you can go forever without buying a CD or popping into a sandwich shop if you're starving?
Also, your insurance quotes are bad: £800 for a 1.2 at 20 with 2NCB is poor.
I can appreciate that you want a better car. Compromise with something like a 106 GTi or Rallye?
Shed.
No. Im expecting to use a LOT, but not everyhting, i shouldnt get into debt thats all.( touch wood) i am allready goin forever w/o buying a cd or buying a sandwich. I eat all my s**t from home, i thikn in the past 4 weeks ive spent about £5 on food, everything else gets raided from the cupboards at home.
im know its totally f**king stupid but im gunna do it. i SHOULD be able to manage, but like ive said before i want a few thou in the bank as backup, after ive bought the car straight off. no loans etc etc and i might even pay for the insurance straight off to so i can save for other s**t.
Agreed, I paid around that at 19 on a 1.2 16v with 0 years no claims and alloys declared. I paid upfront though if that makes any
difference.
Insurance on an RS i ve been getting quotes of £1500 fully comp, 1yrs no claims, 2.5yrs driving experience with no points or accidents, aged 20.
I didn't like them until I drove one, the original and best.
keep the valver...don't drive like a tw*t gain your no claims then have your fun with a 172 in a few years....or deppending how things progress maybe a 197 trophy....or if renault get there balls out n push there limits....a new V6
concentrait on your education.....that will pay for your road fun if you do well...
trust me.....spending your education time worrying about if u can afford things or not doesn't give you a good start in life...
that the best advice I've seen on the thread! concentrate on ur education not cars then u can worry about something quiker when ur earning more. I failed uni the first time round coz I was basically working full time to run the 1.9 205 gti I had at the time. At ur stage in life it's really not worth it. I mean I had to work full time for two years to clear the debt the 205 left me with.fair enuf im back at uni and graduate next year by which time I'll be 26. If I hadnt bought that 205 I would have graduated at 22. Biggest mistake I ever made.
Shed.
your right, but im gunna do it anyways, im gunna make sure i can buy the car and
the insurance - nb: if i dont and pay this over a period of time, ill make sure ive got a few thou in the bank as a fall back.
in one full whack.
If it ferucks me but i can still pay for it then oh well, if i cant pay for it, then ill have to sell it. simple as that. We shall see how things go. Your probably right, but im going to ignore your advice which will save me a lot of grief, and get one anyways.
like i said, ill sell it if i find i cant payfor it.
Mini Cooper S sport
I think a few people on here aren't sure what a valver actually is..!
You've made your mind up Michael, and you'll love it. As you say, you can sell it if it gets too expensive which may mean you'll have learned a pricey lesson but ah well, you're only young once.
I made the mistake of buying a new car once when I should have put it towards a house - I'd probably be in a 4-bed detatched now instead of a 3-bed semi but never mind.
^^ 3 in the bed with semis? lol
Shed.
3rd party fire n theft, mothers insurance, £1400.
Yeah, ill live and learn, itll prolly be a mistake, but meh, ill have to see how s**t goes.
I still say tpft on your own policy is better than being on Mummy and Daddys policy IMO.
Eventually you will build up NCB and things will make much more sense.
Eventually you will build up NCB and things will make much more sense.
Shed.
out of interest, im paying £490 a year for my insurance, which covers 100 miles a week (do bt 250 lol) and my pop is the main driver (he used to be in all honesty).
Im buliding up no claims bonus'zzz, but how much.
And also, will i not build ncb's up when mummy is the main driver, or does it depend on the policy, and also will they be as much ? i mean when you apply for insurance online, it just says how long have you been driving and how many yrs ncb do you have....
Anyways i think in all honesty ill save up till december/ begining of next year and ill see how much ive got. And have a good think about whether i want to be skint for the next year or so of my life.
--BTW, when i go to uni, the parents will be paying for the fees and also i will be at home, probably not paying much board. I will be keeping my part time job as a lot of people i work with in morrisons are at hull uni and manage to work there too, about as much as i do now (24 hrs a week ish.) I WILL NOT be moving out, and will not move out till ive got a job and im setteld into the job.
Im buliding up no claims bonus'zzz, but how much.
And also, will i not build ncb's up when mummy is the main driver, or does it depend on the policy, and also will they be as much ? i mean when you apply for insurance online, it just says how long have you been driving and how many yrs ncb do you have....
Anyways i think in all honesty ill save up till december/ begining of next year and ill see how much ive got. And have a good think about whether i want to be skint for the next year or so of my life.
--BTW, when i go to uni, the parents will be paying for the fees and also i will be at home, probably not paying much board. I will be keeping my part time job as a lot of people i work with in morrisons are at hull uni and manage to work there too, about as much as i do now (24 hrs a week ish.) I WILL NOT be moving out, and will not move out till ive got a job and im setteld into the job.
