Insurance premiums on supercars.........
Insurance premiums on supercars.........
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boobles

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15,251 posts

236 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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Just curious to know how much "supercars" cost to insure & who covers such cars?

I am never going to own one (unless my numbers come up) but I am just curious to know.

Many thanks.

Cactussed

5,351 posts

234 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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No point in going into numbers as they depend on area, age, driving history etc etc.

Normal companies are generally prohibitive but there are specialists who cover them. Usually all done on limited mileage policies.

As a steer, my 355 is about the same price as my E36 M3. And both are cheaper than my g/f 2007 bog standard Audi TT.

Shmee

7,565 posts

234 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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My quotes for an F430 were coming out below those for a BMW M3 or even a 135i! I went for a V8 Vantage which was in the middle, but for interest a California or DBS is significantly more (like 2 or 3 times).

boobles

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15,251 posts

236 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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Thanks guys. I didn't realize that premiums can be cheaper than things like M3's etc.

Shmee

7,565 posts

234 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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boobles said:
Thanks guys. I didn't realize that premiums can be cheaper than things like M3's etc.
There's nothing to stop you doing a quote on a website, say Admiral or something, and just cycle through changing the car to see what they come out at - it's actually quite interesting!

boobles

Original Poster:

15,251 posts

236 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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Good point, might try that soon.....
I was paying £1000 2 years ago for my Z3M, so if they come in anywhere near that, I will dream about owning one even more. biggrin

tomtom

4,244 posts

251 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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Not exactly a supercar but my 355 costs me less to insure than my £800 Merc shed.

DrYazz

881 posts

200 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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tomtom said:
Not exactly a supercar but my 355 costs me less to insure than my £800 Merc shed.
If a 355 is not a 'supercar', what do you classify it as?

tomtom

4,244 posts

251 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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A sports car.

nickster

490 posts

269 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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diablo sv,central london,classic policy = just over 500 quid
mercedes ml,central london,normal policy = just over 500 quid
125cc scooter,central london,normal policy = just over 500 quid

UH-Matt

2,173 posts

261 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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2007 Gallardo Spyder, 28 years of age, ~ £1100 give or take a hundred/two hundred depending on type of cover etc.

ZOLLAR

19,914 posts

194 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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As somebody has already said there are many different factors that will make premiums different, some people are just lucky and their personal statistics may drop into a low risk category meaning insuring a supercar/high performance sports car is relatively "cheap" compared to what the average person may think it costs to insure a supercar.

The lowest price i've seen was a Gallardo spyder for around the £400 mark, IME Lambo's seem low in cost to insure (obviously that will vary per insurer).
I do know of a policy that had an F40 on it but I was dealing with a question regarding it rather than the policy itself so I didn't look at the premium.

Strangely Noble M12 GTO seem very cheap for people you'd think to be expensive, an example is myself 23 no ncb in my name no accidents or convictions and a quote for the Noble is about £1000 which is only marginally more than what i'll be paying for my next car (only a fiesta Zetec).
A quote for someone with full Ncb decent driving history consistantly comes in around £500, bizzare!.

boobles

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15,251 posts

236 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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Just got some online quotes just to see, & the cheapest for a 2008 Gallardo Spyder came out at £1500 with DirectLine. I must stop all this dreaming because it will never happen. frown

andrew

10,268 posts

213 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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boobles said:
Just got some online quotes just to see, & the cheapest for a 2008 Gallardo Spyder came out at £1500 with DirectLine. I must stop all this dreaming because it will never happen. frown
if you're interested, then you're half way to motivated, in which case it will happen

boobles

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Wednesday 9th February 2011
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andrew said:
if you're interested, then you're half way to motivated, in which case it will happen
Not on my salary it won't unfortunately..... I have always from a young age adored Lamborghini's & dreamt of owning one.

I did have the privilege of driving a Gallardo around Silverstone last May & that experience will stay with me forever.

andrew

10,268 posts

213 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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boobles said:
Not on my salary it won't unfortunately..... I have always from a young age adored Lamborghini's & dreamt of owning one.

I did have the privilege of driving a Gallardo around Silverstone last May & that experience will stay with me forever.
go freelance

XXVIII

2,800 posts

235 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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On many occasions over many years either at various car shows, track and pub meetings or just when parked in a motorway service area, the number of people who have said words like 'I'll never own a Lamborghini' is depressingly remarkable.

If you don't subscribe to astrological b'lox or some such fateful hogwash and nonsense, we write or pre-decide our own story in so many ways, so why not write it for a better outcome for ourselves?

A bunch of teenage lads meandered listlessly around Lamborghini Club UK's marquee at the 2005 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Their 'leader' announced "I'll never own a Lamborghini" as they began to wander away.

I asked how old he was and he said that he was 15 (I think...) so I told him it was very sad and disturbing that at that young age he'd decided, then and forever, that he'd never own a car like the eyecandy-max Diablo they'd just been dribbling all over, (literally...)

One of his mates agreed with me and that what he needed to do was add a bit of positive thinking and try saying just the opposite in order to give himself a chance. (actually, that's me paraphrasing a lot of pseudo street talk but, y'know...)

By the end of the conversation, all of them had decided to change their point of view and instead they wanted to say, "I will have a Lamborghini one day".

My point is, if you decide you'll never own a Lambo then you probably never will. On the other hand, a lot of Lamborghini owners (and Ferrari and Porsche and Maserati and Whatevercar owners) have relatively little money but have done what they needed to do to acquire the car they wanted.

Of certainty, they didn't begin the process of acquiring their car with the words, "I'll never ..."


boobles

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236 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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I hear what you are saying but I am not 15, I am 34 & been in the same job for 17 years & have reached as high as I can go. It's a good job & very respectable but poor pay. I could try something else but I don't know anything else & that's my down fall.

RevHappy

1,840 posts

183 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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boobles said:
I hear what you are saying but I am not 15, I am 34 & been in the same job for 17 years & have reached as high as I can go. It's a good job & very respectable but poor pay. I could try something else but I don't know anything else & that's my down fall.
Find some like minded friends and buy a share of one. Where there's a will......

Pork

9,455 posts

255 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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andrew said:
if you're interested, then you're half way to motivated, in which case it will happen
Thats a great way of looking at it.