hey people :wave
Thought i would introduce myself as im new to this forum and looking to swap my 2l astra turbo for a rex within the next few weeks :D
after hours of endless phone calls the cheapist insurance i have found is £995 tpft or 2k fully comp for a 21yo female with a cd10 and 2ync is this as good as its going to get....any recomendations? :xconfused (would prefer fully comp)
Im looking to learn a bit more about these stunning motors so this seems an ideal site and if anybody knows of any in the south up for sale then please let me no im looking for a 3rd gen with a recent rebuild in good condition but my budget is about £7000 max :p
thanks :wave
welcome to the friendliest forum around *tips hat* :cheers
hello :wave
there are loads of insurance companies on this site
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=36
you will find it hard to get a quote for under 700tpft though at 21 :eek .no matter how many ncb you have. sorry to **** on your bonfire
Hi miss RX7, and welcome to a brilliant club, i may know of one quite close to your area, with a rebuilt engine,if it\'s still for sale i will see if it\'s sold or not and let you know,
Bob
Not meaning to be a downer, but to be honest I\'m surprised you got the quotes you did. Are they with limited mileage? I think quite a few <25 year olds are struggling to get quotes at all :(
thanks for all your welcomes and yes its limited to 7000 with no mods
Have you considered going for a 2nd gen (FC) rx7 first, the insurance is cheaper and the learning curve is a bit friendlier with the winter fast approaching.
Have you driven an Rx7 yet? (Might be preaching to the chior here)
And welcome to MRC :wave
Hello and Welcome look forward to seeing your FD, good hunting. :wave
Welcome to MRC!
I\'m 21, got insured on my FD no problem, Elephant.co.uk and Bell.co.uk were the best for me, if you go for the 10month thing, fully comp should be about £1000, well that what I\'m paying. Limited miles, I have a few mods though, the street port isn\'t listed :yes
Good luck finding a good one, have you thought about buying one from the docks and then getting a rebuild? £4000 is the average price + rebuild and then you are sorted.
Kieron :cheers
I am lots older and have company insurance so useless to comment but hello and welcome! :wave
:wave and welcome. Hope you get a good one :)
Hello and welcome to the club. :wave
Sounds like you\'ve got some good quotes there. Like some of the other guys have said, dont be afraid to ask any questions or for any advise, no such thing as a silly question on here.
Take your time trying to find the right car for you as there\'s are plenty of bad ones around now, looking for one with a rebuild is a good idea. Get used to driving it about, as they can be a big handfull in the wet but also loads of fun when things are good :D
Make sure you post up some good pictures once you\'ve found your dream machine :)
Good luck and happy hunting
Adam
P.S. If you fancy meeting some of the guys off here and asking as many questions as you like, there\'s an RR day at ReWorks in Porstmouth on the 1st.
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17503
Thanks guys,
You all seem like a nice bunch :cool i have had a quick look down the docks and kieron elephant quoted me like £3000 :eek will try bell though
Im off to look at a yellow one near bournmouth on sat and hopefully a couple more over the weekend, may come down to pompey on the 1st as its only 15 mins from me! :p
Hello MissRX7,
I bought my 3rd gen RX when i was 22 and i managed to get it insured for £1,500 fully comp but i think i had more NCB than you. I got mine insured with Adrian Flux, but i have also used in the past Tesco\'s, Belldirect (but they don\'t insure any kind of mods) and now with A-Plan which i think are great (and cheapest to date)!!
If you up your excess it should lower your premium. My current excess is at £500. Hope you manage to get a good quote.
Happy car hunting!!
DRE
i just brought a 94 english (1 of 125 :D ) 3rd gen rx7 in red running at 279 bhp at the flywheel.
bodywise its standard but in very good condition as is the leather interior.
it has an apexi power fc with commander hks down pipe, sports cat and blitz back box also its just had a rebuild of the engine and turbos 5000 miles ago and a major service 1500 miles ago :chat
im very pleased with it and i will be :3gears-lh by next week.
congratulations. :wave
Post some pics when you can, love to see it. Are you going to the rolling road day on the 1st Oct at RE:WORX in Portsmouth. Ideal time to meet and greet a few of the FD clan. :eek If not then the 9th Oct at Santapod for the Jap meet. You can get a pass from Lisa on here to park on the stand, in fact just do both. :bandit
excellent, another addition to the southern FD crew :)
Sounds like it\'s got sensible mods and a rebuild.. a great starting point
Cheers
Rob
Somebody is taking the ****,how come there is 2 new young ones dying to own and RX,in all my life i have never seen this, :rollin not complaining cos at my age its all menu looking,THEM LOOKING AT ME :rollin welcome girls, i mean it...make sure your legs reach the peddles..if they do,well :cool 2nd thoughts buy old school it suits you better and its more of a pleaser :) welcome to the forum !
i\'ll keep my eyes peeled - watch out for my 94 black one in Southampton !
ash
Hi
welcome nice to have another RX owner locally, will keep my eye out for you, I will either be in a 1982 blue FB or a white 626 estate.
Dave
yeah will look out for you, il post some pics next week as im picking it up sat from london :yes
may attend this rolling road day to :wiggle
Make sure you come to the RR day.
There are alot of us from this area, would be good to have a meet in Portsmouth or Southampton.
Quote from: MissRX7i just brought a 94 english (1 of 125 :D ) 3rd gen rx7 in red running at 279 bhp at the flywheel.
bodywise its standard but in very good condition as is the leather interior.
it has an apexi power fc with commander hks down pipe, sports cat and blitz back box also its just had a rebuild of the engine and turbos 5000 miles ago and a major service 1500 miles ago :chat
im very pleased with it and i will be :3gears-lh by next week.
