hi all :0

hi im kyle and always loved the fist gen golf. so much so i convinced my dad to buy me one even though im 16
its a 5 door y reg 1500gl just wants painting in a nice colour as its in primer .just had an insurance quote of 7k+ pretending to be 17 and passed test with my dad as named driver not good so might have to not bother with it any ideas how to get cheaper insurance or am i proper out of touch with things ? ta kyle.

Hello Kyle and welcome to the forum.

There is no quick way to save masses on insurance really it's all down to your age and lack of experience driving really.

When you can I would get the car insured on a classic policy and look into post test courses.

Good luck with the painting.

Smudger

Hi Kyle and welcome to the site.

Now lets not get too hasty!!! The first thing is these car are NOT getting any cheaper. If you sold yours now you would regret it in a few years. A lot of these cars are investments as well as good fun to have and drive. But they dont come without there running problems but thats part of the fun.

If possable, why dont you get a cheap car and build up your no claims bonus, but keep the Golf. Keep it as an on-going project. Get it painted, sort the bits out that you want to do, but do it over time. Keep it clean, serviced and most importantly, MOT'd.

Dont part with it, time flies by. I know a few people who have parted with theres and cant afford to replace it, wish they hadn't sold it and wish they hadn't left it to rot away.

Post some pictures up, become a paid member, read the advise that people post up and keep us informed of your progress. I guarantee, if you part with it, you will regret it.

Keep the car mate. When you can drive it, you will be so happy you kept it. Worth every penny!  

thanks for the replies my dads into building cars big time and also said we do our best to keep the car and paint it at a later date .but we thinking about going straight for the classic policy as i know i never be happy with the ka/corsa first car. so will carry on looking for insurance . as for the car it was gold with std brown trim new rear arches runs and drives just needs a full hit .and for the wallet easy sum of £160 genuine 79k miles so at the money we have in the car painted it can offset against the insurance dad fetched the car off the retro rides forum for me as a suprise and simply cant bear to part with it kyle
have a pic too ….
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/joxvox/lastifone4088.jpg

propper gutted after a weekend of searching for insurance .the golf is not viable so is going in the sale section cheap as we didnt buy it too make profit so will be around the 300quid + mark to cover fuel for collecting it and trailer hire . would like it to go to someone on her if posiible but will be on pistonheads and maybe evilbay too .kyle

Hi

Welcome to the Mk1 Golf Owners Club, enjoy your stay and feel free to browse around the forum and ask any questions you may have, we are all a friendly bunch, and will try and help where we can : - )

If you are looking to save money make sure you check out here:
The Mk1 Golf Owners Club

For just £15 a year for paid membership, you have soon saved more than the paid membership free on discounts from the partners that support our paid members, and on top of that help the club keep going.

As a club we encourage people to meet up, make new friends and share experiences and knowledge we have all had with our golfs etc , so if that's your sort of thing keep an eye on the Regional and National pages below, where there will be details of meets in and around your location. Also details of who your Regional Host is or are, feel free to contact them about meets in your area also.

http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewforum&f=5
http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewforum&f=4

And finally the biggest event of the year ! ! The Mk1 Golf Owners Club - Annual Gathering. If you are looking for a great weekend or even just coming along for the day , fun and laughter, meet new people, enjoy a drive out of 90+ Mk1 Golfs, a great show and shine day on the Sunday and Auto jumble then it's not to be missed : - ) , see here for details:

http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=123261

I look forward to meeting you at some shows / club meets in the near future

Cheers

Rich

kyle_mk1_k said

hi im kyle and always loved the fist gen golf. so much so i convinced my dad to buy me one even though im 16
its a 5 door y reg 1500gl just wants painting in a nice colour as its in primer .just had an insurance quote of 7k+ pretending to be 17 and passed test with my dad as named driver not good so might have to not bother with it any ideas how to get cheaper insurance or am i proper out of touch with things ? ta kyle.

Hi,
Feel free to try us for a quotation when you're ready.
We'll try our best to help.
Regards,
Dan.

hey kyle shame you gotta sell but insurance is such a killer on these cars, im coming up 23 and paying £600 (i know its hardy anything compared to yours) but a 2008 bmw 320 will be about £500 or less to insure, the problem is alot of classic car insurers wont touch you til your about 25.

if you really want a mk1 keep an eye out for a smaller engine, they did come in 1.1 and 1.3 but alot of those have had engine swaps now.

or the other option could be a mk1 polo ? engine range on those are 800cc to 1.3, i met someone who had one as a first car so cant cost a bomb to insure??



Scott

thanks for the replies lads and especially( adrian flux) i will ring around a few more specialist insurers <<<< :0 and see what turns up as i dont really want to sell cheers kyle .