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kz
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26th Jun 09 at 23:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just a quick grumble, been doing some quotes today as I want to get back into some jap machinery. These are all as me being 25, with 5yrs NCB (oh and third party fire and theft!)

RX-7 - Group 20 ins = £850

S14 200sx - Group 18 ins = £675

Classic Impreza WRX - Group 17 ins = £1100

Why are the other two higher groups but cost less to insure!?

Only reason I can imagen is that Impreza's have quite a chavvy image these days, and they're getting cheaper so the chav's can afford them!
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26th Jun 09 at 23:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
RX-7 is cooler anyway
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26th Jun 09 at 23:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
probablt is the cavvyness, maybe they keep getting crashed, they are nicked a lot too.
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Because young fuckheads generally buy them & hoof it about town like there richard burns!!
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Just a higher theft rate i think. Your average scumbag may not no what a rx7 can do but knows THAT A SCOOBY IS RAPPPPID!!!
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Because a high percentage of them get robbed.
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26th Jun 09 at 23:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The classic impreza imports are really easy to steal tbh.
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when i tried to insure one, im old, have many years no claims. i was getting quotes of about 800 quid. a 500bhp corsa with all mods declared (edit need to say im on 15's now not 16's actually) costs me pretty much just over half of that.

mental. hence i bought a vectra gsi.
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The fact they are so cheap, have the chav image, are a TWOcer's dream car and do actually pack a fair punch are all bad for insurance.
Gareth
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classic wrx is group 20 not 17 as they are all imports
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unless you mean classic uk turbo as they are 17
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Prob due to high claim % with them being so popular and so on.
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ive never seen one not driven by a complete twat round here yet, proper council estate meatheads with crap graphics on them thinking they have a supercar. Worst image ever!
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Cheap, easy to steal and they are usually one of the 'first fast cars' people buy when they get to about 23-25. Consequently quite a few probably end up totalled.
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You must be using the wrong company mate...They are a specialist car and so need a specialist to insure them

Try Rob at A Plan or Gary Moulson at Keith Micheals.Mines for sale now BTW
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Yeah but if a specialist can get the Impreza price down, surely they can get the price down on the other cars I've mentioned too? Not complaining about the price as such, just surprised to see that 'groups' as it were, mean feck all

Also, I'm trying to spend half of what I got back for selling my 182, so £2,750 is my limit, although I'd rather spend less than that. So I'm not really looking for an RX-7, just dreaming! Have found a local S14 200sx for £2k though, might go check it out

[Edited on 27-06-2009 by kz]
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i pay £1800 to insure mine
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Its double the cost for me to insure an Evo 9 FQ 320 than it is to insure my M3............DOUBLE!! Someone explain that one!!
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i was paying 2k a year for a classic at 18 then it droped to 1.5k for my rx7 ahh the joys of living with parents and no outgoings them days are gone
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How much are people paying for RX7 insurance? I've got a best quote of £1600, which I don't think I want to pay
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RX7's are petrol munchers
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quote:
Originally posted by Gareth F
RX7's are bank balance munchers


Sounds about right
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How can anyone justify paying more than £1000 for insurance????!!!!!
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i was payin 900 fc for my 387 bhp scooby at 21

but no i cant justify more then £1000 for insurnace as ive currently got a mr2 gt tbar and that come in at £349 fc with ncb
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my mate curently has a 600 bhp skyline r32 hes 23 and pays £500 fc

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