Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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Learnt my lesson from it tbh
[Edited on 29-09-2010 by Scotty C]
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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quote:
Originally posted by gez bay
what do you mean on your own?
nobody is agreeing.
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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quote:
Originally posted by cjohnson
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Originally posted by bobbyd1
they can't handle anything mate, just drive like dicks and dont think of the consequences. one of the problems with the first car is it usually comes from mummy or daddy.
Strongly strongly disagree with this!
I'm 19, and have paid for every little thing on all my cars, including buying the cars. And there is a huge difference between driving fast, and driving like a dick!! Yeah some young lads give us a bad name but this is a strong stereotype tbh. 
Have you crashed though?
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SnK
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Registered: 2nd Mar 09
Location: Yeadon, West Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
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Originally posted by SnK
Drive how you want, let bigons be bigons. Don't be an internet warrior and complain online, 'cos all i'll say to you is, get fucked.
bigons?
baigons is it? Can't spell it hah.
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dale87
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Registered: 19th Feb 06
Location: West Mids :)
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quote:
Originally posted by cjohnson
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Originally posted by bobbyd1
they can't handle anything mate, just drive like dicks and dont think of the consequences. one of the problems with the first car is it usually comes from mummy or daddy.
I also disagree with this.
I've never ever needed a car for work always had use of the works van so all my cars have simply been toys to me and I've paid every single peeny on my own.
At 17 I paid £2100 of my own hard earned cash for my 1.2 8v corsa then another £1300 to insure it, never crashed that and I only used it for fun late at night /weekends.
At 18 I bought a 1.6 sport at a cost of £3300 plus £1500 to insure. It was the fastest thing on the planet to me but I never ever crashed that either and still got it now but with a 2.0 fitted.
Then at 19 I bought a cavalier gsi 2000, another £1350 +£1000 insurance, which I thraped the tits off and blew it up within 2 months, again no crashes. I then rebuilt the engine and put it in the 1.6 corsa sport undeclared.
I drove the corsa xe until I was 21 before I declared the engine, I even got jump started by the police once and had no questions asked but I saw that as my 1 chance so decided to declare it.
All i'm saying is not all young drivers crash unless there is some amount of stupidity involved imo
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
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quote:
Originally posted by SnK
quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
quote:
Originally posted by SnK
Drive how you want, let bigons be bigons. Don't be an internet warrior and complain online, 'cos all i'll say to you is, get fucked.
bigons?
baigons is it? Can't spell it hah.
Bygones.
[Edited on 30-09-2010 by Sam]
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
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where's that facepalm smiley when you need it... bygones.
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
where's that facepalm smiley when you need it... bygones.
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Dr Pepper
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Registered: 21st Sep 02
Location: oxford Drives Renault Clio RS200
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What happens if someone crashes into you , you get seriously hurt and they admit liability?Then the other drivers insurance company view your car and realise you havnt declared an engine swap.
Could they refuse to pay out for your car and your personal injuries?
Personally I think insurance is close to legalised fraud. I was robbed for a good few years when I first started driving. I dont really see the point in not declaring things like engine swaps though - seems a silly thing to do ... at the end of the day if im paying lots for insurance then I want to know I can actually use it if I need to.
Personally I dont see why you need a 2l engine in a small car in your first few years of driving. Didnt do most people much harm getting some experiance in slower cars, get your no points built up then you can legally insure much better cars at a reasonable price.
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cjohnson
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Registered: 27th Apr 08
Location: silsden,west yorks.Drive: Astra van
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
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Originally posted by cjohnson
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Originally posted by bobbyd1
they can't handle anything mate, just drive like dicks and dont think of the consequences. one of the problems with the first car is it usually comes from mummy or daddy.
Strongly strongly disagree with this!
I'm 19, and have paid for every little thing on all my cars, including buying the cars. And there is a huge difference between driving fast, and driving like a dick!! Yeah some young lads give us a bad name but this is a strong stereotype tbh.
Have you crashed though?
One small bump last year, due to me and another car settin off from a crossroads at same time. Not through driving stupidly! Any "saint" could have a bump like that, no matter what the age.
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