GavStyli

Hic quoted me £450 Full comp, everything declared with agreed valuation etc with a power increase upto to 225bhp, without nos its 200bhp.

but just because the power increase is using nos, they wanting £950 full comp, or i can go tpft for £80 cheaper
tempted to rip it out again

problem is they only have 2 insurers that would cover nitrous

anyone else with nos have an insurer thats a bit cheaper?!

Chip

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Adrian flux are normally a bit more reasonable, but as far as im aware they ONLY cover Wizards kits due to legal/quality issues with the american ones.

percybigun

its stupid the cost of insuring NOS, for something that isnt getting used very often.

GavStyli

just called flux, £1500
and they didnt even ask what kit i have

Chip

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Agreed, but I suspect the claims records for people using it arent good.

Garage19

If you have the bottle isolated from the lines then surely your nitrous is only used on the track??

Chip

iTrader: (3)

Its still a modification, after all you only use a rollcage if you crash but you have to declare it even on days when you dont crash

Garage19

I would just paint the bottle red and call it a plumbed in fire extinguisher system.

GavStyli

i told them i wont use it on the road, its still there tho so u have to pay

Chip

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Well if you had a crash you wouldnt be insured, so why bother insuring it at all, just print a cover note out on your PC at home, still be illegal and save a fortune.

percybigun

if the bottle isnt ever in the car (only using it for track use) and the wiring for the solenoids is disconnected it would have nowt to do with the insurance would it?

Chip

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Yes of course it would.

They ask you "does the car have any modifications from standard"

That includes stickers / brakes / cages / wiring / plumbing / whatever


So of course half a nitrous kit counts as "modified"

Garage19

It were just a joke chip!

On a serious note i did consider printing one off to tax my bike when the cover note didn't turn up the before a really sunny weekend!!

pani_k

iTrader: (1)

is it hard to completely remove the whole kit in the event of an accident?

and you said you wouldnt be using it on the road so why have it in if you arent going to be using it? if its going to be used for drag/track stuff how often do you go? is it viable for you to be getting it in and out every time?

GavStyli

as chip has said, everything would need to be taken out including electrics.
nylon piping is something i wouldnt like to keep installing and re-installing at trackside let alone electics

Chip

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Depends if you are dead / in hospital / car taken away / whatever


Removing it is easy, removing it in a secure compound theyve moved it to to investigate when you are in hospital, isnt.

focuschivvy

both of my crashes the car has ended up on my front lawn straight away, and they came to inspect it here too

pani_k

iTrader: (1)

and you're insured for an RS conversion as well

Who are your insurers???!?!!?! They sound decent

focuschivvy

this was pre-conversion

pani_k

iTrader: (1)

You must be paying a bomb now though if you've "gone by the book"...

McGoo 69

thats not a bad price my first year insurance driving a standerd fiesta si was 1800 fully comp!!

900 is a bargin if you ask me!lol

focuschivvy

of coarse, and it would of been a hell of alot cheaper to insure an actual FRS.....but with a very good job now and the chance to have something different...why not?

pani_k

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go for it mate. as you said why not!!

GavStyli

true say, ive looked at it that way too mate still not bad end of the day as im in london too.
but also im 31, had car for 10 years, and never had an accident!
so i think £500 increase is taking the piss a bit
if i gained 25bhp any other way it would'nt cost me £500 extra and id have that power available all the time, the nitrous bottle lasts 11 minutes!
ive spoken to Hic again, they are trying a difffernt route because i have 2 cars, 1 has full no claims bonus/9years! and the fiesta has 3 years.
see what happens now

pani_k

iTrader: (1)

To be honest mate, if that was me, I wouldnt pay it and take it out. In essence you are doubling your premium for a nitrous kit and 25bhp. That's two fiesta RSTs with mods up to 200bhp declared for the price of one with a 25bhp shot of nitrous.

And as you say 31 y/o with full no claims and the rest of it. Not worth it in my eyes.

On another note, I'm always in and around southgate. Never seen a red RS though. Whereabouts are you close to?

aurallis

Just remove most of it and have it so its a easy fit for track days etc.

GavStyli

i used to live in southgate, now im in bounds green!
im rarely in southgate as i work in Barnet
however keep an eye out for me up and now the north circ

pani_k

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will do. i fuel at the palmers green shell and regularly around the backroads of arnos grove/bounds green and do travel up to high barnet occasionally too

GavStyli

insurance now sorted thanks to Greenlight

£432 full comp everything declared, limited to 4k miles pa, defo cant argue with that.

thanks
gav

foreverwhite

"no Mr Greenlight, i dont have NOS"

PMSL

Tony @ Greenlight

It's ok foreverwhite..

He's on the straight and narrow NOS wise - declared & rated upon.

Kind regards

Tony

Daveyboy

you cant argue with that price!

Chip

iTrader: (3)

Fantastic quote, nice one Tony!

xr2i-carl

I thought NOS was illegal on the roaD?

Rich_w

I would guess the main issue with Nitrous is its ability to set fire to everything in the car, turning a small crash into a fairly substantial fire!

foreverwhite

rich, it's the fact the floor pan flys off the car when you use it that causes the danger.

Rich_w

LOL.

ps like the avatar. Got the full pic as a desktop somewhere

Charlie Chalk

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Anti-Lag is, but people still use it!