insurance companies for '98 Cooper

rubdub

Hey folks,

Looking for advice on where to get a policy for a 98 Mini Cooper? Seems a lot won't do cars 15+ They also need to take name driver experience, cheers!

Sh1tbag OToole

Try AA

antodeco

I've my minis with First Ireland!

Bank of Ireland: Sharon

rubdub wrote: »

Hey folks,

Looking for advice on where to get a policy for a 98 Mini Cooper? Seems a lot won't do cars 15+ They also need to take name driver experience, cheers!

Hi rubdub,

I'm Sharon from the Bank of Ireland Talk to forum.

Just noticed your post. We believe age is just a number and are happy to quote for cars over 15 years of age.

Hope this helps!

Sharon

antodeco

Hi Sharon,
Just checked online. It doesnt give an option to insure a mini prior to 2006...?

unkel

In fairness, on line quotes with most insurers are only for the most mainstream of cars. Anything off the beaten track and you will need to call to get a quote.

@rubdub - have you (or your partner) got another car insured? If so, chances are you can get the Mini on a classic car policy (usually a lot cheaper than a normal policy, aim for around €150-€300 per year)

L1011

antodeco wrote: »

Hi Sharon,
Just checked online. It doesnt give an option to insure a mini prior to 2006...?

Rover not Mini might work. Mini the new brand didn't have cars in 1998 to begin with nor did rover build them in 2006

Skatedude

my 97 4.4L bmw 840 is insured with aig through first ireland for 400 a year, but limited to 6k a year, how many miles a year do you drive?

antodeco

L1011 wrote: »

Rover not Mini might work. Mini the new brand didn't have cars in 1998 to begin with nor did rover build them in 2006

Not mini under Austin or Rover!

johnty56

Skatedude wrote: »

my 97 4.4L bmw 840 is insured with aig through first ireland for 400 a year, but limited to 6k a year, how many miles a year do you drive?

Out of curiosity.. do you have a 'modern' car insured also, or is that a stand alone policy?

Skatedude

johnty56 wrote: »

Out of curiosity.. do you have a 'modern' car insured also, or is that a stand alone policy?

nope, it's my daily and only car so it's a stand alone policy.

Thinkingaboutit

Bank of Ireland: Sharon wrote: »

Hi rubdub,

I'm Sharon from the Bank of Ireland Talk to forum.

Just noticed your post. We believe age is just a number and are happy to quote for cars over 15 years of age.

Hope this helps!

Sharon

Do you quote for cars as old as mine?

I naively rang Autoline of NI after seeing their ad in the IVVCC magazine, more than once. Each time I was promised a call back. None came. Car is a 1971 Wolseley 16/60. I want another price, but I suspect I'll be keeping with Carole Nash. I don't want to hijack the thread, but don't want the bother of a new one.

commited

We have a '98 Mini in the garage that would be great to have back on the road but already have a main policy - any idea if any classic insurance companies will entertain this?

unkel

Most will. Have a look at the classic insurance link in the sticky:

linky

unkel

unkel wrote: »

Most will. Have a look at the classic insurance link in the sticky:

linky

Is 1998 really old enough to be classic? I thought 30 years?

unkel

Depends. There's no short answer here, but please read the linky.

commited

Excellent thanks, I'll ring around and see if it can be done at reasonable cost.

BronsonTB

Deleted User wrote: »

Is 1998 really old enough to be classic? I thought 30 years?

You might be thinking from a tax perspective....Vintage tax is over 30 years.

For Insurance anything over 15 might be classed as 'classic' by an insurance company. BUT this does vary by company.