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@Magno Boots don't put in a request to the jobsworths who denied the claim, put in a standard freedom of information request for when the trees were last surveyed and then spin it on them to prove the tree wasn't rotten if they haven't got one. Also they can't ignore a freedom of information request ;).

Round here the council are pretty crappy but we have a number we can ring them if we spot a pot hole and they'll come fill it in within 48hrs.
 
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2003 Audi S3 at the moment, petrol costs aren't exactly good but definately great fun on the country roads round here.
 
Mine complete with gaming stickers :) 2007 Z4M Coupe

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IF you were buying your first car and what car would be and why?

Oh, is that correct, small car with low Car register mean cheaper insurance?
 
Got it back from the paint shop last night after its second respray and took it down to Killarney national park for a bit of a blast. I was good and only took it up to 130mph with the roof off and windows down :unsure: I mean, the MR2's 16 years old now so I have to treat her with a little respect.

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Well you all Britons with your fancy-pants rides.. :roll:

Here it comes.. ready?

I drive a shitty Peugeot 206 from 1999. And living in Denmark even this feels like luxury. With the juicy 150% registration tax on new cars, used cars are also expensive. Not to mention green tax, insurance, repairs, service, tires etc.. My dad was visiting some years ago and he made a note how many small, old and rusty cars driving around in Copenhagen..
 
I have this Car for 3 days :lol:

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Surprising handled these roads just fine :cool:

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(This is the mountain road down to Paleohora in Southern Crete)
 
IF you were buying your first car and what car would be and why?

Oh, is that correct, small car with low Car register mean cheaper insurance?

Is it you learning to drive and buying your first car?

As already said, any new driver regardless of age will have to pay a lot for car insurance. Younger drivers are worse off though, with even a £500 1.2 Corsa costing an 18 year old £2000+ a year for car insurance. Insurance drops the most after you are 30 years old, and then it is mostly down to the number of years you have been driving and how clean your license and accident record is.

Whatever your age though... without any no claims bonus and only holding a license for a short time expect to pay well over £1000 and maybe even nearer to £1600!

You do need to shop around a lot though for the best deal. As a new driver if it is a cheap old car then you can save a lot by just taking out third party fire and theft instead of fully comprehensive insurance, but quite often depending on the car many insurance companies now insist on fully comprehensive insurance for new drivers.

As for the type of car to buy.. it depends on your budget. Try to find something with very low car tax (£30 or less), a high crash test EU rating of 5 stars, and a very small engine (1 litre) is probably your best bet. Also if you won't be doing too many miles a year (6000 or less) the cost will be lower.

The best deal for a new driver that will actually save you money would be a new car from a manufacturer like Peugeot. They are still doing their fuel only deal on new small cars such as the 208 which means you get free car insurance, free road tax, free servicing etc and just pay for the fuel for the first 3 or 4 years of ownership. http://www.offers.peugeot.co.uk/just-add-fuel This is a great deal if you can afford the monthly payments and deposit on a new car. Will probably work out cheaper than buying a secondhand car and paying insurance (£500 car plus £110 tax plus £1600 insurance plus £54 MOT + £300 repairs for the year would equal £2564, whereas buying a new Peugeot 107 with everything included could be as low as £155 a month equalling £1860, possibly saving £704.. quite a lot!)

Failing that a good first car is something very small.

The cheapest to run and insure is the Ford KA. Followed by the Peugeot 107.

Others to look at are:

Citroen C1 (same car as the 107 but more expensive to insure)
Daewoo/Chevrolet Matiz
Nissan Micra
Fiat Seicento
BMW Mini
Renault Clio
Toyota Yaris
Peugeot 206
VW Lupo
Citroen C2


Got it back from the paint shop last night after its second respray and took it down to Killarney national park for a bit of a blast. I was good and only took it up to 130mph with the roof off and windows down :unsure: I mean, the MR2's 16 years old now so I have to treat her with a little respect.

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Paint job looks really nice. Are you happy with it? That model MR2 was definitely the best looking by far. Still hasn't aged.

I have this Car for 3 days :lol:

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There you go. Loads of people slag Peugeot off (being French) until they actually drive one, then they realise the handling is actually better than most other makes.

The 207 was a bit plastic inside but built quality was pretty good. 208 is a big step up in quality though.
 
French cars do handle well generally. It's their ability to fall apart easily which tends to be the issue for me. That said I do like Renaults especially the Clio which is loads of fun.

Our Mondeo just died a couple of weeks back and whilst it was repairable and was a good car it just didn't make finacial sense to fix it. Shame really as it was one of the awesome Zetec models which Ford should never have changed.

What we have just bought is a Mitsubishi Lancer 2.0 Sports Estate and I have to say it handles like silk. Unfortunately it needs a fair amount of work doing to it but I could not have afforded it in pristine condition and picked up this for a song so will have to get the bits and pieces sorted as the pennies allow.

Will do pics and upload when I get a chance
 
I tried some new rims this weekend

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18's 8.5 front 10 rear, just need some rubber and coil overs and I am good to go :D early Birthday pressy!
 
Very nice, definitely give is a fresher look :thumbsup: I can't believe those are 18's... what's the largest with low profiles that will fit under those arches? :o

A few years ago I bought some new alloys and tires off the net and had them sent to the local garage for fitting, but unbeknown to me the tire people had cocked up and sent the wrong size. When I came to collect the car they'd fitting the wrong tyres but for some reason to make it work, they'd fitted the wider tyres on the front and the skinnier tyres on the back, and then said... "try it for a couple of days, see how you like it". I told them how I liked it there and then :lol: It looked bloody stupid. They had my number, why didn't they save themselves the work and tell me something wasn't quite right beforehand. Gah! Anyway. moan over :lol:

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Got it back from the paint shop last night after its second respray and took it down to Killarney national park for a bit of a blast. I was good and only took it up to 130mph with the roof off and windows down :unsure: I mean, the MR2's 16 years old now so I have to treat her with a little respect.

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Paint job looks really nice. Are you happy with it? That model MR2 was definitely the best looking by far. Still hasn't aged.

Definitely. Hopefully it will last longer than the first paint job last Christmas :thumbsup: She's only done 95k miles and working from home hopefully I'll get another 5-10 years out of the old girl. Trouble is I am getting to the age where I probably am starting to look stupid of desperate in a sports car lol.
 
:lol: Reminds me saying years ago I would never own a diesel or an estate car.. my current car is both!
 
The 207 was a bit plastic inside but built quality was pretty good. 208 is a big step up in quality though.

I'm actually quite excited about the new 308 with PureTech engines.
 
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