Cars

[dryfter]

With the variety of festivals, and hopefully some random (ie. illegal) outdoor summer parties, coming up soon, I'm vaguely wondering about picking up a cheap car for the summer. (Parking isn't a problem where I live)

It appears you can get nice BMWs for well under a thousand pounds.
Hmm.

It's a thought, anyway.

Edit: Drivers of England, fill me with your knowledge!

What do parking permits cost around here?
What do you pay for rego tax on a car with a two litre engine? Do you pay extra for cars with only two doors, or anything else silly like that?
I'm assuming that third-party insurance (ie. not even for theft and fire) isn't going to be too heinous for someone in their later-20s with about three years no-claim-bonus. Am I wrong?

Comments

[-lexx.livejournal.com]

Vrum Vrum

I once had an old BMW it was a most satisfying vehicle.

It was an E REG 316 (E30 body) for which I paid about £400. They're lovely to drive and the engines go forever. It's worth looking hard at the suspension of any prospective purchase, older ones can have problems and it's not a cheap fix.

The 1.8 liter engine is plenty powerfull wether you get the injected or the twin carb, pull well and will easily top a ton (I had the twin carb, never a squeak from it)

Happy motoring.

[-lexx.livejournal.com]

Oh Tax is about £160 pa I think and they'll take your legs off to insure it in London. This is why I no longer have a car.

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

Insurance will be more expensive than you think it will, much more. It just is, here, just like cars are more expensive, and clothes and cameras and life. Every immigrant I've talked to about this has said "car insurance is SO expensive here".

[gothbabe.livejournal.com]

Cars mean only one thing of course... ROAD TRIP!

[gothbabe.livejournal.com]

ps why was that BMW so cheap? I would guess either it's hot or it has no engine ; )