Wow! 37 years old, 9 years no claims, clean license, no accidents, previously driven a Mini Cooper S, driving my Z4 for a month. Chris Knott wouldn't even entertain me for my 04 30SE (worth £6 less than my Mini was).
'Have to have been driving a performance car over a year'. He didn't even ask what Z4 it was! I think the Mini was more powerful than a 2.0 or a 2.2 Z4 (170 bhp to 150bhp). In fact if I was going to have an accident it would have been much more likely in that little nutter of a car.
Apparently it's because "it's a rear wheel drive." Gee, thanks! Hadn't noticed till you pointed that out. So is every flippin BMW, even the 1 Series. Don't see burning hulks of them around the road or road safety campaigns against RWD cars. "Rear wheel performance cars are a lot more difficult to handle" If you are putting high power through the front or back it's equally as dangerous, I think you could convincingly argue the reverse. I'd rather deal with over-steer than under-steer any day.
I hate to be negative about a service on a forum, but I have to agree with the comments above, this lot shouldn't be official insurers for this forum. That's shocking. But hey, you guys obviously don't want my hard earned!
A quick 'Confused' check shows a whole load who are willing to insure me for around £600. My current insurers (those performance specialists 'Admiral) did me a £560 deal with £250 excess.
One positive, I feel like an eighteen year old again desperately trying to get insurance for my 1.8i Cavalier and not getting passed saying what my age is!!
'Have to have been driving a performance car over a year'. He didn't even ask what Z4 it was! I think the Mini was more powerful than a 2.0 or a 2.2 Z4 (170 bhp to 150bhp). In fact if I was going to have an accident it would have been much more likely in that little nutter of a car.
Apparently it's because "it's a rear wheel drive." Gee, thanks! Hadn't noticed till you pointed that out. So is every flippin BMW, even the 1 Series. Don't see burning hulks of them around the road or road safety campaigns against RWD cars. "Rear wheel performance cars are a lot more difficult to handle" If you are putting high power through the front or back it's equally as dangerous, I think you could convincingly argue the reverse. I'd rather deal with over-steer than under-steer any day.
I hate to be negative about a service on a forum, but I have to agree with the comments above, this lot shouldn't be official insurers for this forum. That's shocking. But hey, you guys obviously don't want my hard earned!
A quick 'Confused' check shows a whole load who are willing to insure me for around £600. My current insurers (those performance specialists 'Admiral) did me a £560 deal with £250 excess.
One positive, I feel like an eighteen year old again desperately trying to get insurance for my 1.8i Cavalier and not getting passed saying what my age is!!
