Simviation Forum - First Vroom

Reply #30 - Mar 6^th, 2005 at 11:00am

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Nice! those camero's seem popular for a first car.

Over here the insurance would be mad (about £5000 a year)

P.S. Respect to ozzy for the Escort bet you were chavvin a good time with that one lol

Its not that much, I got a quote for about £2000 a year however that was an expensive company, and i lived in a rough neighbourhood. The biggest problem is fuel costs, they have large engines so guzzle through fuel.

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Reply #31 - Mar 6^th, 2005 at 11:12am

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fuel costs.... one of the major reasons to buy a proper/(that means no electronic injection crap on it) diesel in the netherlands.

Diesel: 90 eurocents
Sunflower oil (budget supermarket): around 60 eurocents

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Reply #32 - Mar 6^th, 2005 at 11:14am

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what kind: classic series or new one (defender). FYI: the new spanish version (Santana PS10 / Hannibal) has a better seat position and is a little cheaper

Series 2 Diesel. Preferable with the canvas roof as that would give me the option of four varients, estate, pickup, soft top and no top. Grin

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Reply #33 - Mar 6^th, 2005 at 3:00pm

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Seems that the classic landrover is in short supply here since the tax regulation for vans has changed...

Anyone that drove a vito or transit has been looking for something with a big trunk and low cost that hauls 1500kg trailers/caravans, so all the big (107, 109 and early 110) landies are gone except the terribly expensive ones (a 11000 euro Series 2 109 in concourse state), LPG modifications ( Sad

noooooooooo!!!!) and the non-drivable wrecks.

Anything from after 1980 and any non-diesel isn't an option as i have to pay the whole bunch myself (1600 fcking euros road tax for these if they are under 25 years of age), and i just don't have the money to keep the thing running if it isn't a diesel (see hint about sunflower oil)

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Reply #34 - Mar 6^th, 2005 at 3:54pm

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Well, if your lucky you can pick up a Series II diesel short wheelbase for about £1500 round here. Any cheaper than that will require at least minor fixing up. Just got to keep scouring the classifieds...

The nice thing about them is that they are tax exempt. So no road tax to pay ,the insurance will be fairly cheap because it's so old and is rugged enough to survive a crash with almost anything. Grin

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Reply #35 - Mar 6^th, 2005 at 5:41pm

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Nice! those camero's seem popular for a first car.

They really aren't that popular as a first car here, I just got lucky basically. They are a very popular car, but usually kids get their first car because they're parents buy them one or they save up for one. Generally, they are too expensive for a high school kid to save up for (unless they are a 70s or 80s model because those can be dirt cheap-but not the newer ones) and the insurance is too high. Also, most parents won't buy one for their kids mainly because of the insurance cost and the higher performance-they are pretty easy to wreck.

But, they are an awesome first car from a drivers standpoint. Grin

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Reply #36 - Mar 6^th, 2005 at 7:56pm

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Ya the Camaros are nice cars.

Most kids I see around here are driving the small and cheap Hondas, Nissans, Mitsubishis, things like that. Less that their parents have to spend on insurance and less they gotta spend on gas. Not bad really.

Pilot for a major US airline certified in the: EMB-120, CRJ, 727, 737, 757, 767, and A-320 and military, T-38, C-130, C-141, and C-5 along with misc. other small airplanes. Any questions, I'm here for you.

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Reply #37 - Mar 7^th, 2005 at 2:26pm

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Well, if your lucky you can pick up a Series II diesel short wheelbase for about £1500 round here. Any cheaper than that will require at least minor fixing up. Just got to keep scouring the classifieds...

The nice thing about them is that they are tax exempt. So no road tax to pay ,the insurance will be fairly cheap because it's so old and is rugged enough to survive a crash with almost anything. Grin

Lots of them in the UK... and in northern Spain (Santana 109 Series 3 and 4)
If all else fails... time to dig around in the really interesting ones:

Aro from Poland, same as the ones they drive in Iraq at the moment.

Mahindra (CJ-5 from India), crap quality

Nekaf (DAF-built Willys). classic, rare.

DAF YA126... weighs 3350kg max, heaviest you can drive with normal license is 3500kg

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