********Motors Chat - Round 8 ********

Pov06

GvidoR wrote: »

Insurance renewal came in today, despite being a year older and have one more year NCB, it went up by €162. :mad:

€1112.60
Third party only
No windscreen cover or anything fancy
20, 2Y NCB
2001 Fiat Punto 1.2
:rolleyes:

I'm dreading seeing mine... I paid €1300 last year (19, 0 NCB, full licence) and I'm hoping it doesn't go up... :mad:

GvidoR

I heard about insurance prices going up and all but I thought with me getting another year NCB it should stay the same as last year at the very least. It's time to shop around again. Not looking forward to this at all.

jimgoose

OSI wrote: »

I love being old.

I hate being old at 27.

Jaysis, I'm really old, but it does have its advantages. :pac:

GvidoR

It's also annoying to know I have a discount at Aviva (-40% possibly on top of the 2 YNCB) which I can't use because they don't insure cars that are 2001 or older, apparently.

Foxhole Norman

GvidoR wrote: »

It's also annoying to know I have a discount at Aviva (-40% possibly on top of the 2 YNCB) which I can't use because they don't insure cars that are 2001 or older, apparently.

Yeah it's a recent change in their underwriting terms. If you already have a policy with them on an older car as far as I know they'll continue insuring it or newer cars.

Toyotafanboi

It's mad, we must be the inly country in the world where the car buyer doesn't get to decided what car they want.

The government pick the engine size and the insurance company pick the age.

I wonder will we ever get to have nice cars without such a hard time.

Special Circumstances

There must be a load of well looked after cars that fall between the cracks of "normal, 2001+reg, insurance" and "classic/weekend use insurance".

You can't even change the factory radio now without violating the assumptions of many online quotes.

Making it illegal to not have insurance but leaving it open to private companies to make up the rules after that is a bit of a joke - they should either put 3rd party car insurance for the whole country out to tender every 5 years or make it a condition of competing in the Irish market that you cannot refuse to insure a car with NCT (even if there was a 5years experience, and a few other caveats)

Tea 1000

Special Circumstances wrote: »

There must be a load of well looked after cars that fall between the cracks of "normal, 2001+reg, insurance" and "classic/weekend use insurance".

You can't even change the factory radio now without violating the assumptions of many online quotes.

Making it illegal to not have insurance but leaving it open to private companies to make up the rules after that is a bit of a joke - they should either put 3rd party car insurance for the whole country out to tender every 5 years or make it a condition of competing in the Irish market that you cannot refuse to insure a car with NCT (even if there was a 5years experience, and a few other caveats)

That's particularly scummy on the Insurance companies behalf. I'd fight that one if they were trying to avoid a payout on me. How are we, the unprofessional lot, supposed to know what's factory and isn't on a used car? Best way is when you're getting the price and they ask if anything is non-standard, answer with "I don't think so, but do you want to send an assessor out to check?". They won't, and therefore you're covered!!

GvidoR

Called Munster Group. While on hold they keep saying "we offer the most competitive quotes" and then tell me €2036 for third party on that 1.2 Punto... I can't even...

toastedpickles

GvidoR wrote: »

Called Munster Group. While on hold they keep saying "we offer the most competitive quotes" and then tell me €2036 for third party on that 1.2 Punto... I can't even...

Jesus wept

I might be selling my 900

GvidoR

toastedpickles wrote: »

Jesus wept

I might be selling my 900

Seems like I have to sell all of my cars, take out a loan and buy something 2005+ :rolleyes:

toastedpickles

GvidoR wrote: »

Seems like I have to sell all of my cars, take out a loan and buy something 2005+ :rolleyes:

Dont forget it has to be a diesel too

wotzgoingon

GvidoR wrote: »

Seems like I have to sell all of my cars, take out a loan and buy something 2005+ :rolleyes:

You would never get a loan, as you don't have a job. Unless that changed recently.

Noccy_Mondy

GvidoR wrote:

Seems like I have to sell all of my cars, take out a loan and buy something 2005+

Ah it doesn't cost an awful lot to push up the years to an 05, not loan territory I'd hope! Should see some decent stuff at 3k.

jimgoose

GvidoR wrote: »

Seems like I have to sell all of my cars, take out a loan and buy something 2005+ :rolleyes:

What's wrong with you man! Strap on a pair and don't let some Ultan Shirt or clueless chungwan in some insurance office dictate what you can drive! From my cold, dead hand! Are we to be a nation of 1.4l diesel drivers because a bunch of assholes want maximum profit with zero-risk?? :mad:

Special Circumstances

jimgoose wrote: »

What's wrong with you man! Strap on a pair and don't let some Ultan Shirt or clueless chungwan in some insurance office dictate what you can drive! From my cold, dead hand! Are we to be a nation of 1.4l diesel drivers because a bunch of assholes want maximum profit with zero-risk?? :mad:

Tis the only environmentally responsible thing to do maaan, crush all those old cars like you'd crush ice for a frappucino and buy a derv for smutting around the city.

