For young people in the UK it pays to drive an unpopular car - eg. VW Golf's and Vauxhall Novas are very expensive, as is any car with an engine > 1.4ish, but Fiats, Volvo's etc cost pretty much the same for a much nicer car.

I found that LHD American imports were no more expensive than a crappy Nova, but much more fun :-) As a young new driver, getting *anything* insured for £600 would have been a challenge let alone an IROC-Z! Ok it's a pain to park, and the local petrol station attendants know me by name but what the hey!

I spoke to somebody recently who was 35 and insured a brand new Corvette Z06 for under £400 ($650) fully comprehensive!

Gareth