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iv got a gsi, will have 2 years ncb in december,im 19, 20 in march.
what should i be lookin at for insurance prices when i do my redtop conversion.
cheers.
A lot.
Probably £1200+
Personally Ad, I'd say more towards £2k really. It will be the same as him insuring an Astra GSi/GTE as his age. Bearing in mind, at my tender age of 22 coming 23, it about £300 a F/C on the same vehicle with points & claims.
well im paying £1600 at the moment which is a bit of a joke! wouldnt mind if it stays at that once i have my 2 years ncb and redtop in place.
just want an idea of what others are paying round the same age?
and with what insurance companies?
admiral is good i got quotes of £1075 on a nova GTE as a first driver with my dad on it with me
Tidy Max
22-09-08, 04:22 PM
jesus, ive got a 1.2i and cheapest i could find on my own was 1400 when i passed (age 18) so i went under my mums and its 500 now
i was just planning on waiting till my pension came through before even trying for a gsi lol
Brodie_Sri
22-09-08, 05:02 PM
When i was 20 i had a mk3 astra gsi (redtop) i payed £1200 tpft with 1 years no claims, it came down to £514 on the same car when i was 21 with 2 years no claims.
im paying £1200 on my xe'd sr, all mods declared with adrian flux, 19, 2ncb
mulletor
22-09-08, 06:51 PM
try elephant i have never paid more than a bag of sand for insurance. ie nova 1.4sr at 18 was 900,cav gsi at 20 was 612, im just 24 and got a quote on my 280bhp nova turbo with everything declared today for 900.
nova_mike
23-09-08, 10:44 PM
20 years of age
5 speeding convictions, 1 due care and an A4 page of traffic offences.
insured for my redtop nova (track car), 2 xr2i's an rs turbo, nova merit, escort 1.8 gti an fiesta diesel quartz thats 7 cars an worst of all my mrs on my isurance too only £600 a year everything done by the book too.
admiral is good i got quotes of £1075 on a nova GTE as a first driver with my dad on it with me
With who as the named driver though? Insured in your dads name with you added on?
Tsk, fronting = naughty.
Do Admiral do engine conversions now? As they've been telling me each year for the past 3 or 4 years that they don't. Gits lol
I'd try specialist insurers like Flux/HIC and Sky first, go from there. You may find having a GSi as the base car may up it a bit as some insurance companies will base it on a modified group 11 car, instead of a modified group 3/4 (1.0/1.2), but anyone worth their salt should treat them all the same.
the thing with insurance is nearly everything is a variable, even the time of the month lol
ive got quotes from the same companies withen minutes of each other that have been hundreds different
Liverpool Victoria ftw :D
ring ring
me: "Hi, would you insure my nova with a 2.0 engine?"
LV: "No, sorry"
me: "Ok, no problem. Thanks."
click
me: "1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10"
ring ring
me: "Hi, would you insure my nova with a 2.0 engine?"
LV: "Sure, we can do that."
FB_evolutions
24-09-08, 04:19 PM
im with Ecar and paying £589 fully comp, with 0 NCB, only been just under year. with my ex still on there classed as a young couple
Tidy Max
24-09-08, 04:58 PM
"Dear Mr max middleton,
Thank you for requesting a quote from Adrian Flux Insurance - the UK's largest specialist motor insurance broker.
From the details provided we can provisionally offer a price of £2186.99."
im telling you, i just get fisted by insurance companies, that was me attempting a gte insurance quote, what is it with you lot getting good quotes?!?!
pikey1986
24-09-08, 05:51 PM
elephant wont insure it if its had an engine conversion, they wont touch my nova merit with a gte lump, admiral wont touch it either as these were top of my list
General Baxter
24-09-08, 05:53 PM
£548, 0 nbc 22 :) HIC
alltho thats on my more Superior loon :p
"Dear Mr max middleton,
Thank you for requesting a quote from Adrian Flux Insurance - the UK's largest specialist motor insurance broker.
From the details provided we can provisionally offer a price of £2186.99."
im telling you, i just get fisted by insurance companies, that was me attempting a gte insurance quote, what is it with you lot getting good quotes?!?!
Ring them up, I bet they could halve that if you haggled a bit. I think Flux originally quoted me something like £1500 on the saloon with an XE and a host of other mods, then came down to under £350 after I rang them and moaned lol
If you want to try and insure a xe @ 19, What you going to be trying to insure @ 25...?
IMO dont come up the line too fast, Your appreciate it more as your only get bored with the more power you get under.
white2lSR
29-09-08, 12:16 AM
£430 on my 2.0 mk1 SR all mods declaired
0 NCB 26 year old. Clean licence.
CA10 post code
Thats with Flux
ANDYRACER
29-09-08, 02:52 PM
I got a quote on an XE'd Corsa gsi and it was £1350 tpft at 19 with 0 No claims and 2 years driving exp. :thumb:
That was with Flux btw.
looks like the conversion will be going ahead then!!!
jay_kay
12-10-08, 12:40 AM
If you want to try and insure a xe @ 19, What you going to be trying to insure @ 25...?
IMO dont come up the line too fast, Your appreciate it more as your only get bored with the more power you get under.
that true...after i had my vrs furby and my 328 i keep on getting pissed off with other motors..
insurance wise,i pay silly amounts, till i took out commercial insurance, half price, and i can insure a car as commercial
£430 on my 2.0 mk1 SR all mods declaired
0 NCB 26 year old. Clean licence.
CA10 post code
Thats with Flux
Sh!t dude thats cheap, im 24 with 5 years no claims, 1.2 shell with a cav sri 8v, all other mods declared and flux charged me £400, although insurance is cheaper when you reach 25.
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