166man

was looking for an a older thread, no hassle found it.

jimgoose

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Tis the only environmentally responsible thing to do maaan, crush all those old cars like you'd crush ice for a frappucino and buy a derv for smutting around the city.

Bugger that! I wanna set fire to shít!!

Noccy_Mondy

Golf creamers and those of you in the know... is there any difference between these two mk6's... bar the wheels, does the one on the 17's have an added pack or anything? Seems to sit nicer on them wheels (sport suspension or something?) Hate the alloys on the first one, although they are on the majority of the 1.6's. Finding it very hard to justify the extra cost of a 2.0 gtd, when a 1.6 with the 17's looks the same

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-golf-1-6-tdi-highline-105-bh/9847724

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-golf-1-6-highline/9704858

toastedpickles

Going to check out another project tomorrow, if it checks out I'm selling the 900

Noccy_Mondy

OSI wrote:

Aren't you therefore missing the point of a GTD? Which then leads to the suggestion that you shouldn't be considering it anyway.

Wops mis print there

Meant a GT 2.0 140 brake - the likes of this

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9812632

Interslice

toastedpickles wrote: »

Going to check out another project tomorrow, if it checks out I'm selling the 900

Is it that first gen 900?

toastedpickles

Interslice wrote: »

Is it that first gen 900?

Tis! well my one is anyways

Special Circumstances

jimgoose wrote: »

Bugger that! I wanna set fire to shít!!

Only volcanoes and developing countries and China and Russia and the USA are allowed to create CO2.

We'll have the last laugh, choking on NOX and particulates and recirculating our breath through our arses to reduce that dreadful CO2.

Interslice

toastedpickles wrote: »

Tis! well my one is anyways

Sorry meant are you going to look at this? http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1979-saab-900/9898700?offset=3

What are you going for a look at then?

toastedpickles

Interslice wrote: »

Sorry meant are you going to look at this? http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1979-saab-900/9898700?offset=3

What are you going for a look at then?

Oh no no, I'm not gona say just yet, but i'll give you this, its british, got a straight 6 rolls royce engine in it, and is a bit of a rare one apparently!

Interslice

toastedpickles wrote: »

Oh no no, I'm not gona say just yet, but i'll give you this, its british, got a straight 6 rolls royce engine in it, and is a bit of a rare one apparently!

Sounds good! Won't even hazard a guess. Thought you might be going full on saabfanboi. I was only reading your 900 thread the other night a thinking it needs alot of bodywork. Looks like the way it's built means alot of hidden space for rust to live?

jimgoose

toastedpickles wrote: »

Oh no no, I'm not gona say just yet, but i'll give you this, its british, got a straight 6 rolls royce engine in it, and is a bit of a rare one apparently!

Hmm. It's not an old 'dozer of a Bentley, is it?? :cool:

toastedpickles

Interslice wrote: »

Sounds good! Won't even hazard a guess. Thought you might be going full on saabfanboi. I was only reading your 900 thread the other night a thinking it needs alot of bodywork. Looks like the way it's built means alot of hidden space for rust to live?

They can hide some scary rot, the only places mine has it now is in the front at the bumper, the left drive tunnel, and the right wheel arch, other than that its rust free, Nah see i go like that for a while, then get bored and need something new, what ive lined up will be just the thing

jimgoose wrote: »

Hmm. It's not an old 'dozer of a Bentley, is it?? :cool:

Be jaysis i wish it was! Id love a bently mulsanne, cousin of mine got knocked down by one years ago :pac: only a tip but none the less

jimgoose

toastedpickles wrote: »

...Be jaysis i wish it was! Id love a bently mulsanne, cousin of mine got knocked down by one years ago :pac: only a tip but none the less

Knocked down by a Bentley? You should be so lucky, squire. Fella in England IIRC had a Mulsanne with a huge Yank V8 in it with a supercharger the size of a Yaris. He'd named it the Mentley Insanne. :pac::pac::pac: