I don't mind vans or astras, but I think it's OTT for your first car, even if you have the money lying about.
Speaking of the insurance, I could get myself insured on a 1.8 Astra Life Auto (2008 model) for just short of £2000 (1 year licence, 0 NCB), but it'd be £2000+ for a 1998 Ford KA, work that one out lol. For my next motor I'lll be getting a 1.4/1.6 Ford Focus or Vauxhall Astra, insurance is looking to be around £1200-£1500 (2 years licence, 0 NCB)... all depends on what my finances are like in the coming months.
it's not even a van. it's an astra estate with metal windows. a bit like a northern irish police car.
you also got done m8. 1998 PEUGEOT 106 1.1 bargain o ... e time. £195 No offers. it has more than twice the seats as your van-ette and you wouldn't have to park it a few blocks away from anywhere you want to be seen.
Thought you were keeping it and pimiping it to within an inch of it's life, now you're going to bin it?
You sound like someone who is starting out in engineering or being a mechanic so you're around all the older guys who shoot the shit about how the French only use 1 colour for the wiring or the head gaskets always go in this car and they are never the same after the're fixed, blah, blah....
You're too young to know anything about a 205 so someone has spun you that and know your repeating it to us.
Guy, talk about what you know. You have your fist car, you have all these plans (which is good) but don't piss it away on a shitty van, and yes I know you can do the work yourself after work, but it's still not worth it.
And you'd pay £300 a month on insurance! I doubt that, time to get more realistic, try something in the middle of a van and an S13.
Lol the muppet can only afford £400 for his actual car but has no problem finding 3k to do it up. And is contemplating paying £300 pound a month plus the cost of the s13. Which is the same as buying his current car every month and more lol just lol.
even standing still it must hurt quite a few peoples eyes
then again youre all british and dont seem to think bad teeth are anything to worry about so your tastes are completely off anyway
i think what you meant to say was not many people have the lack of taste required to modfiy cars
particularly the lack of taste to modify shitty cars