br4v3h34rt
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Registered: 4th Mar 09
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Sup, stumbled across this forum yesterday and thought id join seeing as though i have an S reg 1.4 16v GLS as a run around till i fix my actual car. Seems really good so far, not as good as the old GSi i used to have, that thing was ridiculously quick! Anyway, names Jamie and im at the tender age of 17 and have already have a page long list of ex cars after only passing my test 6 months ago, so i though id post a pic in chronological order of what i had.
BMW 316i
BMW 316i (Both of them)
Moved away from BMW and onto the Corsa's
1.2 LS with a 1.4 cavalier engine
Corsa GSi (loved this thing, but my brother borrowed it to take away with him for a week and he wrote it off!)
Vectra 2.5 V6 CDX (heater leather seats and stuff!)
and finally current project which needs an engine rebuild
Vectra 2.5 V6 Sport
Anyway, thats my car related CV! car mad you see 
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mattk
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Welcome 
17 and a list like that 
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br4v3h34rt
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its great, it generally cos i buy sheds to fix, use for a wee bit to see if there ok, and make a few quid selling them, the grey BMW im the most proud of, i crashed that then sold it for more than i paid for it!
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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Are you one of theses people who have their insurance company on quick dial/family and friends number?
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*JonnyG*
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How the fuck can you afford insurance on beemers. am look around 2 grand. :@ and am 18 on saturday
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br4v3h34rt
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lol I've had a corsa sitting in my driveway for months so i insured that in my own name so i could drive any car, so i can switch cars all the time, and the corsa i mention at the top iv finally got round to getting an MOT on which i done today
EDIT: Ye i was paying just over 2K on the BMW, i was working fulltime in a supermarket over the summer so i JUST managed to afford the £600 deposit, since then i got pass plus and my insurance on the corsa is only £950
[Edited on 05-03-2009 by br4v3h34rt]
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*JonnyG*
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Thats 1 way lol
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Matt L
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you sure you were insured to drive other cars?? most companies its not till 21/25 i thought.
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B3KAN
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nathy_87
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hi
sounds a bit dodgy to me
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SeanXE
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Just over 2k on the bmw? at the age of 17? my quotes for my corsa are from £2,300 - £2,800!?!?
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Haimsey
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Hello
Marcy Marc
White Sport Progress Thread
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Pete_vxl
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Welcome, liking the vectras
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br4v3h34rt
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Ye i made sure, specifically asked when i was on the phone when iw as buying it, but ye, the corsa GSi was the same price as the BMW's, but the 1.4's were cheap as heell, mainly cos i live in an area where 1 cars been stolen in the last 2 years or sumin lol 
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br4v3h34rt
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quote:
Originally posted by Pete_vxl
Welcome, liking the vectras
Cheers, the V6's are such good cars when they actually work!
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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How much is ins on the V6's?
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John
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So you've got loads of cars because you're driving about uninsured.
You aren't allowed to drive other cars if they're your car.
If the cars happen to be registered to somebody else that person has to have insurance on the car for you to be able to drive it under your policy.
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Andrew
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Insurance does not work like that from what i can figure out. I have referals on my own policy, plus i'm over 25. Which means, as long as the other car is insured fully comp by another driver i'm allowed to drive that car 3rd party.
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Ste
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Yeah, the other cars need at least third party insurance for you to be insured on them with your own policy.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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br4v3h34rt
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oh ye i know that, you can insure a car and put that its owned by a family member, thats what i did with the V6's, use my own insurance and pay the £10 a month for my folks to insure it so i can run it off that, dont worry im CERTAIN im insured cos iv been stopped by the cops in 2 different cars and its all checked out ok
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ShEp
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He lives in Stornaway ffs
It's 0 crime rate will do wonders for his insurance.
I'll check though, as my uncle is a copper in Stornaway
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sand-eel
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BMW at 17 
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br4v3h34rt
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quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
He lives in Stornaway ffs
It's 0 crime rate will do wonders for his insurance.
I'll check though, as my uncle is a copper in Stornaway
awesome, whats his name? they stopped me on friday night so it might have been him
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ShEp
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Jesting
He's not up there now, he's back down in INverness in the dog section
His name is Andrew Shepherd he's been back doen here around 6months now.
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br4v3h34rt
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ah gutted, most of the cops are arseholes up here, bar 1 or 2 who are legends, one of which was when one stopped me in the corsa GSI for going too slow and when he had me in the car some woman called in complaining that the blue lights woke her up! typical stornoway that, we were having a good laugh in the cop car slagging off the mondeo they have!
[Edited on 06-03-2009 by br4v3h34rt]
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