Well, I bought one...
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...Now to insure the bloody thing. Just been quoted over £6000 by Adrian Flux! So much for their "young drivers shouldn't be milked" crap they go on about.
Cheapest quote so far is £2100 from Admiral.
Anyway, it's a 1.6 Eunos. Bought it for £900. I wanted a UK spec 1.8 in red, but for the money, I couldn't say no. Other than a minor dent or two it is in great condition and I think it looks fantastic.
Edited by Dax1995 on Monday 25th November 14:59
Benrad said:
A bit late for you but I found UK cars much cheaper to insure when I bought mine (I was 21 and it was my first car). Try and find an insurer that doesn't mind that it's import?
Yeah I got quoted £1600 for a 1.8 UK spec car. Ah well. I got a good deal on the car, and I'd rather have the import 1.6 than the UK 1.6. (Of course, a UK 1.8 would have been nice...)Benrad said:
A bit late for you but I found UK cars much cheaper to insure when I bought mine (I was 21 and it was my first car). Try and find an insurer that doesn't mind that it's import?
Direct line never treated them as imports when I was looking. Worth a shot. Im with flux at the moment. Was shocked this year when my renewal for 97 1.8 with suspension and exhaust mods came to £150. Its limited mileage and im 31 but thats silly cheap for a sports carNice looking car by the way
Good stuff Dax, glad you have your insurance sorted, even if it is a hefty chunk of money - but it'll come down next year!
Who'd you get the insurance with in the end? I'm asking because I had a hell of a time getting insurance... I bought my first car aged 37, I had zero no claims, and it was an import. No-one would touch it! Those that quoted quoted silly money...
In the end, Admiral came to my rescue, I showed them that I was insured on my parents car, with full no claims, and they transferred that over to my new policy. All good stuff, enabled me to get out and drive!
Better yet, when I renewed this year, I had their quote, and then told them about the modifications I'd done (new suspension, uprated exhaust, etc), expecting to be shafted.. and it made no difference, same quote, £100 less than last year!
Anyhows, enough wittering, enjoy your car when you get her out on the road!
Who'd you get the insurance with in the end? I'm asking because I had a hell of a time getting insurance... I bought my first car aged 37, I had zero no claims, and it was an import. No-one would touch it! Those that quoted quoted silly money...
In the end, Admiral came to my rescue, I showed them that I was insured on my parents car, with full no claims, and they transferred that over to my new policy. All good stuff, enabled me to get out and drive!
Better yet, when I renewed this year, I had their quote, and then told them about the modifications I'd done (new suspension, uprated exhaust, etc), expecting to be shafted.. and it made no difference, same quote, £100 less than last year!
Anyhows, enough wittering, enjoy your car when you get her out on the road!
Glad to hear its all going well mate. I insured mine with lancaster insurance, it's a limited mile policy but was exceptionally cheap, I also have zero no claims, the reason I'm telling you is you may want to give them a go. I did all mine online and was insured within 10 mins.
I would have posted sooner but apologies as I've only just read your topic.
I would have posted sooner but apologies as I've only just read your topic.
Schmeeky said:
Good stuff Dax, glad you have your insurance sorted, even if it is a hefty chunk of money - but it'll come down next year!
Who'd you get the insurance with in the end? I'm asking because I had a hell of a time getting insurance... I bought my first car aged 37, I had zero no claims, and it was an import. No-one would touch it! Those that quoted quoted silly money...
In the end, Admiral came to my rescue, I showed them that I was insured on my parents car, with full no claims, and they transferred that over to my new policy. All good stuff, enabled me to get out and drive!
Better yet, when I renewed this year, I had their quote, and then told them about the modifications I'd done (new suspension, uprated exhaust, etc), expecting to be shafted.. and it made no difference, same quote, £100 less than last year!
Anyhows, enough wittering, enjoy your car when you get her out on the road!
Yeah it's a big chunk of money but nothing that I wasn't expecting. Admiral was my saviour too, the next cheapest was £4000!!Who'd you get the insurance with in the end? I'm asking because I had a hell of a time getting insurance... I bought my first car aged 37, I had zero no claims, and it was an import. No-one would touch it! Those that quoted quoted silly money...
In the end, Admiral came to my rescue, I showed them that I was insured on my parents car, with full no claims, and they transferred that over to my new policy. All good stuff, enabled me to get out and drive!
Better yet, when I renewed this year, I had their quote, and then told them about the modifications I'd done (new suspension, uprated exhaust, etc), expecting to be shafted.. and it made no difference, same quote, £100 less than last year!
Anyhows, enough wittering, enjoy your car when you get her out on the road!
Patch888 said:
Glad to hear its all going well mate. I insured mine with lancaster insurance, it's a limited mile policy but was exceptionally cheap, I also have zero no claims, the reason I'm telling you is you may want to give them a go. I did all mine online and was insured within 10 mins.
I would have posted sooner but apologies as I've only just read your topic.
I may look into that, I haven't yet taken the insurance, I have just got the quote saved and I was going to buy it this weekend.I would have posted sooner but apologies as I've only just read your topic.
Just buzzing like mad to get it on the road now!!
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