Insurance Group 1 Cars?

[joshwa]

Does anybody have a list of cars that fall into the insurance group 1?

So far I've checked out a FIAT Panda insurance wise and it's the cheapest - but are there any others I can look at?

Thanks

Josh

[5lab]

new or old?

remember insurance group doesnt actually determine cost - mine is a group 7 but is as cheap as a 900cc micra (which is surely lower group).

Try a 2cv, they are pretty cheap, or a volvo 340 (no kidding, dirt cheap)

[joshwa]

old

[spazman]

Yugo

[Shad]

[img]http://niknak.org/g/Cars/Yugo/dieselstation-holy****-yugo-002.jpg[/img]

But not that Yugo

[Fox]

I know what you are thinking but just don't. Cars that fall into insurance group 1 are just bad. They are slow, uncomfortable, spartan and nasty. And the best bit is, wait for it...

Becuase they are ultra cheap to insure, there is high demand and thus they cost more than you'd think. You could easily end up spending more than it would cost to just insure a decent car on buying one of these.

People put waay too much emphasis on insurance groups. You can insure virtually anything under Group 10 without a huge difference in price. The difference between 1 and, say, 4, for example will probably be under 50 quid even if you are a young driver.

[schmunk]

Agreed - within a small range of groups (e.g. 1-6 etc) the value of the car makes as much, if not more difference than the group

[5lab]

http://www.abi.org.uk/carinsurance/ListGroups.asp whack what you want into there..

quick search finds these, ordered by date

Make Model CC Start Year End Year No of Doors
CITROEN 2 CV6 602 1974 1981 4
FIAT 126 DE VILLE 649 1976 1977 2
FIAT 126 DE VILLE 594 1976 1977 2
FIAT 126 649 1976 1977 2
FIAT 126 652 1977 1987 2
FIAT 126 DE VILLE 652 1977 1983 2
AUSTIN MINI CITY 848 1979 1980 2
AUSTIN MINI SDL 848 1979 1980 2
FIAT 126 BLACK 652 1979 1979 2
FIAT 126 SILVER 652 1979 1979 2
CITROEN 2 CV6 CHARLESTON 602 1981 1989 4
CITROEN 2 CV6 CLUB 602 1981 1983 4
CITROEN 2 CV6 SPECIAL 602 1981 1990 4
FIAT PANDA 45 903 1981 1982 3
FIAT 126 BROWN 652 1982 1982 2
FIAT PANDA HABITAT 903 1982 1982 3
FIAT PANDA COMFORT 903 1982 1985 3
CITROEN 2 CV6 BEACHCOMBER 602 1983 1983 4
FIAT PANDA SUPER 903 1983 1986 3
FIAT PANDA 4X4 965 1984 1986 3
CITROEN 2 CV6 DOLLY 602 1985 1990 4
FIAT PANDA VIP 903 1985 1985 3
FIAT PANDA CL 903 1985 1986 3
FIAT PANDA BIANCA 903 1985 1985 3
FIAT PANDA MADAGASCAR 4X4 965 1985 1985 3
FIAT PANDA L 769 1986 1992 3
FIAT PANDA 4X4 999 1986 1992 3
FIAT PANDA CL 999 1986 1992 3
FIAT PANDA 1000 S 999 1986 1992 3
CITROEN 2 CV6 BAMBOO 602 1987 1990 4
FIAT 126 BIS 704 1987 1992 3
FIAT PANDA FANTASIA 769 1987 1987 3
FIAT PANDA SISLEY 4X4 999 1987 1987 3
FIAT PANDA CL BIANCA 999 1987 1987 3
FIAT PANDA CL FANTASIA 999 1987 1987 3
FIAT PANDA CL SOLAR 999 1987 1987 3
FIAT PANDA SISLEY 4X4 999 1988 1991 3
FIAT PANDA CL BIANCA 999 1988 1988 3
SEAT MARBELLA GL 903 1988 1990 3
SEAT MARBELLA GLX 903 1988 1993 3
SEAT MARBELLA L 843 1988 1990 3
SEAT MARBELLA JUNIOR 843 1988 1990 3
FIAT PANDA BELLA 903 1989 1989 3
SEAT MARBELLA SPECIAL 843 1989 1990 3
FIAT PANDA ITALIA '90 769 1990 1992 3
FIAT PANDA DANCE 903 1990 1990 3
FIAT PANDA SERGIO TACCHINI 999 1990 1992 3
SEAT MARBELLA 850 B 843 1990 1992 3
SEAT MARBELLA 850 R 843 1990 1992 3
SEAT MARBELLA 850 Y 843 1990 1992 3
SEAT MARBELLA JEANS 843 1990 1991 3
SEAT MARBELLA 850 SPLASH 843 1991 1991 3
FIAT PANDA 750 L 769 1992 1992 3
FIAT PANDA 900 DANCE 903 1992 1992 3
FIAT PANDA MANIA 769 1992 1992 3
FIAT PANDA 1000 CLX 999 1992 1995 3
FIAT PANDA 1000 FIRE PINK 999 1992 1992 3
FIAT PANDA 1000 FIRE SKY 999 1992 1992 3
FIAT PANDA 1000 SELECTA 999 1992 1993 3
SEAT MARBELLA 900 SPECIAL 903 1992 1993 3
SEAT MARBELLA CLX 903 1992 1993 3
FIAT PANDA SELECTA 1108 1993 1995 3
FIAT PANDA FIRE SPECIAL 999 1993 1995 3
FIAT PANDA FIZZ 999 1993 1995 3
FIAT PANDA PARADE 999 1993 1995 3
SEAT MARBELLA FUN 903 1993 1995 3
FIAT PANDA COLOUR 999 1994 1995 3
FIAT CINQUECENTO S 899 1996 1998 3
FIAT CINQUECENTO SX 899 1996 1998 3
FIAT SEICENTO S 899 1998 2000 3
FIAT SEICENTO SX 899 1998 2000 3
FIAT SEICENTO SX CITYMATIC 899 1998 2000 3
FIAT SEICENTO MIA 899 1999 1999 3
OKA DANIRA 749 2000 3
SKODA FABIA CLASSIC 997 2000 2000 5
VAUXHALL CORSA CLUB 12V 973 2000 2003 3
VAUXHALL CORSA EXPRESSION 12V 973 2000 2003 3
VAUXHALL CORSA GLS 12V 973 2000 2003 3
VAUXHALL CORSA COMFORT 12V 973 2000 2002 3
FIAT SEICENTO S 1108 2001 2002 3
FIAT SEICENTO SX 1108 2001 2002 3
VAUXHALL CORSA CLUB 12V 973 2001 2003 5
VAUXHALL CORSA GLS 12V 973 2001 2003 5
VAUXHALL CORSA COMFORT 12V 973 2001 2002 5
FIAT SEICENTO 2 TONE 1108 2002 2002 3
VAUXHALL CORSA CLUB ECO 12V 973 2002 2003 3
VAUXHALL CORSA CLUB ECO 12V 973 2002 2003 5
VAUXHALL CORSA CLUB ECO 12V 973 2002 2003 3
VAUXHALL CORSA CLUB ECO 12V 973 2002 2003 5
CITROEN C2 L 1124 2003 3
CITROEN C2 LX 1124 2003 3
CITROEN C2 SX 1124 2003 3
FIAT SEICENTO MIA 1108 2003 3
FIAT SEICENTO ACTIVE 1108 2003 3
REVA G-WIZ (ELECTRIC) 0 2003 3
SKODA FABIA CLASSIC (54) 1198 2003 5
VAUXHALL CORSA LIFE 12V 973 2003 2003 3
VAUXHALL CORSA LIFE 12V 973 2003 2003 3
VAUXHALL CORSA LIFE 12V 973 2003 2003 5
VAUXHALL CORSA LIFE 12V 973 2003 2003 5
VAUXHALL CORSA LIFE ECO 973 2003 2003 3
VAUXHALL CORSA LIFE ECO 973 2003 2003 5
VAUXHALL CORSA EXPRESSION 12V 998 2003 3
CITROEN C2 DESIGN 1124 2004 3
FIAT PANDA ACTIVE 1108 2004 5
TOYOTA AYGO 998 2005 3
TOYOTA AYGO 998 2005 5
TOYOTA AYGO + 998 2005 3
TOYOTA AYGO + 998 2005 3
TOYOTA AYGO + 998 2005 5
TOYOTA AYGO + 998 2005 5
TOYOTA AYGO SPORT 998 2005 3
TOYOTA AYGO SPORT 998 2005 3
TOYOTA AYGO SPORT 998 2005 5
TOYOTA AYGO SPORT 998 2005 5

