- My first post...finally got approved!!! heh.

I'm 16, and I'm about to buy my first corvette. Picking it up Friday probably. It's a '79 L48. I called for insurance and it's going to cost me $525/month. I'd just like to say insurance is a bitch. ;) I'm in Alberta, Canada by the way.

I'm curious what type of vehicles everyone has for the winter when you have to put your toys away?

 

I'm about to get another restoration project back on the road - in time for
the leaves to fall. It's a 1989 Buick Park Ave 3.8l FWD, ABS, moonroof, and
231,000 miles on the original engine/tranny. NO KIDDING !! The engine
is developing some noises in it's midlife crisis - so a long block will be ordered
soon. Plenty of power from the 3.8 - spins the 215s off the line. Not to
mention the room for six (comfortably).

When the snow gets real deep, we take the wife's 1988 full size Blazer
4x4. GM 350 crate motor and 700R4 new a couple years ago, but needs to
be caught up on underside body work.

Welcome to the Forum - and please take it easy in the vette.
When I was 16 I didn't think I could die very easily - then again I didn't
have a vette.

ps - in NH no insurance is required - but you better get it anyway.
:seeya

 

Some of us are fortunate enough to live far enough south that we dont have to put the toys away. :D But if need be I have a jeep scrambler.
BTW welcome.
insurance sucks when your young.


[Modified by Wightnite, 6:44 PM 7/24/2002]

 

hey is that 545/mo in funny money or US dollars?

:lol:

 

It's in funny money =) About $340USD I think.

 

WINTER??? What's that?

 

:lol: You beat me to it.

If I were you I'd check into classic insurance or get that Vette put on your parents policy and pay them. 525 a month even in CD is a whole lot of money, it costs less to buy a brand new 4-banger car for a daily driver. After my last daily driver bit the dust I bought a Neon, sure it's slow as hell but it's cheap and gets 28mpg city.

 

yeah, the reason it costs so much is because I recently turned 16 and got my drivers license. Therefore, I have no previous driving or insurance record. The insurance broker suggested that I get ensured as a casual driver on my parents' vehicles for a few months to establish a record then try again and it should drop dramatically.

I can't get my dad to insure it under him because then we'd have 3 cars and 3 drivers, so it would cost the same. Instead, I'm going to get him to drop the insurance on one of his cars and insure my corvette for now...then put me as a casual driver. I won't get to drive it as much for now, but at least it's not sitting for months at a time because I can't afford insurance.

 

mine has been a dialy driver for 5 years now up untill a few months ago,it was costing me $10 a day back and forth to work so i bought a 91 cavalier that gets 30 mpg now.So winter time ill feel better about not driving the vette and wrecking it.Man 525 a month for insurance and i was complaining about 2400 a year for 2 cars.

 

We taking winter already, oh well I either take the Probe or Explorer.

 

Heya sicchild. I'm a youngin' like you (i'm 19) and live in Manitoba. I drive a 98 volkswagen Jetta K2 in the winter. Great car. It has heated seat :yesnod: Welcome to the forum

 

"I'm about to get another restoration project back on the road - in time for
the leaves to fall. It's a 1989 Buick Park Ave 3.8l FWD, ABS, moonroof, and
231,000 miles on the original engine/tranny."

AWESOME! Can you post some pics, or send them to jerryjfunk@krock.com? I'd love to see them. My first car was an 87' Park Ave. My dad gave it to me... 120K miles, starting to rust, no moonroof, no ABS... but I liked it anyway. Heck, a free car is a free car. But then I spent all my hard earned cash and bought my 93' Riv, which is my current driver, and will be my winter driver for many years to come. Here's a pic, if anyone cares: :D



Jerry

 

Well, considering this use to be my moms summer car, she used a Lincoln Navigator as a winter beater. No kidding. :blueangel:

 

Well how old is everyone here? I think I'm a youngin. =(

 

2002 Jeep Liberty 4x4. Great in the snow. Tough as a Wrangler, creature comforts of a Grand Cherokee. 3.7L V-6 does all right.

 

Welcome! Sorry to say but if insurance is $525/month I'd be looking for a Schwinn.

 

There's a few young guys around here. We're the ones who ask all the stupid questions :p:

 

I cruise winter, and most of summer so far, in my '94 S-10 Blazer 4x4. its fully loaded except for leather and has a $4000 (retail-not what i paid) stereo system in it. Its a great suv. with no subs and a good tune-up, it spins the tires like no other. its almost better at it than the vette and it only has 195hp stock at sea level :crazy: its undergoing small customizations, nothing nearly as big as whats been done to the vette, but it has a custom billet grille, clear turn signals and running lights and a few other small things. i eventually want to take the BSMs off and do an airdam and roll pan. nothing gawdy, just something to clean up the appearance. i dont like how normal bumpers stick out.

Forgot to mention, i bought my vette when i was 16. its great, but be carefull. i know there were a couple close calls for me just because i wasnt paying enough attention. i screwed arround too but i did that with no one arround so that wasnt a problem. im 19 now and a much better driver because i am aware of everything arround my car. also it is a chick magnet, so dont plan on having free weekends! :smash: :cheers:


[Modified by '79ProwlerOrange, 8:40 PM 7/24/2002]

 

Amen to that. ;)

Yeah, I'm going to have to be careful not to get any tickets, or worse, get into an accident. Insurance is enough as it is without any tickets or claims.

I live in a really small town and all the cops stop new cars when they see them. Once I get it, I plan to be stopped regularily until all the cops know me on a first-name basis. ;)

Any other 16 year olds around?


[Modified by SicChild, 6:01 AM 7/25/2002]


[Modified by SicChild, 6:02 AM 7/25/2002]

 

Welcome to the forum. Well I was 16 last month. Just turned 17, but have had my 81 over a year :D Bought the car right after I got my permit :yesnod: As for insurance I pay about $260 US every 3 months. As for a winter vehicle...I just use my Mom's '93 Lumina Euro with the Z24 3.4L engine :cool: That is whenever we get any snow, which sometimes isn't a lot.....thank God :blueangel: