My insurance has more than doubled since I had a disagreement with some ice recently.
So unfortunately a scoob is out of the question for the time being.

I was hoping to use my engine again, and put it in another one in the future, which I may still do, but think I've got to build up my no claims again first, before it becomes viable.

Not really sure what other car offers such good bang for the buck.
One of the main things I liked about the scoobs are the parts are readily available and usually at a good price too, and the reliability, bar the one I bought from SVA.

Clio 172 Cups are good fun, but straight line speed doesn't seem to quite cut it.

Was thinking maybe a Seat Leon cupra may be good fun?

Newer cars all seem so heavy and don't quite pack the punch of older motors with power to weight.

I had a 230bhp Glanza for cheap a few years ago, which was a handful but it lasted 3 days before going pop. Luckily I didn't lose anything on it, due to all the goodies on it. But being 30 something I can't see myself in one again.

Mr2 Turbos were really good motors, but seem to have shot up in price, along with most other things with fuel being "low" at the moment.

What would others recommend?

 

Gary Moulson's 182 is up for sale

 

Can't seem to see it?

 

Fabia vrs i use one as my daily at the mo running just over 200bhp on a hybrid turbo stick a gtb 2260 on them for 270bhp very very underated car o and it still gets 60 mpg lol £130 a year tax and costs me just over £150 a year to insure it, i love the wee thing.

 

Is that a diesel ?

 

Yip same engine as in the golf gttd 1.9 pd130 it revs like a petrol just does not have the rev range though lol

 

Thats not quite standard spec though lol
And how long would it all last with that power

 

Errrrrrr, most posts above have ignored the obvious fact that the guy's insurance has doubled since he wrote his car off?

So two things:
a) he can't really aford another quick car until he gets his ncd built up again, and,
b) any mods to any car will pull his insurance sky high again.

Sorry, OP, you have to bite the bullet and drive something mundane again for a while. It's not as bad as you think: my Scoob is garaged 8 months a year, I drive a Corsa 1.3CDTI Ecoflex, £120 to insure, no tax.

The above is good advice. Trust me. I have two sons under 30.

 

I have noticed insurance has increased quite a lot the last 12 months, I only paid £300 to insure my old daily Mondeo diesel last year, I cant get it below £400 on the comparision sites for this year.

 

The vrs is in a very low insuance band its easy cheap to insure hence why i posted it and even in standard form there quick for what they are i run mine every day to work and love the wee thing, subaru only comes out at weekends now.

 

Its been running over 200bhp(nothing to worry a pd engine) for years now, a friend of mine(who i bought the turbo off) runs over 280bhp on his golf(same engine) and has done for many years.

 

I accept that, but to recommend someone who's just written his car off and whose insurance has sky=rocketed to buy one and mod it?

Nope.