Insurance friendly S2k's?
08-02-2010, 05:42 AM
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Mine was £800 but come renewal looking at comparison sites, im struggling to get it below £1300. Im 26 / 4NCB / Garaged at night, with just Spoon N1 as a mod 
08-02-2010, 06:01 AM
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Your quote of £1100 at 23 seems to me to be a good offer given some of the figures people get on here.
Obviously older cars tend to carry lower premium given their age. The S is a high insurance group so i don't think you'll get much lower. Not sure if VSA models or GTs etc will make that much difference.
Just curious is that fully comp or 3rd party? I don't think I'd ever go 3rd party on any car over 3K in value.
Obviously older cars tend to carry lower premium given their age. The S is a high insurance group so i don't think you'll get much lower. Not sure if VSA models or GTs etc will make that much difference.
Just curious is that fully comp or 3rd party? I don't think I'd ever go 3rd party on any car over 3K in value.
08-02-2010, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Muzzsjm,Aug 2 2010, 06:01 AM
Just curious is that fully comp or 3rd party? I don't think I'd ever go 3rd party on any car over 3K in value.
08-02-2010, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by m1bjr,Aug 2 2010, 07:49 AM
But Si, the insurance companies have good reason to believe otherwise??
FWIW I was 27 at renewal, 5yr NCB. £590 FC with Chris Knott.
08-02-2010, 08:39 AM
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I bought my S2000 after 17 years on a 'Classic car' policy without making a single claim only to find they don't attract NCB. So with zero NCB I managed to insure thro Adrian Flux for less than £800 by using a limited mileage of 5000 miles and single driver.
08-02-2010, 09:59 AM
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At 23 Flux insured me for £500 with 5k limited mileage, £600 unlimited.
At 24 (now) with Flux still it's around the same.
BlueFlame exhaust system is also on the policy.
At the time everyone else wanted 900-1000.
At 24 (now) with Flux still it's around the same.
BlueFlame exhaust system is also on the policy.
At the time everyone else wanted 900-1000.
08-02-2010, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by m1bjr,Aug 1 2010, 11:49 PM
But Si, the insurance companies have good reason to believe otherwise?
To OP: If I could run the Porsche for less then I wouldnt even look at the Honda.
At least not for a while.
350Z is a decent drive, but a droptop looks a mess.
Have you looked at Z3 or Z4 as a comparison?
To OP: If I could run the Porsche for less then I wouldnt even look at the Honda.
At least not for a while.
350Z is a decent drive, but a droptop looks a mess.
Have you looked at Z3 or Z4 as a comparison?
With regards to the quoted post, I have looked at Z3's but I find them to be very hit or miss with the combinations of colours people chose them in. I'd really be hoping for a 3.0 or an M - I'd probably want an M to be honest for the rare factor. I can insure one of those (M roadster) for under a grand too, think it was stupidly low actually at about £700 with the 350Z - especially considering for an E36 M3 they want more than the S
Anyway, I'd imagine having an M roadster would be dangerous, no TC and having no prior RWD experience and all that torque - I'd imagine I'd be more likely to spin etc. in that than an S and with the S being considered relatively safe NCAP wise I'd probably be worse off in the BM. A tad more than I'd like to spend at about £9k too but if you folks can prove me wrong about the danger aspect I'll just get saving as I do love them, so unique.
Z4's are quite cool but for a decent spec 3.0 I'm still looking at well above budget. Looking for a step in between the likes of my CTR and say a Z4M or Cayman S which can teach me how to drive properly without dropping me into huge running costs and rancid MPG. I think a regular Z4 would blur the lines a bit much.
With regards to the Porsche there are a lot of scare stories about engine failure etc. which could lead to massive running costs. Also I'm hoping to do a reasonable amount of servicing and maintenance myself and not sure how this would go down resale wise with a Boxster.
LTB - thanks for the PM, frantically looking for insurance still. Very much doubt I'll be able to secure a decent deal and sell my EK9 before someone bites your hand off though.