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Is insurance an issue for Chinese" EVS in Ireland

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  • #2
    Miscreant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭Miscreant


    Not for anyone I know of. They're mostly BYD and MG owners though.

    Is this the beginning of a myth like the "Japanese imports are hard to insure" nonsense?



  • #3
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,728 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124476168#Comment_124476168

    the scary foreigners, and their goods!



  • #4
    893bet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 10,823 ✭✭✭✭893bet


    Most them brands mentioned can’t be bought here I would say for the most part? And potentially tough insure as they have no Irish data on them.



  • #5
    Nigzcurran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,233 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


    Are the likes of Tesla and polestar not Chinese cars?

    Time is contagious, everybody's getting old.



  • #6
    ...Ghost...
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,108 ✭✭✭...Ghost...


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124476253#Comment_124476253

    Ahem! My Tesla was made in Germany.

    with probably all chinese parts, just like everything else….including what you sent your comment with

    Stay Free



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  • #7
    Nigzcurran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,233 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124476331#Comment_124476331

    Pardon me! 😂

    Time is contagious, everybody's getting old.



  • #8
    greenbin2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 129 ✭✭greenbin2


    Its probably bots on twitter trying to sway people

    Amber Heard is a good actor!



  • #9
    Buddy Bubs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,112 ✭✭✭Buddy Bubs


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124476331#Comment_124476331

    My German owned Spanish sub-branded car was built in China



  • #10
    rodneytrotter15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 528 ✭✭✭rodneytrotter15


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058438653/is-insurance-an-issue-for-chinese-evs-in-ireland

    Never had cheaper insurance than what I have on my Seal today

    Post edited by rodneytrotter15 on


  • #11
    ELM327
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,930 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    We have no issue getting insurance on mrs elm's POS GWM ORA Funky Cat.



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  • #12
    thebiglad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,925 ✭✭✭thebiglad


    The issue will be that the insurers know or believe parts are hard to come by to fix these in the event of an accident and so would be a nightmare to manage in their claims process.



  • #13
    ELM327
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,930 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    No, it just means the car would be easier written off than others. And that's the insurance company's problem not mine.



  • #14
    Red Silurian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,786 ✭✭✭✭Red Silurian


    The issue is with new brands, the likes of the Tesla, Leaf and ID3/4 have been around for a while so there's good data on them. It's also down to individual insurers here and how they are legally allowed to pick and choose what cars they insure, Outsurance for example don't insure the vast majority of cars from what I can tell



  • #15
    Oscar_Madison
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,977 ✭✭✭✭Oscar_Madison
    #MEGA MAKE EUROPE GREAT AGAIN


    I got a decent quote on a SMART some months ago - didn’t need to use it at the time but it’s reassured me that decent value awaits when renewing later this year - and two fingers up to my current insurers who charged me an additional 150 euro for the remaining 7 months when I changed to the EV from my ICE - I will wipe my ass with your quote when it arrives in August



  • #16
    MIKEKC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,279 ✭✭✭MIKEKC


    .Insurance co have a habit of making their problems yours



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