Will a 19 year old get insured on a 1380?

Post by **Callum** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:51 pm

Hi everyone, i've had a 1098 minor for about a year and a half (since passing my test), and now have the opportunity to get my hands on a modified minor (1380, toyota 5 speed, uprated suspension, no bumpers etc). I was wondering what peoples experiences where trying to insure modified cars as a young driver. I'm with Footman James at the moment.
Thanks, Callum

Post by **Sidney'61** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:00 pm

Hiya, I'm 19 and drive a 1275 minor with 5-speed box and have done since i was 17, I'm with Footman James and the price isn't really much different to that for a standard minor, off course they would prefer it if you had the brakes suitably modified to cope too

Post by **Callum** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:06 pm

Good stuff, it's got disks and a servo.
Cheers

Post by **james geering** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:11 pm

hi,
now the post has died a bit here but was wondering what it would be like getting insured with a 1.4 at 17?

Post by **kennatt** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:18 pm

a fried of mine just tried to get insurance for his 18 year old student on a 1.4 zetec fiesta £ 1.700 cars only worth £300

Post by **MarkyB** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:23 pm

It's those pesky 3rd parties that are expensive, the ones that walk around and drive other cars.
There is more to insurance than replacing some old banger.

Post by **hotrodder13** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:28 pm

friend of mine couldnt get insuance on a 1.4 golf no one would touch him

Post by **rossrox** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:01 am

i am insured on a 1.4 106 quicksilver and is £1700, stay away from bigger engines stick with a 1.1 for a while as insurance prices rise up and up

Post by **minor_hickup** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:57 am

I had a 1990 318iS 16v when I was 19 and my insurance was well under £1k even though it was lowered. The amount of crashes one particular model suffers affects insurance which is why a Peugot 106 can be expensive to insure. You need to hunt down a specialist insurer.

Post by **rossrox** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:54 pm

yeah but the last few years insurance shot up!!! 2009 i got a quote for a pug 306 d turbo which was 1900 i tried again once i was 17 in 2010 i tried again and it was around 3600, all of my friends are currently struggling getting insured on anything

Post by **irmscher** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:35 am

I bought an 08 1.2 vauxhall corsa sxi for my son 17 insurance quoted £6000

Post by **rossrox** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:49 pm

possibly because its an sxi ??? but still thats a kick in the gonads

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