alfa 156 1.6 sports car ? :P

excaliburhc

just thought this was worth a chuckle.
went to renew my insurance last month and my quote came in double one of the lads in the office with a similar spec machine / criteria for insurance - i.e distance / area / no claims the lot. .

1.6 alfa 2001 vs a 1.6 vectra 2003

when i queried the difference seemingly it was due to the alfa being categorized as a sports car

argued that the vectra had more power / torgue but to no avail .

obviously i came off the phone feeling even more superior then normal :P

anyone else had something similar ?

excaliburhc

excaliburhc wrote: »

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argued that the vectra had more power / torgue but to no avail ..........

Does it?

sean1141

my leon is a sports car apparently........







its a diesel!!

Anan1

excaliburhc wrote: »

just thought this was worth a chuckle.
went to renew my insurance last month and my quote came in double one of the lads in the office with a similar spec machine / criteria for insurance - i.e distance / area / no claims the lot. .

1.6 alfa 2001 vs a 1.6 vectra 2003

when i queried the difference seemingly it was due to the alfa being categorized as a sports car

argued that the vectra had more power / torgue but to no avail .

obviously i came off the phone feeling even more superior then normal :P

anyone else had something similar ?

With respect, that's a Top Trumps argument. Whether or not the Alfa's a sports car, it's certainly sportier than a 1.6 Vectra. And insurance quotes are based on claims history, not bhp.

Colts

My 1.9JTD Alfa GT costs more to insure than a brand new Audi A5 3.0tdi!

excaliburhc

ooops maybe i got it wrong when talking to her
alfa : 120 bhp = 106 lb.ft
vectra : 101 bhp = 110 lb.ft


crap

still though it means 19 bhp cost me 350 eur more

- we have the same noclaims - mostly the same distance and such.

Ferris

I remember that my Golf GT Tdi was far more to insure than a highline Tdi, even though they were the exact same car, same engine etc.

The GT Tdi was the same to insure as a petrol GTi, had I known I would have just gone for a highline.

Incidently we now have a 156 1.6 and its not that expensive to insure ~450quid I think on lady drive (wifes car)

pcardin

My 318i convertible was also classified as high performance car and I had to pay a little bit more when transfered insurance from my previous car. Funny though that a day before 318i I was about to buy 325i convertible and that wasn't classified as high performance car.

qz

When I was ringing around for insurance on my 156 1.8 for my third year, some places told me that I had to be 30 before they'd touch me. The cheapest I got from an insurer who wasn't my current was TWICE what my renewal was.

Madness Ted.

Guy:Incognito

sean1141 wrote: »

my leon is a sports car apparently........







its a diesel!!

So's this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_R10_TDI

Tea 1000

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

So's this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_R10_TDI

Ya, but fill that up at your local diesel pump and it'll break!