engine sizes

[anthony]

i have a mazda rx7 type r. (efini) 1992
on the log book it just says "mazda Rx7" engine 1.3

now companies keep picking this up as 2354 engine and after much reading i think it should be picked up as a 2.6 is that correct?  (which is obviously alot more money)
so i dont want to insure the wrong type of car so i keep telling them 2.6 is this now correct?
as its bringing up the premiums to like double and now norwich union wont even insured the 2.6 so ive lost my half decent quote with them and best ive got is with admiral at £1456 with 2 years ncb, driving 4 years, no crashes at 21

[robedwards99]

insuring as  a 2.6 is correct.

Rob.

[Kieron]

Thats a good quote, I\'m paying similar money, same age but with admiral/bell

[anthony]

scratch that, admiral are saying £3000 (with 2.6). i got one with firebond for £1900 , bell are offering £2900 on the 2.6
what the hell is going on ..
before i bought the car i didnt know much about it and was just asking for type r and they obviously kept putting down 2354, i was getting quotes from 750-£1500

now the cheapest im getting is £1900 but all you guys seem to be getting alot lower quotes what the hell is going on .

[robedwards99]

Have you tried elephant?

[anthony]

elephant = £3000 for the 2.6 model

[robedwards99]

Ouch.. I would buy a hatch for a couple of years if I was you mate.

[anthony]

Ouch.. I would buy a hatch for a couple of years if I was you mate.

been there did that for 4 years (3 or 4 hatches) now still keeping one but wanted something different so got quotes all looked okay.
previous owner said t was listed as 2354 so thought yeah ok.
got decent quote, bought the car, now i find out and get ****ed

[dre]

try A-plan mate or Adrian Flux. They should both be nearer to the original quotes you got.

[robedwards99]

Adrian Flux wanted £2300 from me ....I went elsewhere!!

[John Yorke]

For an FD the correct engine size is 2.6 the 2.3 is for an FC, 1.3 is the Jap size for an FD [basicly there was an agreement with the DVLA and Mazda that the FD should be 2.6 in this country although its displacement is 1.3]
HTH, or confuses :confused:

[fro]

There\'s a reason insurance companies pick the car up (incorrectly) as 2354cc and provide incorrect quotes:
All the major car insurance companies use a single source for their base car specification list (I\'m guessing it\'s DVLA sourced but don\'t know for sure). In this list, the \'RX7 TYPE R\' is quoted as 2354cc, group 20 and no year of manufacturer is provided. The same is true of the type RB and RS.
There is only one RX7 listed as 2616cc and it has no insurance group, it is therefore up to the individual companies to assign an insurance group.. and don\'t go thinking they stop at 20..

I\'ll try and find out where the list originates as it would be a very good idea to get it changed.

[anthony]

There\'s a reason insurance companies pick the car up (incorrectly) as 2354cc and provide incorrect quotes:
All the major car insurance companies use a single source for their base car specification list (I\'m guessing it\'s DVLA sourced but don\'t know for sure). In this list, the \'RX7 TYPE R\' is quoted as 2354cc, group 20 and no year of manufacturer is provided. The same is true of the type RB and RS.
There is only one RX7 listed as 2616cc and it has no insurance group, it is therefore up to the individual companies to assign an insurance group.. and don\'t go thinking they stop at 20..

I\'ll try and find out where the list originates as it would be a very good idea to get it changed.

pain in the back side, obviously 90% of people saying that have these £1000 policies are just paying for a 2.3 as thats what the insurance companies list. but now im getting stung big time because im honest and spen all this time querying and researching which has ended up tripling my premiums ;(. £1980 for a years car insurance? this is just unreal.

will try a-plan ive done their request form, i tried flux before and they were talking of 3k and that was with the normal 2354 as back then i didnt realise there was a 2.6 ;(

what do you guys suggest, i  mean where do i stand if i was to insure it as what the insurance companies are picking it up as? like everyone else seems to be doing..

my log book just says rx-7 and 1300c capacity. if i crash would they even know it was 2.6 and not a 2354?

[gavink]

my log book just says rx-7 and 1300c capacity. if i crash would they even know it was 2.6 and not a 2354?

Depends if the insurance guy or who-ever inspected your car know\'s the difference between an FC and an FD i guess..

[J4P RX]

Depends.  If you claim on yourself youll send them the log book and they see the discrepancy.

When I had one registered as 1.3 I got the insurance company to put 1.3 on the form so everything matched up.  Didnt make it any cheaper, just meant the broker understood what I was going on about lol.