insurance on vintage cars

sarahp

Hi all

i was thinkin about buying myself a vintage convertable. does insurance go up by much for these cars. i am 22 and drive a 1L car now.


thanks

Sarah

franksm

If you're going to keep the 1L car (and why not), you can insure a classic (20yrs or older) for between €175 and €350. The crowd I use are here:

http://irishvintage.net/_wsn/page2.html

Contact them here: "Leslie Rothwell on +353 56 77 58418,
e-mail:vintagesociety@eircom.net " and they'll sound out a form. Couldn't be easier.

What sort of car are you looking at ?

Blue850

your age may be a problem, most insurers have a 25 years or older limit

mustang68

Irish vintage seem like a good deal, but it is only third party

I also think that the age issue will be a large issue, 25 is the normal min age.

What car were you thinking of by the way?

KTRIC

franksm wrote:

If you're going to keep the 1L car (and why not), you can insure a classic (20yrs or older) for between €175 and €350. The crowd I use are here:

http://irishvintage.net/_wsn/page2.html

Contact them here: "Leslie Rothwell on +353 56 77 58418,
e-mail:vintagesociety@eircom.net " and they'll sound out a form. Couldn't be easier.

What sort of car are you looking at ?

Are you saying that they class a car 20 years and older as a classic ??

sarahp

It is only a dream at the moment. have just been looking on websites.
haven't started looking properly yet. I want something elegant but not too flashy.


thanks everybody for your advice.

Sarah

franksm

K-TRIC wrote:

Are you saying that they class a car 20 years and older as a classic ??

Ed Zachary

And on some specific cars (Porsche 911 and 944) even younger - 15 yrs as far as I have seen.

franksm

sarahp wrote:

It is only a dream at the moment. have just been looking on websites.
haven't started looking properly yet. I want something elegant but not too flashy.


thanks everybody for your advice.

Sarah

Hmmm... this would be right up your street

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=452240

KTRIC

franksm wrote:

Ed Zachary

And on some specific cars (Porsche 911 and 944) even younger - 15 yrs as far as I have seen.

Cool stuff, I might be able to get cheap insurance on my new 84' VW Scirocco.

Do you know if I have to join their club and is there a limit on the yearly milage ?

sarahp

ooohh thats nice.

the only thing is i am confused on whether it has a black or yellow roof and the fact it has had a knock and it is not fixed yet.

How hard is it to repair a job like that?

sarahp

sorry figured it out. it used to be yellow now its black.
but still would be worried in the amount of work needed.

franksm

Oh no - it has a softop which folds down behind the back seats. That's the black roof you see. WIth the top down, you can slide on a hardtop - effectively turning the car from a convertible into a coupe. That's the yellow top you see. I never use the hardtop though - it's way too heavy to lift on and off as often as I want.

I was 1/2 joking about your looking at the Stag though - it's running really well, but does need work. It's more of a running project, plus it wouldn't make an ideal first classic, if that's what you're looking for. It needs maintained religiously (coolant, oil, etc) which most other cars would be more forgiving with. The Stag is a very big car too, which has its plus points as much as it has negatives.

The damage on the back - parts for Triumphs in general are very easy and cheap to get, so that's the least of its problems. It comes down to labour, and I have been quoted EUR600 to fix that damage incl. the paint. If you did want to check out my Stag, it's either in Leopardstown or Clonsilla depending on the time of day, so you'd be welcome to check it out

If you can wait a week or so, your best bet would be to go to the classic car show at Terenure and have a look around, talk to the car owners there, and see what suits you. Unfortunately for you, this is the most expensive time of year to be buy a car, especially a classic, or a sportscar and especially a convertible. Prices tend to be 10-20% cheaper come November, for example.

sarahp

thanks a million for all your advice Frank. I will probably not buy till the end of the summer or later anyway. but i will definately check out that show.

thanks again

Sarah