** Mk2 172 Insurance at 20 ?

[Barn]

Hi, just wondering if anybody is around 20 on this site that has a Mk2 172 (the 'newer' shape like 182) and how much are you paying for insurance?

What are the running costs of 172's like?

Are they reliable?

What insurance group?

I probably wont even look into getting one til at least feb next year (then I'll be 21 with 3 years no claims) but I'm just curious?

And don't worry, I'm not a bloody boy-racer chav! lol, I know a bit about 'cars' and am an enthusiast.

Cheers, nice site btw :approve:

 

[Big Iain]

expect about 1000, I was 20 when I bought my first 172 new and paid 800!

 

[MickeyO]

insurance has gone up, it wont be that cheap i dont think

currently with elephant (who i have found to be the cheapest around)

i am paying 1500 for the year. I am 22 with 2 years no claims, but no accidents or convictions.

Bare in mind i own a cup, so the lack of abs etc may be a factor why its higher.

Running costs can vary really.

I have not had to fix anything yet (touch wood)

Petrol wise i fill up every week with vpower. costs about £36 to fill.

I can get 260 miles out of a tank, this is normal driving, bit of booting it here and there. but more imporatantly its stopping and starting the car about 6 times a day. If i was just to turn it on go to work, then come home i could easily get 350 miles.

but i am constanlty going out of work for dinner etc, then to the misses after work, gym, football etc.

i did get mine when i was 20.

Make sure you add your mother as a named driver on your policy. As long as she has a lot of no claims, been driving for ages and is over 40 then it will knock a good 300 - 400 off your quote. Still to this day dont know why, but its tried and tested.

good luck! you wont regret it!

 

[Big Iain]

im only 23 now and pay 600 with three yrs ncb

 

[Alan]

im only 23 now and pay 600 with three yrs ncb

:sleepy:

 

[JR]

im 20, 21 in march. pay 1670 fc in my name with parents and the gf also 20 on there. clean sheet too. car valued at 7k with 10k miles a year and 1 years ncb. with elephant by the way.

running costs i get about 36-40 mpg daily and then on long runs about 45-46 mpg.

 

[jimbo666]

hi im 20, im looking at a renewal price of £1700 with 1yr no claims. thats on a cup.

 

[pjd41]

Im 21 with 1 yrs ncb and im paying 888 with mad dad as a named driver.

 

[Gal]

I was 21 when I took it out - 4 years NCB Protected was just over £600

 

[Barn]

thats awesome, thanks for the response guys. looks like I may well be able to afford one next year *touch wood*. As long as I could get over 30mpg with just 'normal' driving that would be fine.

is it possible you could edit your posts to say what insurance companies the quotes are from? I can try them myself then!

thanks again

 

[Cookie]

I'm with Greenlight, 22, 1 years no claims, 12k, paying just under a grand.

Live near enough in London tho, so crappy postcode does me no favours.

 

[Middo]

My mk1 172 is costing me 1300 at 21 with 0NCB and few mods declared. Thats on a car valued at 5k ish