Insurance for 355 spider

Insurance for 355 spider

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basher

Original Poster:

998 posts

284 months

Wednesday 18th September 2002
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Can anyone help....I am trying to get insurance for a 355 spider and quite frankly I am amazed at the cost....ok the car concerned is circa £70 k but i do not live in London (actually live in the countryside) and I am nearly 30 - I have full NCB and have driven performancce cars for yrs (latest Cerb 4.5)...bearing in mind the cerb is/was worth £32k how the hell can the best quote so far be £4800 per annum !!!!! when the TVR is only £1000.....only got 3 points too...am I looking in the wrong place ??? Can anyone suggest some other shops please...

sb930turbo

3,315 posts

263 months

Wednesday 18th September 2002
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Have you joined Ferrari Owners Club?Lots of contacts in the club mag.One which comes to mind is Aon in Woking,Surrey.Could also try e.maiing ninja he is 24, I believe and has a 355 Spider.Think he is paying considerably less than that in North London.
Steve

gt2man

28 posts

259 months

Thursday 19th September 2002
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My insurance (similar circumstances, similar car) was £3000 with Norwich Union.. HOWEVER, that policy was negotiated via Cheam Insurance Brokers (0208 770 1001) because peculiarly, Norwich Union Direct was silly money.

rich1231

17,331 posts

260 months

Thursday 19th September 2002
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My 1999 F355 Spid was £1200 ish from Nowell and Richards. Unlimited mileage as well.
Ps I am 31 and the car is not garaged!!

Take a look at my thread with Bas$%rds in the the title.

Rich

adi

514 posts

275 months

Thursday 19th September 2002
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Not in the same league, but paying £880 for my £30k 348 - parked on the street in Central London with Carole Nash (although I think this is a classic car deal).

Shop around - there are deals to be had if you are patient.

ninja_eli

1,525 posts

267 months

Thursday 19th September 2002
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Fraser, tried to return your email, but got a message saying it failed to go through. Something wrong on your side I think.

Anyway, here's details of the email:

Hi Fraser,

Good move! Graypaul are brilliant guys. Regarding the insurance front, as
you are nearly 30, most of the Ferrari specialists should give you a go.
Also, try privilege insurance (www.privilege.co.uk). They told me that had I
been a year older, it would have cost me £2,600, but unfortunately they
wouldn't cover me. Also, try www.swinton.co.uk, they'll search a panel of
insurers and give you a quote. They can be very good.Another company who
were relatively competitive were endsleigh insurance (www.endsleigh.co.uk).
You can try all the above at their website and they should all be sub £3K
for you.

Also, definitely try the Ferrari specialists:

www.footmanjames.co.uk 0121 561 4196
AON 01483 70 60 70
Nowell & Richards 01785 255514
FCI 020 8532 9637
Classic Line 01455 619022
AON are supposed to be quite good and I think a lot of Ferrari owners
are/were insured with them at some time. They should be competitive as one
guy who lives in london, 31yrs old with full no claims etc pays £1,300 p.a.
including track cover (6,000 mile limit but can be increased).

Good luck and let us know how you get on. You'll love the 355 to bits after
several months of ownership as it later dawns on you how capable the car
really is, and that its limits are probably beyond what you can exploit!
Just stay away from other 355 owners with a tubi as it could get to be an
expensive habit.

I think you can get a good quote out of the above, but if you don't
let me know and I'll have another look through the Ferrari Owners Club
magazine to what else there is. Will you have it in time for Sunday, for the meeting in Virginia Waters? Should be quite a few Ferrari's going.

Look forward to seeing you and the 355 soon. What colour combo did you get?

Warm Regards

Ali

PS. I've got some sound files of my car, haven't got any video clips just yet as I've only got an analogue camcorder. I'll put them on my ftp and post a link here later today.

basher

Original Poster:

998 posts

284 months

Thursday 19th September 2002
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Eli - colour combo is red with cream,black carpets with red overmats and half cream dash...love it....just depends what i get for the cerb now really...best so far from Nowell for insurance at £2k - that's more like it...

Basher

Original Poster:

998 posts

284 months

Thursday 19th September 2002
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Eli - updated e mail....

domster

8,431 posts

270 months

Thursday 19th September 2002
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I have used Nowell and Richards before for Porsche insurance and they gave very good service, if that's any help.

Sadly, I had to stop using them when they got uncompetitive on my ass regarding a Caterham quote.

manu

768 posts

263 months

Friday 20th September 2002
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Domster - do many guys get competitive on your ass?

domster

8,431 posts

270 months

Friday 20th September 2002
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They are lovely laydeez at Nowell and Richards, so I didn't mind them availing themselves of my derriere.

Bluesatin

3,114 posts

272 months

Friday 20th September 2002
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Domster is known down our local adult drinking establishment as the smoking bandit. I know the car smokes so the bandit must apply to his actions with the stage girls

ninja_eli

1,525 posts

267 months

Friday 20th September 2002
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quote:

Domster - do many guys get competitive on your ass?



Manu, what have you become? Have we created a monster?

manu

768 posts

263 months

Friday 20th September 2002
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no Ninja - you perve - you and Dom are the monsters!!!!

domster

8,431 posts

270 months

Friday 20th September 2002
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I dunno, but bluesmokin' is more of a handful these days. He's just jealous of my success with the ladies down at The White Horse...

ninja_eli

1,525 posts

267 months

Friday 20th September 2002
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Manu! Tried to call you yesterday, but couldn't get through. Left you a text message but no reply. Dan called me and wanted to go to meet some of the girls that he "knows". Anyway, wasn't great so you didn't miss out on much.