Insurance for an Ex Ozzie

[filthy rich]

Hello Everyone,

My Ozzie mate is going to buy my TVR Chimaera 4.0l, however he is finding it really hard to get a realistic figure in relation to insurance. He has been quoted upwards of 3k!! He is 35 and has been driving in this country for 3 years and has had no convictions or crashes. Surely there must be cheaper out there, can anybody help?

[robkola]

A lot can do with location/garage/No Claims Bonus.

He should try the TVR companies like Sunninghill/Peart to gauge the response.

[filthy rich]

Mmm, yes i suppose so!! Not garaged but off street, no claims of 3 years and based in Isleworth...

Thanks i will rty Peart and Sunning dale..

Any others or useful web sites to try?

[M@H]

Have fun with Sunningdale their bloke I'm talking to right now sounds like he's had a lobotomy and knows sod all about insurance...

[sb930turbo]

Yes I know the one!He is the one who did my insurance when I had the Tiv(good quote though)

[filthy rich]

M&H, whats the number for them, i might as well get him to try them, Peart told him to S@d off.

[M@H]

Sunninghill are on [phone]

however they didn't fill me with much confidence...

Quote for Chimaera 4.3 1993 @ £13,000 6yrs NCB etc £993


My current insurers: A.Manning (phoned also just now)

Quote for Chimaera 4.3 1993 @ £13,000 6yrs NCB etc £698



Guess which one I'd be going with

[sb930turbo]

quote:
Sunninghill are on [phone]

however they didn't fill me with much confidence...

Quote for Chimaera 4.3 1993 @ £13,000 6yrs NCB etc £993
My current insurers: A.Manning (phoned also just now)

Quote for Chimaera 4.3 1993 @ £13,000 6yrs NCB etc £698



Guess which one I'd be going with



I only paid £580 last year! on my Chim 450.
Steve

>> Edited by sb930turbo on Thursday 5th September 14:05

[M@H]

Steve.. are you under 30 with no garage ?? Either way how come Sunninghill are 42% more expensive ??


>> Edited by M@H on Thursday 5th September 14:07

[filthy rich]

Thanks guys, anymore for anymore?

P.s I did mine through Tesco's this year, ungaraged, 30, 6 yrs NCD and the missis 26, £900.....

[M@H]

quote:
Thanks guys, anymore for anymore?

P.s I did mine through Tesco's this year, ungaraged, 30, 6 yrs NCD and the missis 26, £900.....

Tesco think you are the spawn of satan if you are under 30 sadly...

[sb930turbo]

quote:
Steve.. are you under 30 with no garage ?? Either way how come Sunninghill are 42% more expensive ??


>> Edited by M@H on Thursday 5th September 14:07

Wish I was under 30!!That explains why your is that much.Sounds like you got a good deal.Is it a limited mileage policy?

[zippy500]

Im currently with mannings and my renewel is more expensive than sunninghil by 33 quid. and the worse bit is mannings are prepared to loose 600 odd quid for the sake of 33, mad I think. im a bit unsure what to do now.

[filthy rich]

I was with NU Direct lastyear they quoted me 1000 this year they quoted me £1340. Asked them if they'd reduce it to near my best quote at the time, 1100 and they said no way. Muppets they'd have got me if they had....

[sb930turbo]

Zippy,
For the sake of £33 stick with the devil you know!

[rdavis]

None of the specialists were interested in insuring me as I hadn't owned a 'performance' car before.

Best quote was (rather surprisingly) Tesco's. Direct Line were also competative but they wouldn't give me their internet discount if I contracted over the phone & their site kept on crashing so took my buisness elsewhere.

Both will quote over the internet

[squirrelz]

This could be one compensation for reaching 30 years of age, as I did last month. My insurance for a garaged 98 Chim 400 with 7 years noclaims was just under £900 this year.

Hopefully now that I'm an old codger, it'll be tuppence ha'penny and a packet of wurthers originals.

[M@H]

quote:

quote:
Steve.. are you under 30 with no garage ?? Either way how come Sunninghill are 42% more expensive ??


>> Edited by M@H on Thursday 5th September 14:07

Wish I was under 30!!That explains why your is that much.Sounds like you got a good deal.Is it a limited mileage policy?

Nope unlimited inc commuting I was quite pleasantly suprised as the Puma costs me about £400 anyway.

[ohidunno]

quote:
Yes I know the one!He is the one who did my insurance when I had the Tiv(good quote though)

Yup, sounds like the one that phoned after I'd bought the policy saying that he couldn't continue to provide the free RAC cover as the car was now over 8 yrs old.
BTW Tesco's don't seem to recognise a 4.3 Chimaera.

[filthy rich]

By the way guys on a totally different subject what would you say a 97/P 4.0l with 51K on the clock would be worth? I'm getting 13-14K back? They cant have depreciated that much can they?