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Have you rang around Hyperformance, Adrian Flux, Express Insurance etc?

Pick up a modified car mag like Max Power, or Performance Vauxhall and have a look at the insurer ads in the back - find companies that specialise in younger drivers and modified cars. Also have a look and see if there's an owners club you can join that will offer you a discount on insurance.

Unfortunately, you're a youngster in a "high-risk" kind of a car so insurance is always going to be monster expensive, but keep ringing around until you get the best deal, then see if you can get some cashback on it by buying through a cash-back website, a handy trick I found out a couple of weeks ago on Channel 5's It Pays to Watch.

Then drive bloody carefully for a year and cash in on the juicy one years no claims bonus! Also, have you considered Pass Plus? There are some members on here that poo-poo it, but it saved me nearly £500 on my first year's insurance, and taught me how to drive properly on motorways so I don't think it's that bad a deal.

Max Power used to do Max Driver, although I'm not sure if they still do, but you get 25% off with Adrian Flux for passing that.