Ok, I should have been working, but was browsing the forum instead, and noticed Elephant insurance mentioned in a few posts... since my insurance is up in a couple of months (1995 UK Model RX7 - £670 last year) I took a hike over to their website and got an online quote...
Car Value: 7k
Fully Comp Protected
Car parked on the street
4000 miles a year
£277.20 - £150 excess Mental or what??? :rollin
I\'ve got a good quote off them too. I\'m 25, 3 years NCD, 3 points, 4000k miles a year, 7k value. I put my missus on it and it knocked it down £200 to £590.
They have my car listed as a 92 Mazda RX7 turbo coupe import 2.6litre.
its not the 2.6 its the 2.9 for an fd
Came up as over £1000 for me! 2 years NCD, 10k a year, 6k value, exhuast + alloys + bodykit.
:eek:
I won\'t argue with them. The car is a fresh import so I had to register it. It\'s registered as a 1.3. Part of registering it I had to insure the car first. So it\'s insured on the chassis number. They said it\'s a 2.6 so I\'m not to argue ;)
just be sure that if you ever make a claim that you will get paid out, would be horrible if you didnt.
I\'ve doggedly ploughed my way through what must be every performance insurer in the land over the last 18 months, and have never heard any of them class the RX7 as a 2.9, always a 2.6...
2.9!? Never heard of anyone referring to it as that.
oopps apologies guys lol ive been in cookoo land im getting it confused with the 2.3??? and 2.6???? (dave hides his head under the table in shame) :god
Quote from: Brainfire£277.20 - £150 excess Mental or what??? :rollin
Quotes like that are plain confusing. I doubt if you could insure a standard family saloon for that. Can\'t help but feel their computers thrown a wobbly, but a quotes a quote I guess, so well done... :cheers
They gave me a qoute for £659 - 25 two years no claims and 6k miles a year. fully comp, everybody else >1200! rest assured i snatched elephants arm off!
thats only a 100 quid more than i was paying on my 130hp TD bora.
Quote from: TURBOIINUTTAHThey gave me a qoute for £659 - 25 two years no claims and 6k miles a year. fully comp, everybody else >1200! rest assured i snatched elephants arm off!
thats only a 100 quid more than i was paying on my 130hp TD bora.
Sorry mate, would be questioning any \'stupid\' quote, all fine and dandy untill you come to claim, seen it to many times. For what it is worth, YOU are responsable to make sure YOUR quote pertains to YOUR car, read your small print, seen to many people ripped off by insurance companies \'cause they have not ensured their policy relates to the CAR they are insuring.
Not wishing to rain on anyones parade, you must make sure that they are quoting you for the right car.
Quote from: Brainfire1995 UK Model RX7
Car Value: 7k
Fully Comp Protected
Car parked on the street
4000 miles a year
£277.20 - £150 excess Mental or what??? :rollin
...and just of curiosity I tried them again with my other car... 306 D Turbo, alloys, factory bodykit, lowered...
£303...... eh????
Quote from: Brainfire...and just of curiosity I tried them again with my other car... 306 D Turbo, alloys, factory bodykit, lowered...
£303...... eh????
What I said, you have to understand a lot of these companies use call centres now in any country you can think of, their command of English is somewhat less than adiquate, you ARE still liable if the quote is incorrect.
If you are paying less than say £500 to insure your FD in most cases they are quoting for the wrong car.
HTH
Quote from: John YorkeSorry mate, would be questioning any \'stupid\' quote, all fine and dandy untill you come to claim, seen it to many times. For what it is worth, YOU are responsable to make sure YOUR quote pertains to YOUR car, read your small print, seen to many people ripped off by insurance companies \'cause they have not ensured their policy relates to the CAR they are insuring.
Not wishing to rain on anyones parade, you must make sure that they are quoting you for the right car.
Well, they\'re a big company, lots of people seem to use them, and I\'m sure if they were shafting people on a regular basis they\'d soon get rectumized (sorry, just made that word up) from the insurance ombudsman mate... just a personal opinon of course. Maybe they just realise that because you\'ve got a decent motor with a bit of poke, you\'re more likely to love and cherish it than wrap it around the nearest lampost, unlike some bugger in their modded Corsa.
Very good points made by John here,
As long as you pointed out exactly what the car is and they are aware of that then it should be good, any mods declare them and the quote then made should be sound.
Cheers ;)
Quote from: BrainfireWell, they\'re a big company, lots of people seem to use them, and I\'m sure if they were shafting people on a regular basis they\'d soon get rectumized (sorry, just made that word up) from the insurance ombudsman mate... just a personal opinon of course. Maybe they just realise that because you\'ve got a decent motor with a bit of poke, you\'re more likely to love and cherish it than wrap it around the nearest lampost, unlike some bugger in their modded Corsa.
Dont know how long you have been on this forum mate but, I have seen plenty \'wrap\' their\'s within the 1st month, I have seen all sorts of insurance quotes from 5K :eek to a few £100 but rest assured if you are under 25 expect my 1st example or if you are an \'experienced\' driver expect the latter, me,I would be questioning your quote............ for my own piece of mind.
They wanted £1233 last year when i did a quote now they want £2261! I think insurance companies pull figures out of their assh\'s tbh because iv had all sorts in the past aswell. £4.7k for a 1.3 J reg escort wtf! Any ideas for a new company because i need to insure mine aswell :)
My mums Granada premium was £360 odd. Some dudes tried stealing it by bending the door back, anyway they paid out £50 eventually!!!!!!! :2eek
I\'m quite happy with elephant, got a good quote, and been with them 18 months, being very old helps. no probs getting a new windscreen when mine got chipped, they were very helpfull in fact.
Bob
I had my saab 900 T16s with elephant saved me 1k on insurance, then I had to claim. Didnt call to say car was written off just a letter saying send us your keys. Customer service wasnt that great & payed out less than bottom book on a car that could of been fixed for less than £500 but in their eyes to old to fix. I for one wouldnt use them again..... Or norwich Union direct!
A-Plan might be worth a shot. Got some reasonable reviews on the forum.
i tried elephant they gave me a silly quote then i realised it was for a 2.3 not 2.6 fd i would really check the quote before taking it out
insurance companies are to**ers when it comes to paying out (any excuse not to ) :WaveBye
Im with A Quote...........1139 for the year.......... 25 with no ncd........(there on the other car) thats the cheapest i could get.....
I\'ve always used AON, my most recent quote was £590 on a classic policy, but that is with ALL my mods declared, down to the last nut & Bolt so for a T88 Single i don\'t think thats bad. That also includes my MRC membership discount
John has got me well paranoid now, this is a powerful car and sometimes when i drive it i think "its only a matter of time before i smash it up!" i dont want to pay anymore insurance and im worried that they are going to rectumize (heh love that word) me if i tell them they got the wrong car.
I did ring them after the quote online and it was a UK call center they had the right model im pretty sure of it.. im hoping that they havent cocked up and got it right cos i dont want to be stung for another grand just for insurance -- i need new rims!.
Its difficult being young, rich and stupid. Some insurers wouldnt give me a qoute like AON because i dont have enough real wheel drive experience. all those hours on GT4 lol... and the fact i used to kart and that i have had legal access but no car in my name to several powerful rear wheel drive cars makes no difference to them.
Im with rix they do pull figures out of thier ass sometimes, i got quoted 5K insurance for a 1980 mitsubishi sigma!!!