Hello,

I've recently heard about this forum and as I've recently bought a bright green 2011 skoda fabia vrs as my first car, I thought I might be in need of some advice!

Looking forward to the wisdom of this forum and any discussion :)

About me: I'm a new driver, actually not had a lesson yet.. but bought the 2011 skoda fabia vrs after it met everything I was looking for in a first car and my family and much more experienced driver friends said it would be a good choice! (Yet to be seen, but I hope so!).

Cheers, J

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum. I dread to think how much your insurance will be as a new driver but kudos on a courageous choice of first car!

All the best 👍

Welcome.

Have you managed to insure it in your name?

I doubt even @DAN@ADRIAN FLUX when he comes along can help with a premium less than the car cost.

Very nice choice, but please be sensible with it! For a new driver, that's a very powerful car and you don't want to end your driving career before it begins - any smash in the next few years will make insuring a pushbike impossible.

Insurance will likely be eye-watering, but it's eye watering for most people these days. Admiral multicover is likely your best bet. To be honest, I'm surprised you've even got a quote, fair play!

Take a look here - be great to have you.

3 hours ago, Ootohere said:

Welcome.

Have you managed to insure it in your name?

I doubt even @DAN@ADRIAN FLUX when he comes along can help with a premium less than the car cost.

Yeah, got it insured in my name, got an experienced driver living with me who's a named driver that knocked a grand off! It's honestly nowhere near as bad as I was expecting!

Are you going to be taking lessons and your test in a manual car or an automatic and have an automatic only licence? 2 members here had Fabia vRS as driving school cars. 1 was green and not unusually required a replacement engine.