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And on the second attempt...
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:47 am
by Shaggerty
I pass my driving test.
6 minors, but a pass neither the less. :-)
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:29 am
by Mattb
Good work!
Always nice to pass, i was bricking it a bit when i went in for mine a few years back, but got lucky with quite an easy test in areas i'd practiced in a fair bit and flew through it with 2 minors!
A car is of course essential in a fruit machine related world
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:24 pm
by mjd
Congrats!
one of the best feelings for sure. im sure you'll have a good night tonight
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:51 pm
by Nixxy
Nice one, Shaggerty!
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:26 pm
by JG
Yeah six minors ain't too shabby. I got six minors and I've driven fifty million miles and all that has happenned to me is that some women drove into my car whilst I was paying for fuel. Touch wood, that is how it will be. Oh dear. Jinx. Fifty car pile up awaits me tomorrow.
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:37 am
by Shaggerty
The price of insurance on even a basic car is... staggering...
Grr.
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:26 am
by mjd
yeah, starts out very steep. My first year for a 1L Corsa was over £600
pain!
4 years on and its under half that figure
No claims is important, drive safely!
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:19 am
by Mattb
£600? That's cheap! Mates first year insurance on a 1.4 M reg Civic was £1650
Mine was about £900 first year for a 1.4 Corsa, and now into my third year of insurance, i'm down to paying £38 a month for my Clio which is more than reasonable i think.
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:49 am
by red22
Yeah thats welllll cheap for first year!! although depends how old you was i guess
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:50 am
by GaryChandler
oops posting on wrong account!
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:11 am
by Shaggerty
They want £1,300. That's the cheapest I can find and a 1L Corsa lol
I was gonna have/share my brothers car, they wanted £4,500. The car isn't even worth that...
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:18 pm
by aaamusements.co.uk
Congratulations!
Now prepare to have no money forever after...
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:19 pm
by JG
Legalised extortion. It's all down to those bloomin' actuallys who charge so much money to do maths. Crazy.
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:33 pm
by jpfuk
Congrats mate.... shop around for insurance.. not overly sure if they still band the car on power/engine size.. could be wildly out dateed here
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Passed my test in 1991 , had 4 lessons in the out back mountain ranges of British Columbia, Canada.. Was asked to parelell park between... ..Then he looked around and saw nowt lol... he told me to forget it and pull as close and park to the mountain goat that was a kip 60 yards ahead without waking him lol..........
Came back to britain.. well deported back , and was nicked 6 years later for driving on a Canadian liecence lmfao, sigh..... I mis my mustang so much..... :x :x :x
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:40 am
by Shaggerty
To bring ya'll up to speed...
Bought a banger from a car auction, lil 1.1 saxo. Pretty good nic, odd scratch and scrape as expected. :-)
Not bad for £500 though! :-)