1.3! I want more then that

drinkfeckarsegi · 14-09-2007 10:03pm #1

I've heard that you can't drive over a 1.3 if you are under 18 no matter what license you have, can anyone tell me if this is true? And how long should I wait before trying to get insurance on a 2.5 v6 Omega

tuxy · 14-09-2007 10:35pm

drinkfeckarsegi wrote:

I've heard that you can't drive over a 1.3 if you are under 18 no matter what license you have, can anyone tell me if this is true? And how long should I wait before trying to get insurance on a 2.5 v6 Omega

1. Not true, you can drive any car you get insured on. I have heard of 18 year olds driving 2 ltrs but they were paying at least 3k(maybe more) a year in insurance.

2. Depends on how much money you have to pay on insurance, but you should wait a few year unless you are rich.

Jack Bauer999 · 14-09-2007 10:52pm

drinkfeckarsegi wrote:

I've heard that you can't drive over a 1.3 if you are under 18 no matter what license you have, can anyone tell me if this is true? And how long should I wait before trying to get insurance on a 2.5 v6 Omega

you can drive anything you like,
ring a few insurance companys and find out how much (if you find one that will quote you) and let us know? i dont think any would take you on but
insterested to see how much if they do.

E@gle. · 14-09-2007 11:07pm

when i was 17 i drove a 2.5 litre Turbo jeep

maidhc · 14-09-2007 11:08pm

drinkfeckarsegi wrote:

I've heard that you can't drive over a 1.3 if you are under 18 no matter what license you have, can anyone tell me if this is true?

No, but be prepared to pay for the privilege.

drinkfeckarsegi wrote:

And how long should I wait before trying to get insurance on a 2.5 v6 Omega

Depends on how much you wish to spend on your insurance premium, or if you are a named driver. It would be an utterly pointless car for a 17yo though.

colm_mcm · 14-09-2007 11:17pm

rear wheel drive and V6 sounds pretty useful if you're 17

Jack Bauer999 · 15-09-2007 12:17am

colm_mcm wrote:

rear wheel drive and V6 sounds pretty useful if you're 17

sounds like a death trap to me, putting a 17 year old in a car like that.

strange to say but im glad insurance companies charge the figures they do for a 17 year to drive a car like that.

afatbollix · 15-09-2007 12:43am

i also drove a 2.3 RWD car when i was 17

it was the old mans car but only cost an extra grand on his insurance...

drinkfeckarsegi · 15-09-2007 8:55am

Thats a bit discriminating

TwoShedsJackson · 15-09-2007 9:34am

Actually they do it because young lads are more likely to have accidents, and have a false sense of their own driving abilities, not because they want to discriminate.

Gurgle · 15-09-2007 10:03am

drinkfeckarsegi wrote:

I've heard that you can't drive over a 1.3 if you are under 18 no matter what license you have, can anyone tell me if this is true?

Not true.

And how long should I wait before trying to get insurance on a 2.5 v6 Omega

A year or five after you learn to drive properly. For some people this never actually happens, for others its when they're 18.

Why do you want to drive a 2.5 V6 Omega?

If your answer is 'so that I can go blasting past everyone else on the road', then you certainly don't know how to drive properly. See above answer.

Biro · 15-09-2007 1:07pm

Somehow I get the feeling that he doesn't want to blast past everyone else on the road.
I'm getting more of an incling that he's going to need to fit a wiper to the drivers door window and passenger door window!

wingnut · 15-09-2007 2:39pm

TwoShedsJackson wrote:

Actually they do it because young lads are more likely to have accidents, and have a false sense of their own driving abilities, not because they want to discriminate.

Still discrimination, basing my ability on the category I fall in to. How come when I'm shelling out for health insurance I'm paying for the older more at risk people. Its ok to discriminate for car insurance but not for health.

drinkfeckarsegi · 15-09-2007 2:49pm

I don't want to drive the car to boot it around the estate at 2am or blow past everyone, I just like the car for what it is, it has loads of leg room for your legs, its sounds great even just idleing and if I ever have a crash I'll be alright unless a train is involved.

maidhc · 15-09-2007 4:45pm

drinkfeckarsegi wrote:

I don't want to drive the car to boot it around the estate at 2am or blow past everyone, I just like the car for what it is, it has loads of leg room for your legs, its sounds great even just idleing and if I ever have a crash I'll be alright unless a train is involved.

Get the 2.0 then....!

Still, if you are going to be shelling out for insurance, an Omega doesn't seem like a worthwhile objective.

drinkfeckarsegi · 15-09-2007 7:32pm

Because I already have the 2.5 and my test is coming up in a couple of weeks and then I'll start driving it.

