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Started by , Jul 21 2021 06:57 PM

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#1

Posted 21 July 2021 - 06:57 PM

Hi all, Iâ€™m currently in the market for a VX220. For a long while Iâ€™ve always liked these (in fact I seem to remember being at the London Motor Show as an 11 year old back in the day when these were announced). Fast forward 21 years and Iâ€™ve decided itâ€™s now or never to jump into ownership!

I have my eye on a nice supercharged car (mostly from a VFM point of view), however having spent the last 12 years driving normal and hot hatches, I suspect I will be able to hear most insurers laughing from London when I ask them for a quote. Can anyone recommend an insurer that wonâ€™t look down on me having zero experience in one of these but also wonâ€™t want me to sell my as yet unborn children?

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#2 Strugs

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Posted 22 July 2021 - 02:10 PM

A lot of us are with Reis but no idea how good they'd be in your circumstances. Have you had 'sporty' cars before?

Welcome, by the way!

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#3 iceman

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Posted 22 July 2021 - 02:42 PM

Good Afternoon

...and welcome

I found that using a classic car insurance package worked out the best for me (..and would be worth a look in to for yourself i would have thought). I also have a cap on the miles i intend to use it for each year (not that they have ever checked), for she has always been a fair-weather luxury (toy) as opposed to an everyday user (19 years of ownership and she has only recently clocked 38,000 miles).

Good luck with your search :grouphug:

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#4

Posted 22 July 2021 - 05:11 PM

Thanks for the welcome - Iâ€™m hoping that 13 years NCD will help me, and limited mileage would definitely be on the cards as Iâ€™m fortunate enough to work from home since the pandemic begun, but I might need to add some limited business mileage to the policy.

The sportiest car Iâ€™ve had was a Peugeot 306 GTI-6 a couple of years ago (those who have experienced a Peugeot 306 will attest to the lively back end on them, thankfully it never caught me out).

Thanks for the REIS and classic policy recommendations - Iâ€™ll definitely give them a try along with Flux, Greenlight, Chris Knott etc.

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#5 JohnR

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Posted 23 July 2021 - 12:07 PM

Hi, I have a SC insured with Classic Line they are easy to deal with and have experience of our cars, many use them. I also have agreed value on my car which only costs an extra Â£20 every couple of years. You need to send them photos and a description of the condition.

Good Luck