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Classic insurance 84/88 car

shawnee · 2008-12-21 20:12:28

Hi , I have been considering buying a classic car. However it is difficult to source pre 78 which qualify for classic insurance and tax. I also find that many pre 78s need a lot of upkeep. I was looking at an ad on ebay, where a guy is selling an 87 celica. He states that his insurance is only 140 euro because he has…

21-12-2008 8:12pm

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Hi , I have been considering buying a classic car. However it is difficult to source pre 78 which qualify for classic insurance and tax. I also find that many pre 78s need a lot of upkeep. I was looking at an ad on ebay, where a guy is selling an 87 celica. He states that his insurance is only 140 euro because he has another car. Can anyone tell me where I could get similar insurance for say an 80's merc or bmw.

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#2 21-12-2008 8:49pm

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If you join the irish vintage society you can get a classic policy,providing you have a daily car,the classic is over 20 years old and you are over 26 years old.
My chevette costs 170 eu a year to insure,not sure if bigger cars are more expensive.

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#3 21-12-2008 11:10pm

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my neighbour has a 92 on a classic policy for about 190

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#4 22-12-2008 2:31am

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I would be very interested in finding ot more about how your friend got classic insurance on his '92 car.

I tried to get it on a 91 Golf convertible earlier this year and even though I have a policy for my everyday car, a classic insurance policy & a classic commercial policy, I was told there was no way the Golf could be covered. I ended up starting a new policy on the car which has probably covered less than a thousand miles in the year..

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#5 22-12-2008 8:35am

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Pagoda113 wrote: »

I would be very interested in finding ot more about how your friend got classic insurance on his '92 car.

I tried to get it on a 91 Golf convertible earlier this year and even though I have a policy for my everyday car, a classic insurance policy & a classic commercial policy, I was told there was no way the Golf could be covered. I ended up starting a new policy on the car which has probably covered less than a thousand miles in the year..

Classic insurance available for 15 year old cars for €320, check this months Irish Vintage Scene magazine

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#6 22-12-2008 9:22am

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I have a 1986 car on a classic policy with axa.

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#7 22-12-2008 10:39am

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I have my 1985 Toyota MR2 on a Classic police with O'Driscoll O'Neill insurance in Dublin. Don't have the number on me but I guess its in the phone book.

T.

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#8 22-12-2008 12:21pm

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I got a renewal notice from Axa for my '75 Cortina. Got a 100Euro better quote from Carole Nash with a smaller excess (after I went back to Axa complaining about their initial quote)....no brainer. Bye Bye Axa...

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#9 22-12-2008 3:12pm

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golfbgud wrote: »

I got a renewal notice from Axa for my '75 Cortina. Got a 100Euro better quote from Carole Nash with a smaller excess (after I went back to Axa complaining about their initial quote)....no brainer. Bye Bye Axa...

Others have expressed worries about some of the small print on Carole Nash policies, stuff like it needs to be parked in your garage every night and only covered for theft during certain hours etc. Make sure you know what you're getting for your spondoolics.

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#10 22-12-2008 8:37pm

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Made a few calls today. Axa would only cover cars over 20 years on their classic policy. Quoted me approx 240 for third party fire n theft on a merc. Asked them about the same car less than 20 years old and they quoted around 380.

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#11 22-12-2008 9:23pm

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Anan1 wrote: »

I have a 1986 car on a classic policy with axa.

Me too. It's my daily driver and I don't even have a second car with insurance in my own name. But it depends very much on your car and the kind of cover.

@OP - you'll just have to ring all insurers mentioned in the insurance thread in the sticky

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#12 06-01-2009 12:18pm

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try first ireland..i got a qoute yesterday on 88 golf cab gti for 316 fully comp on a 6000 mile policy

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#13 08-01-2009 7:18pm

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That s a decent quote on the golf cabbie, hope you enjoy it. Will be calling them tomorrow.

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#14 08-01-2009 7:29pm

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yeah good to deal with too.car has to be at least 20 yrs old though and as usual you have to have another private policy.with i think 5 yrs no claims...give them a try

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#15 08-01-2009 11:31pm

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'93 968 Tip for Eur 406 for the year.

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