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SNewham
7th May 2007, 23:29
Hey,
well I'm putting a VTS engine in my car (1.1 mk2) and I need to research insurance really. I haven't phoned anyone up yet as I only got back from Nurburgring earlier which is where I made my decision haha :P
Well, I'm 18, driving a 1.1 mk2 desire 52 plate and first question is, do insurance companies looking more or less favourably on engine conversions insurance wise. And how much is it gonna cost me?
thanks
scott
middleweight
8th May 2007, 00:57
its more expensive to insure a car with an engine conversion.... cus they know u just wanna go faster
milesg
8th May 2007, 08:09
you will have to be with a specialist insurer i would of though, like adrian flux who deal with these types of modifications, i would of thought the cost of insurance would be similiar to if you had a vts, you could consider selling your 1.1 and then buying a 2000/1 vts as i think they would cost around the same if you have a 52 plate 1.1
SNewham
9th May 2007, 16:37
The best price I have so far on a VTS:
£2698.24 with Budget car insurance
£2629.34 with Post Office
Quinn Direct don't want to insure me on it.
ouch...could buy my car 4 x over with that insurance quote lol
The best price I have so far on a VTS:
£2698.24 with Budget car insurance
£2629.34 with Post Office
Quinn Direct don't want to insure me on it.
Try Bell.co.uk, Quinn-direct.co.uk, confused and maybe esure mate, im 18 and ensured my VTS for 2000tpft, fully comp is a waste of time to be honest!
Dont get a conversion as u'll spend a lot more on faults, reliability, sourcing and getting one professionally fitted than you would either buying a VTR or VTS mate. In short save yourself time and money and snap up one with a few mods on it already, gd luck fella!!!
PicsComingSoon RB
devilsadvocate
9th May 2007, 17:32
Best bet is to compare the quotes you have with quotes for an actual VTS. Then take into account the cost to sell your car and buy a VTS with the costs for converting your engine.
Best bet is to compare the quotes you have with quotes for an actual VTS. Then take into account the cost to sell your car and buy a VTS with the costs for converting your engine.
Sound advice Devilsadvocate :clapping: i compared costs for wat i wanted before i bought my VTS and worked from ther;)
PicsComingVerySoon RB
SNewham
9th May 2007, 18:01
Dont get a conversion as u'll spend a lot more on faults, reliability, sourcing and getting one professionally fitted than you would either buying a VTR or VTS mate. In short save yourself time and money and snap up one with a few mods on it already, gd luck fella!!!
PicsComingSoon RB
am fitting it myself mate with the help of Stevenet15. It's not gonna be a bodge job so it should be as reliable as any other VTS. Would cost me alot more to buy and sell a VTS then put a VTS engine in mine. Will cost me 400-500 for an engine and that's it :)
found 2,400 best quote so far.
SNewham
9th May 2007, 18:08
omg.....
Bell.co.uk:
£1936.45
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
awesome, wow, that's a really good quote. My best so far by a mile on a 52 reg VTS with me as main driver and mum as second driver.
SNewham
9th May 2007, 18:14
Actually scrap that.
Best price is now from Bell.co.uk
£1549.65
gdgd glad i could help mate. Yeah see wat u mean if u take them up on that u'v got a good deal. As i'v helped you, any chance of getting some help with fitting a new lump on mine as that would be ledgendary and i was looking at about a grand for it so you could also make some money lol :P
PicsComingVerySoon RB
SNewham
9th May 2007, 18:20
Just tried their Flexiplan which means that I don't get anything other than insurance. So no legal cover, breakdown cover, replacement cars etc etc. That comes to £1368.50 but I haven't put parents on yet. :P
SNewham
9th May 2007, 18:21
gdgd glad i could help mate. Yeah see wat u mean if u take them up on that u'v got a good deal. As i'v helped you, any chance of getting some help with fitting a new lump on mine as that would be ledgendary and i was looking at about a grand for it so you could also make some money lol :P
PicsComingVerySoon RB
well I've never done anything like it before to be honest. If you get the same MK and number of plugs on the ecu as your current engine then it is all plug and play. Engine out, new engine in. Simple as that ;)
I'm planning on just doing it in 2 days with Steve. Think Tobster and my mate are going to help out as well though so we could have it done by lunchtime lol :)
Need to find a decent engine now...
Like the wesbite as well mate who helped develop it or did you do it yourself?
Do you know anyone or do you want to help with my new lump then?
PicsComingSoon RB
SNewham
9th May 2007, 18:32
Just had another think about this. As I'm going to uni in September. I will only be driving the car to and from the train station every day to get to uni so I'll only be doing around 7,000 miles a year which would take the quote down to:
£1238.13
SNewham
9th May 2007, 18:34
Like the wesbite as well mate who helped develop it or did you do it yourself?
Do you know anyone or do you want to help with my new lump then?
PicsComingSoon RB
well I might be able to help after I've done mine but wouldn't really know if I'm confident at doing it. Steve is only helping me with mine as I know help quite well and he's quite busy sorry mate.
A grand is quite expensive for all the work to be honest mate. It's only 2 days work at most. Wiring is the hardest bit if you don't find a similar engine to your own.
Just had another think about this. As I'm going to uni in September. I will only be driving the car to and from the train station every day to get to uni so I'll only be doing around 7,000 miles a year which would take the quote down to:
£1238.13
Cheers for the advice and i always say no more than 5,000 as they'll never check and i think it goes up after, not sure
SNewham
9th May 2007, 18:37
Cheers for the advice and i always say no more than 5,000 as they'll never check and i think it goes up after, not sure
yeh well I had it at 12,000 before and it was £1500, put it to 7,000 and it came down to that price.
well I might be able to help after I've done mine but wouldn't really know if I'm confident at doing it. Steve is only helping me with mine as I know help quite well and he's quite busy sorry mate.
A grand is quite expensive for all the work to be honest mate. It's only 2 days work at most. Wiring is the hardest bit if you don't find a similar engine to your own.
Fair cop, yeah should be a piece of cake as its going to be a direct swap for a new VTS lump wiv less miles as iv got 87 on the clock atm an think it might be on its way out soon. Plus a newer engine will run better for my CIT Turbo or TBs conversion next year, possible 190-200BHP. Possible lol
PicsComingSoon RB
SNewham
9th May 2007, 18:41
Fair cop, yeah should be a piece of cake as its going to be a direct swap for a new VTS lump wiv less miles as iv got 87 on the clock atm an think it might be on its way out soon. Plus a newer engine will run better for my CIT Turbo or TBs conversion next year, possible 190-200BHP. Possible lol
PicsComingSoon RB
nice one mate. Yeah I want a low mileage engine really as my car has only done 23k miles. Shoudl be ok if looked after well though :y:
yeah lol should :P, gd luck with it, keep me posted mate
Pics coming soon RB
b0t13
11th May 2007, 11:27
ring up brentacre, there a specailist and do some decent quotes for stuff like that, i was thinking about converting my furio, but cba with the hassle.
Pics coming soon RB
why u say that after every post? its kinda annoying lol
ring up brentacre, there a specailist and do some decent quotes for stuff like that, i was thinking about converting my furio, but cba with the hassle.
why u say that after every post? its kinda annoying lol
so yours so dont start that lol :P
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