JohnCleary · 15-09-2007 10:57pm

Jack Bauer999 wrote:

sounds like a death trap to me, putting a 17 year old in a car like that.

I've seen 15-17 year olds drive up at Mondello and I would be pretty sure that they'd put you to shame... Prove me wrong

Guy:Incognito · 15-09-2007 11:35pm

drinkfeckarsegi wrote:

if I ever have a crash I'll be alright unless a train is involved.

It has a 3 star Ncap. Nothing to write home about. Size does not equal safety.

http://www.euroncap.com/tests/opel_vauxhall_omega_1998/53.aspx

Henry Ford III · 16-09-2007 8:53am

wingnut wrote:

Still discrimination, basing my ability on the category I fall in to. How come when I'm shelling out for health insurance I'm paying for the older more at risk people. Its ok to discriminate for car insurance but not for health.

No. Health insurance is "community rated".

TwoShedsJackson · 16-09-2007 9:27am

They don't give a **** about your 'ability', they are basing the risk of them having to pay out a claim on your insurance on the category you fall into. That's how insurance works.

drinkfeckarsegi · 16-09-2007 10:46am

Stekelly wrote:

It has a 3 star Ncap. Nothing to write home about. Size does not equal safety.

http://www.euroncap.com/tests/opel_vauxhall_omega_1998/53.aspx

Oh ****e

Altreab · 16-09-2007 11:22am

Stekelly wrote:

It has a 3 star Ncap. Nothing to write home about. Size does not equal safety.

http://www.euroncap.com/tests/opel_vauxhall_omega_1998/53.aspx

I presume thats a 3Star NCAP rating in 1998......on todays NCAP Star rating it would probably rate even lower as the Test is getting harder every couple of years.

p-nut · 16-09-2007 12:09pm

You have to think of the cost of taxing and running the thing aswel OP.

Sure it will sound great even when it's idling, it's a v6, but it will be lethal on juice. They're fairly thirsty cars:rolleyes:

oleras · 16-09-2007 12:17pm

JohnCleary wrote:

I've seen 15-17 year olds drive up at Mondello and I would be pretty sure that they'd put you to shame... Prove me wrong

In fairness, can you compare a closed supervised track to a road ? I dont think so.

maidhc · 16-09-2007 12:45pm

oleras wrote:

In fairness, can you compare a closed supervised track to a road ? I dont think so.

Indeed. I think what Insurance companies look for is not exactly prowess on the circuit.. quite the opposite if anything.

tuxy · 16-09-2007 1:55pm

Exactly you could be shit at racing cars but very careful on the road.

drinkfeckarsegi · 16-09-2007 2:10pm

It is possible to squeeze 40mpg out of it. What is meant by mondello is the ability to maintain control over a car in any circumstance

tuxy · 16-09-2007 2:14pm

drinkfeckarsegi wrote:

It is possible to squeeze 40mpg out of it. What is meant by mondello is the ability to maintain control over a car in any circumstance

This is true and of course some 17 to 18 year olds will be far better at this then older drivers but it is a proven statistic that younger males are more likely to take risks then younger ones.

oleras · 16-09-2007 2:29pm

drinkfeckarsegi wrote:

What is meant by mondello is the ability to maintain control over a car in any circumstance

If you think that driving a car around mondello racing track will give you experience from a road point of view, you are very much mistaken. It might make you good at doing laps. But any circumstance ? Fog, Rain, Dawn, Dusk, loose stones ? other cars coming against you ? I think you have spent too much time on the playstation and are confusing gran tourismo with real life...... Pity us drivers never have a need to "drift" around roundabouts...:D

drinkfeckarsegi · 16-09-2007 3:07pm

oleras wrote:

If you think that driving a car around mondello racing track will give you experience from a road point of view, you are very much mistaken. It might make you good at doing laps. But any circumstance ? Fog, Rain, Dawn, Dusk, loose stones ? other cars coming against you ? I think you have spent too much time on the playstation and are confusing gran tourismo with real life...... Pity us drivers never have a need to "drift" around roundabouts...:D

OK I'll agree with you there other traffic is a problem. But how is that a proven statistic, my older sister has had a full license for over 10 years and so has one of the cheapest quotes but would, without hesitation drive over 120 miles, so is it just a matter of predjudice or just if your lucky enough not to get caught speeding.

Henry Ford III · 16-09-2007 3:27pm

drinkfeckarsegi wrote:

It is possible to squeeze 40mpg out of it... circumstance

Nope. Low 30's mpg on a run perhaps. A lot less in urban driving.

1.3! I want more then that

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