Hi and welcome to MRC,
Pleased you have found what sounds like a nice car.
p.s. we have a show at Santa Pod next month.
I have a UK FD too. Goodluck with the purchase. Look forward to seeing some pics of it!!
Welcome enjoy your Rex, but take it easy till you get to grips with it......
Hello and Welcome,
Nice to know theres another girl on here!!!
Quote from: JESSIELOUHello and Welcome,
Nice to know theres another girl on here!!!
Oi, Your not a girl, your a tomboy :rollin :rollin
thanks guys and girls,
i plan to take it very easy until i get use to driving the thing :evillaugh
One and only rule for any RX-7 driver on UK roads-------------------
DON\'T BOOSTTTTTTTTTTTT IN THE WET. :reallymad
Quote from: WarthogOne and only rule for any RX-7 driver on UK roads-------------------
DON\'T BOOSTTTTTTTTTTTT IN THE WET. :reallymad
Or lots of opposit lock :rollin
my mate had a 7......wrote it off when the 2nd turbo kicked in on a corner in the wet......he misses that car!!!!! *cries*
You have to be over 4000RPM for the 2nd turbo to kick in, 400rpm, wet corner... :wave
yeah i have been warned :eek
this might be a stupid question but when doing insurance quotes it brings up quite a few different models but which one is the uk version is it a 2616cc turbo coupe? :confused:
Yep that\'s the one for the UK model :burnout
wow great, in that case its only £800 fully comp thats cheaper than my astra :cool
Really?!? :xconfused Who\'s that with then?? Have you declared the mods??
Good quote though :cheers
bell ;) thats with my bf added as a driver it took it down £300, limited miles 9000 on the 10 month bonus scheme!
can hardly believe it my self although someone said the english rx7 is a few insurance groups lower :wiggle
The import RX-7\'s you only pay tax for a 1.3 but uk ones you get cheaper insurance :) Id rather have the cheap insurance though :D
Miss RX7 - Your secret is safe with me. I used Bell a couple of years ago but only had a handfull of mods like you. But as the mods increased i thought i\'d better protect my investment by insuring it properly. That is a good quote though. How old is the bf?? Are you the first named driver or is he??
Lol im the named driver and he is 22 not that im going to let him drive it anyway he has a gtr to play with :p but he has been driving for 5 years i was really suprised it took it down so much :rollin
if your insured fully comp does that mean you can drive any car third party or is that only over 25s? :xconfused
"if your insured fully comp does that mean you can drive any car third party or is that only over 25s?"
Not sure on the age part but to drive another car third party using your insurance I beleive that the \'other\' car must be insured by someone.
John
I think your policy needs to state that you can drive other vehicles. I ran into this a few years back and wasn\'t allowed to on my fully comp insurance.
Hi and welcome BTW :)
Bit late but welcome to the club :D
Hope you enjoy the RX
Gurj :yes
thanks,will double check on that :cheers
Quote from: KieronOr lots of opposit lock :rollin
Ha ha, I just thought that was my Japspec tyres. A bit intimidating the first time I got the back sliding around at 2000rpm in 2nd gear :eek
so whart insurance group is a uk fd rx7? surely it isn`t lower than group 20 because an escort cossie is group 20
If i was a woman and driving and RX,I WOULD NOT HAVE A BF tagging along,come on woman get real,get into the free spirit,have a ROTOR and ditch the man cos the ROTOR will bring all the attention......... :rollin only joking......i have my rights....help :eek
lol but i get to drive his GTR :burnout
not sure on insurance group the bloke i brought it from said it was group 17 but that does seem a bit low considering the power of this car iv saved my self a grand on insurance though ! :yes
Quote from: cliveOi, Your not a girl, your a tomboy :rollin :rollin
And i wonder who i take after........ :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
Quote from: JESSIELOUAnd i wonder who i take after........
not a girl, eh... don\'t take after your dad then.... *innocent whistle*
love you really!!
Quote from: Archbishnot a girl, eh... don\'t take after your dad then.... *innocent whistle*
love you really!!
LOL you should know that im all woman *innocent whistle* Seriously only joking love you 2! :)
P.S. Back on the Market again!
Yup, I know you\'re all woman, Gurj is all beefcake, Si is all alien, and Donato is all haggis.
and I am all sparkly disco balls and glitter... :D
Quote from: ArchbishYup, I know you\'re all woman, Gurj is all beefcake, Si is all alien, and Donato is all haggis.
and I am all sparkly disco balls and glitter... :D
LOL Couldnt agree more!!! ;)
Quote from: Archbishand I am all sparkly disco balls and glitter... :D
pink leotards, fairy wings and lipstick... ;)
Please dont give him ideas!! LOL
On another note, does anyone know where to get a mazdaspeed rear spoiler. did a search on google but it didnt come up with much.
Is it like nismo with nissan. ie used on factory cars but also its own company
Keep a look out in the for sale section and on ebay theres always some coming up here and there, found you some shoulder pads though for the seat belt ;)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAZDASPEED-MAZDA-MX5-323-626-SEAT-BELT-SHOULDER-PADS_W0QQitemZ8001279591QQcategoryZ40196QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Quote from: ArchbishYup, I know you\'re all woman, Gurj is all beefcake, Si is all alien, and Donato is all haggis.
and I am all sparkly disco balls and glitter... :D
Glad to have you back Bish! Where you been of late?
To busy with the new misses to come chat to us lesser foke? :p
Adam
*grin* work. and then some more work. and then some work.
Quote from: Archbish*grin* work. and then some more work. and then some work.
Bummer mate. Well, may see you at some of the shows coming up or at Re Works on the 1st :)
Adam