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Hi all,
Looking to get a ford sierra with a rover v8 swap, but I'm 23 so thinking about the insurance.
I'm going to give the normal suspects like a plan and flux a go, but the big problem i think is its not old enough to go under classic, then it might be a bit cheaper, oh well
Any company's you guys think i should try.
James
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kerrly
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Jul 13, 2010 11:11:18 GMT
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i have been in contact with a few insurance companies recently regarding classic policies and my findings are
1) the car has to be standard
2) the car has to be over 15 years old
3) driver has to be over 25, or some firms it was 30!!!
4) the cost even on a 3000 mile policy was only marginally less than what i could pay for regular insurance and do 10k + modify the car.
Lancaster, Footman James, Heritage, Adrian Flux, Asset Trust, Highway, Brentacre are the ones ive tried and FJ are clearly the cheapest right now but over 25 only.
dave
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Jul 13, 2010 11:59:06 GMT
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I've got mine on a classic policy with Flux, with all mods declared & wasn't a problem at all, including an engine swap-although only form 1.0 to 1.3! Wasn't cheap though, doubt any will be with a V8 conversion  |
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stinkwheel
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Doctor Of Gonzo Journalism - One of gods own proptypes, never even considered for mass production.
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Jul 13, 2010 13:21:10 GMT
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I had a dyane with a 1300cc engine on a flux policy, it wasnt big but more than double the size of standard engine. they were fine, did me a good deal.
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1973 Citroen Dyane 6 1980 Citroen Acadiane
1992 Citroen AX 1990 Citroen BX
1997 Citroen XM 1993 Citroen BX
1997 Citroen Xantia 1977 Citroen Ami 8
1996 Ford Escort 1989 Citroen BX
1997 Suzuki RF900 1988 Yamaha TDR250
1979 Honda CB400.
'I need less vehicles'
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Jul 13, 2010 14:37:57 GMT
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Funny u should say! Adrian Flux quoted me £400 Fully comp for a 1992-J-reg sierra with a 3.5 Rover unit in there. That was 4 years ago when i was 21! Now they're not as cheap as they used to be, but still worth a try.
A lot of companies will put Sierra's on classic insurance, i've been running classic insurance on mine for a good few years now. Some like to call them "Modern classics" or such things.
My new favorite insurance company is PETER BEST insurance, HIC wanted £400 renual for the 10th july on my Sapphire, P-Best did it for £187, and that's fully comp (was TPFT) with 1000 extra miles a year!
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Jul 13, 2010 14:39:19 GMT
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The car your looking at isn't blue is it? Was silver?
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Jul 13, 2010 15:59:42 GMT
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I was with Adrian Flux with a Sprint with a 3.5 EFI at 20 - but how much it costs does vary wildly depending on your circumstances and area. It was a relatively sane policy too, limited to 6k miles a year (my choice though). That was 3/4 years ago now, much like weblefeck!  At the time, for me, to give it some perspective, it was £550 all mods declared TPFT with a few years NCB - amongst other things it had a 5 speed box, uprated suspension, K&N, performance exhaust, that kind of thing Probably wouldn't have been much more fully comp but I didn't ask at the time. You could try Brentacre as well, they're fantastic for stuff like this and (depending on who answers the phone) very intelligent car people. www.brentacre.co.uk/A picture, to keep things related, of the car in question:  |
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Last Edit: Jul 13, 2010 16:02:13 GMT by Lewis
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Jul 13, 2010 16:02:56 GMT
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I have been in contact with a few insurance companies recently regarding classic policies and my findings are 1) the car has to be standard 2) the car has to be over 15 years old 3) driver has to be over 25, or some firms it was 30!!! 4) the cost even on a 3000 mile policy was only marginally less than what I could pay for regular insurance and do 10k + modify the car. Lancaster, Footman James, Heritage, Adrian Flux, Asset Trust, Highway, Brentacre are the ones ive tried and FJ are clearly the cheapest right now but over 25 only. dave I'm 18 and I'm with Footman James |
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Jul 13, 2010 16:19:07 GMT
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No its this one ;D  |
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Jul 13, 2010 16:33:29 GMT
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Young Jim's old car, i remember it when it was a 1.8 CVH, Chap on FSOC owned it for a while. Sold it, that's when it got V8'd
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Jul 13, 2010 18:40:15 GMT
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I could ONLY get quotes from Flux for my skoda!
No-one else would quote me on it, heavens knows why, it is only going up in capacity by 100 cc!
Madness, but the price from flux was fine so not bothered really!
Lewis
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mattc
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It will be done one day.....
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Jul 13, 2010 19:34:15 GMT
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HIC insue my modded MK1 Astra Van on a classic policy, with all mods declared and agreed value.
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Jul 13, 2010 19:51:52 GMT
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Young Jim's old car, I remember it when it was a 1.8 CVH, Chap on FSOC owned it for a while. Sold it, that's when it got V8'd We bought it from a chap in Shropshire |
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Jul 14, 2010 13:51:35 GMT
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I just phoned Adrian Flux to get a quote on my Rochdale, they seemed very professional and gave me a very reasonable quote for what is a heavily modified car.
I was fearing the worst when she asked "where is the engine from?" and I had to say "A Lotus Exige"
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Jul 17, 2010 21:57:54 GMT
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Sorted! HIC! £360 for the year  |
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