Why do you think it's a high insurance group?

Ive had one of these for 4 years as my first car. I got it from a scrapyard for £200 and have learnt to fix pretty much everything on it (I've even learnt to change the head gasket)which I am grateful for.

If you enjoy fixing cars, are prepared to read the mg forums, buy tools and learn. Then I recommend it.

EVs weigh on average 20% more and wear through tyres 30% quicker Just for reference

I mean house prices didn't jump straight away because these things have big delays until the effects come through in data, as well as there being a great recession at that time. but the subsequent years of low interest did see big house prices gains up until 2022 when rates jumped up again

Lol it readjusted itself after I said this

I'm talking about CPI inflation. You have to take this off if you want to compare it in real terms

Idk if you're trying to be funny or what but you have to adjust for inflation if you want to compare a 10 year old apple to a 2024 apple

Hah I didn't mean it facetiously, but id be curious what that number would be with London excluded

Also getting a job at a bar still counts towards the "employment rate"

House prices can and do go up at an exponential rate compared to wages. Just look at any wage/house prices graph. House prices rise at a much quicker rate than wages, thus why we have a housing crisis

I agree they're useless. But UK and US interests will start be reduced within 12 months

When we were waterproofing our kit in basic training "double bag it like you're banging a Keighley bird"

Genuinely curious where you get your news from

Clearly have not been following politics over the past decade, or more recent policy from the 2 parties

Or basic economics

They could start coming down this summer

Probably the worst time in a long time to fix

Inflation has come back down to normal

Rates will start to drop in a few meetings when they're confident they're not going to spring back (economists don't think it will)

ofcourse it's going to go down slowly

And then house prices are going to jump

Online wallet that allows contactless on phone

Get an ISA with trading212 and put it in a nice index fund. You could also get a SIPP which you can use to avert taxes when you're retired