[schmunk]

Yeah, you don't want any of those...

[5lab]

ps. get a fiat 126. they're cooler than the rest

i'd personally say the chinquichento might be reasonably nippy out of that lot..

[Butuz]

Its not really the insurance group that determines cost, my focus 2.0 ghia which was group 8 was only a bit cheaper than my nissan 200sx which is group 18.

Butuz

[Fox]

Originally Posted by Butuz

Its not really the insurance group that determines cost, my focus 2.0 ghia which was group 8 was only a bit cheaper than my nissan 200sx which is group 18.

Butuz

I disagree, insurance grouping does determine cost to quite an extent. It's just that the difference between Groups is usually a lot smaller than you'd imagine

[Howard]

Originally Posted by Fox

Buy a Mondeo.

Fixed.




Nah, those cars in that list aren't that bad if it's all you can afford....

<3 my Cinq

[Rave]

2CVs = teh win if you can find one that isn't rotting to pieces. I learned to drive in my mum's one at the age of 12, then hopped in on the morning of my 17th birthday and drove myself to school. It lasted another couple of years after that and we were all gutted to see it go (gearbox died in the end).

[dkmech]

Originally Posted by Howard

Originally Posted by Fox

Buy a Mondeo

Fixed.

[Gunbuster]

Another thing to keep in mind is the age and cost. My 1st car a Citroen AX (Ins grp 4) (F reg) was ancient and cost £400 (at the time) its insurance was the same as my 2nd car a Ford Ka (ins grp 2) (P reg) which cost £2000 (att). The Ka was safer and therefore a lower group, but the older car cost less so it was relatively cheaper to insure.