S SO8 Active member Staffs Feb 26, 2015 #41 My first car was a Renault 5 GT Turbo in 1987. £1000 with no NCB. I only managed that as I had been driving a company car for a couple of years ! There is no way these days I would pay that much for insurance - how times change !
My first car was a Renault 5 GT Turbo in 1987. £1000 with no NCB. I only managed that as I had been driving a company car for a couple of years ! There is no way these days I would pay that much for insurance - how times change !
R ronk Lifer Durham Feb 26, 2015 #42 Times do change. I had a modified cooper S in the late 60''s most of the mods declared to the insurance agent and it cost me £32 A YEAR!
Times do change. I had a modified cooper S in the late 60''s most of the mods declared to the insurance agent and it cost me £32 A YEAR!
A AndyJ Member SE. London Feb 26, 2015 #43 ronk said: Times do change. I had a modified cooper S in the late 60''s most of the mods declared to the insurance agent and it cost me £32 A YEAR! Click to expand... Did you get that quote on an aggregator ? Pay by Credit card ? Paypal ? Details of the policy sent over by email ?
ronk said: Times do change. I had a modified cooper S in the late 60''s most of the mods declared to the insurance agent and it cost me £32 A YEAR! Click to expand... Did you get that quote on an aggregator ? Pay by Credit card ? Paypal ? Details of the policy sent over by email ?
T techathy Active member Feb 26, 2015 #44 ronk said: Times do change. I had a modified cooper S in the late 60''s most of the mods declared to the insurance agent and it cost me £32 A YEAR! Click to expand... Yeah but that's what the equivalent of £500/year now? Which is about what my modded to the eyeballs Fiat would cost me without AD certificates.
ronk said: Times do change. I had a modified cooper S in the late 60''s most of the mods declared to the insurance agent and it cost me £32 A YEAR! Click to expand... Yeah but that's what the equivalent of £500/year now? Which is about what my modded to the eyeballs Fiat would cost me without AD certificates.
R ronk Lifer Durham Feb 26, 2015 #45 Agreed! I think I must have been earning £20 a week in those days. It just feels like is was a whole lot cheaper!
Agreed! I think I must have been earning £20 a week in those days. It just feels like is was a whole lot cheaper!
F FabZ4 Member Northumberland Feb 27, 2015 #48 ronk said: My 3.0 gets 34 mpg ish So the smaller engined fours aren't that much better! Economy wasn't the reason for buying tho! Click to expand...
ronk said: My 3.0 gets 34 mpg ish So the smaller engined fours aren't that much better! Economy wasn't the reason for buying tho! Click to expand...
R ronk Lifer Durham Feb 27, 2015 #49 Do some simple sums if you consider fuel consimption is a problem. Ie 6000 miles at 30mpg = 200 gallons 6000 miles at 40 mpg = 150 gallons
Do some simple sums if you consider fuel consimption is a problem. Ie 6000 miles at 30mpg = 200 gallons 6000 miles at 40 mpg = 150 gallons
