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Old 17-02-2014, 11:09 AM
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Hey guys.

So I'm having trouble insuring the XR3i for a decent price.
I'm 26 with 7 years NCB and I'll be fucked If I'm paying a high premium on a classic car that does 5000 miles a year.

Who does everyone use? cheers
Old 17-02-2014, 11:20 AM
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try need to insure - £200 on my FRST
Old 17-02-2014, 11:25 AM
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it does dpend massivley on tyour postcode as its based on risk

i insured an RST for £180 fully comp...a little while back (im 33)

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Old 17-02-2014, 11:41 AM
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Ring adrian flux just done my sapphire cosworth with them found them excellent
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Footman James are very cheap on '80s classics.
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Thanks peeps will check them out at some point On the hunt for a second car right now to take the escort off the road and do some work on it.
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feel free to give us a try mate
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Grove and Dean 214 fully comp on my cosworth and I have no claims bonus
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you dont need no claims bonus on a classic scheme
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Originally Posted by pikachu
Hey guys.

So I'm having trouble insuring the XR3i for a decent price.
I'm 26 with 7 years NCB and I'll be fucked If I'm paying a high premium on a classic car that does 5000 miles a year.

Who does everyone use? cheers
Hi,
Please feel free to give us a try if you like. If you wanted to PM me your details when your ready then I'd be happy to arrange for one of my quotes team to give you a call back.
Regards,
Dan.
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dan will give you a shout when mines up but at the min im with footman james,
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You might want to try yep-market for low mileage insurance.
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dont they only cover usa though ?
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Will give all these lovely suggestions a try Escort is sadly coming off the road for the next 3 or 4 months though so i can knuckle down on the much needed jobs. Must get it ready for Fordfair.
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flux charged me £50 for my xr4i 3000 miles fully comp incl windscreen...
I've got a policy with them for the following cars...with agreed values.
65 chevy belair insured for £10000. 83 t25 vw camper £3500. xr4i £3500
89 ford thunderbird supercoupe £4000. 96 saab 900 convertible 2.0l turbo 5speed manual £1000.ford Cortina mk5 2 dr £4000.
all together I paid them £480 all up,
took the policy out 23rd dec ... I'm 45 live in southend..
hope this helps
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