Just got quoted £7000 from Adrian Flux..

Just rang them up, gave my details and they came back with a quote of £7000...

New driver, no convictions/claims, 17yo student living at home.

Volkswagen Fox 3dr 1.2, Group 1 insurance.

I live in a pretty decent area as well...pretty outrageous as I got online quotes cheaper than that.

Reply 1

nickss

That's ridiculous, I'm with them and mine's £2.5k (which is still a crazy amount of money..) on a 1.2 corsa.

Just keep ringing around is my only advice, I rang like 20+ insurance companies to finally get to the cheapest..

Reply 2

Part A

OP

18

£8k quote from Admiral with two named drivers on with 15+ years experience each, no criminal convictions.

Co op young drivers - £5500
Ingenie - £5800

(edited 10 years ago)

Reply 3

Intriguing Alias

16

Original post by Part A

£8k quote from Admiral with two named drivers on with 15+ years experience each, no criminal convictions.

Onto Quinn...

Try Prudential :smile:

Reply 4

TheMeister

15

Try being all that and being epileptic as well. I'm practically uninsurable.

Reply 5

Dan1909

12

Ridiculous quotes like that aren't uncommon. Just do what everyone else does, tell them no and get one that will offer you a more normal price.

Reply 6

gbduo

15

That's because they don't want to insure you or want your business. Flux specialise in high performance, modified cars. Not new drivers.

Look for new driver insurance on google.

Graham

Reply 7

nickss

It's also a good idea to do the pass plus if you an afford it, the cost/benefit definately worked for me.

Reply 8

Kram Ekard.

Original post by gbduo

That's because they don't want to insure you or want your business. Flux specialise in high performance, modified cars. Not new drivers.

Look for new driver insurance on google.

Graham

Sorry a bit random but who is ''graham''?

Reply 9

her0n

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Original post by Kram Ekard.

Sorry a bit random but who is ''graham''?

gbduo.

He's signed his post. It's what people do when they hit their mid 40's...

*runs*

Reply 10

Jwp14

6

Co-op young drivers? Took my insurance down from £3k to £550 on a 1.4 punto...

Reply 11

liamharries

Original post by gbduo

That's because they don't want to insure you or want your business. Flux specialise in high performance, modified cars. Not new drivers.

Look for new driver insurance on google.

Graham

i got a quote for 1k on a classic 71 mini with a non-standard modded engine and i just turned 18 and had my licence for 3 months gotta love classic car discounts :smile:

Reply 12

Kram Ekard.

Original post by her0n

gbduo.

He's signed his post. It's what people do when they hit their mid 40's...

*runs*

Thanks, haha

Reply 13

Urban Protocol

Online, Aidrian Flux came out cheapest for my '99 Vitara at £2000 ish. 20 years old, my first policy, had my license for 2 years. The only other place that gave me similar was Elephant at £2100.

Reply 14

gbduo

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Original post by liamharries

i got a quote for 1k on a classic 71 mini with a non-standard modded engine and i just turned 18 and had my licence for 3 months gotta love classic car discounts :smile:

Ooo nice, what engine has it got?

I just restored a Cooper S with a Stage IV 1380cc with forged internals, high lift cams, ARP bolts, the works! Got about 110ish bhp at the moment, but it is still running in.

Reply 15

419

14

All the insurance quote put me off getting a car :angry:

Do what I'm doing. Get your pink card. Throw in your wallet- use it as an ID and prove of address when you need to. Come 25 use it for its true purpose.

Reply 16

liamharries

Original post by gbduo

Ooo nice, what engine has it got?

I just restored a Cooper S with a Stage IV 1380cc with forged internals, high lift cams, ARP bolts, the works! Got about 110ish bhp at the moment, but it is still running in.

lucky git id love a cooper mines a standard 848 with a 998 + stage1 thinking of turning it into a cooper lookalike tho :smile:

Reply 17

gbduo

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Original post by liamharries

lucky git id love a cooper mines a standard 848 with a 998 + stage1 thinking of turning it into a cooper lookalike tho :smile:

Ah ok, get some Webers and some high lift rockers (much easier to install than cams!) and get it tuned on the rolling road and you might make a little bit more peak power but should get some decent mid range punch. Should go quite nicely with the Stage 1 head.

Reply 18

liamharries

Original post by gbduo

Ah ok, get some Webers and some high lift rockers (much easier to install than cams!) and get it tuned on the rolling road and you might make a little bit more peak power but should get some decent mid range punch. Should go quite nicely with the Stage 1 head.

i was thinking of that but im going to save up for a while and get a 1275 or maybe a 1380 because tuning 998's can be real expensive to only get close to a 1275 and then once i get a new engine i can plan on tuning that up. most of my moneys going towards parts to keep it running rather than make if faster :frown:

if only i had unlimited money

Reply 19

gbduo

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Original post by liamharries

i was thinking of that but im going to save up for a while and get a 1275 or maybe a 1380 because tuning 998's can be real expensive to only get close to a 1275 and then once i get a new engine i can plan on tuning that up. most of my moneys going towards parts to keep it running rather than make if faster :frown:

if only i had unlimited money

haha, fair enough!

I think the stage IV 1380 from Minispeed was about £2.5k, but that was for a MPI engine as me and my mate stupidly bought injection rather than carb'd! Gives a proper headache come MOT time as the engine is so tuned that getting it below the emissions is a right pain in the ass!

Its not a cheap hobby! Haha!

Just got quoted £7000 from Adrian Flux..

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