insurance - sub 25 yrs on a 2.8

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nicolawright
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insurance - sub 25 yrs on a 2.8

Post by nicolawright »

hey all,

just wondering whether any 'young' drivers have had decent quotes on a 2.8 Z3? i'm 23 but only have 1 NCB. On 8th month of 2nd NCB but morethan wont let me change cars :head:

i think the saving i make on getting the car now (i.e. winter deal) is greater than the premium difference if i waited for a full 2 NCB.

anyway my best quotes have been from Bell/Admiral at around £1300 - just wondering if anyone had any luck getting anything cheaper..

thanks,

nicky xx
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Post by chaosss »

Hi Nicky,

When I was sub 25 I insured a 2.8 3 series for about 600 through Adrian Flux ( I think I had 2/3 years NCB though). Also I find they are very mod friendly which is worth bearing in mind for the future.

Currently am paying just oover £500 with 5 years NCB, business use and 40,000 miles usage declared. This is with Admiral.

Good luck with the search...getting exciting now!
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Post by paulg »

I'm not so 'young', but my 3.0 (which is a second car and had no NCB) was by the cheapest at Admiral. We have 3 cars with them now. Service is excellent too.
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I'm not so 'young', but my 3.0 (which is a second car and had no NCB) was by the cheapest at Admiral. We have 3 cars with them now. Service is excellent too.
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Post by Smoked »

Admiral were cheapest for me by far.....still close to 3k thou!!!
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I was 26, have 5 years ncb and pay an eye watering £650 inc 10% discount for paying up all of it.
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am 26 and leave it on the road in London at night. (6yrs NCB) It's a 2.0 - pay £750 with elephant.co.uk
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I am 26 with 3yrs NCB and pay £750 with Sainsburys. The car is parked off street in London....I was with Elephant who I found pretty competitive to.
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I am 26 with 3yrs NCB and pay £750 with Sainsburys. The car is parked off street in London....I was with Elephant who I found pretty competitive to.
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so actually we're younger than I thought...

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I always thought at 26 I was quite young for a Z driver, but actually seems like there's lots of us in our 20s. How old do you think the average Z driver is?
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The age seems to be going down as the second hand price of the cars drop which puts the car within range of the younger generation.

John.
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Post by road2ruin »

Agree with John....when I started looking for a new car [this time last year] I wanted something fun whilst I didn't have the whole family thing to deal with....had a budget of around £11k and wanted a convertible.....didn't realise that if you looked around and didn't just buy the first thing that tempted you there are a fair few cars you can get for that sort of cash....obviously the running costs are higher than getting the standard Ford, Renault etc but then you don't have nearly the fun!

Enjoy it whilst you can as your next motor will probably need to have back seats and a proper boot! :shock:
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Post by Paul.Stuhlfelder »

A tip for Elephant/Admiral -


Add your Mother (or any female who's been driving for 5+ years) as a second driver, brought my quote down by about £400

I'm paying £800 for a ///M, I've got 2NCD, parked on a drive (albeit in an A area) and I'm only 22. (Oh, and a £5900 accident in Dec 2003)
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Alex L
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Post by Alex L »

I agree, I am 24 and run an ///M Roadster as a second car.

I added my father and the quote went down to £700 with Elephant which I thought was pretty cheap considering I have no years no claims as my other car is a company car.

Good luck
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Alex L
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Post by Alex L »

I agree, I am 24 and run an ///M Roadster as a second car.

I added my father and the quote went down to £700 with Elephant which I thought was pretty cheap considering I have no years no claims as my other car is a company car.

Good luck
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Cool tip, roll on renewal date? :roll:
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Post by AlanDam »

Hi

Im 21 year with 1 yr ncb, and with norwich union got quoted £1300 but thats with the rapid bonus scheme. Got my ncb in 9 months instead of 12
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Alex L
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Post by Alex L »

The problem with those bonus accelerator insurance policies is that you end up with a higher excess. Worth looking out for
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Post by AlanDam »

Alex L wrote:The problem with those bonus accelerator insurance policies is that you end up with a higher excess. Worth looking out for
My excess is £400, lucky i turned 21 cause there was another 200 included for those under 21.
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Alex L
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Post by Alex L »

That's not bad, my excess is £500, won't go down on my ///M until I reach 25 next year
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Post by R80TER »

i'm 26 with 2 years NCB but i have a DD40. mine is still only £780 but my mate works for the broker so it comission free!!! ;-)

will put my mum on my insurance when i renew though! good plan!! ;-)
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Post by dansutton »

hi im 22 with 3yrs ncb i've just paid £1000 WITH LLOYDS TSB ON A 2.8 Z3
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Post by Alex L »

R8OTER,

Do you use your ///M as an everyday car?...if so that insurance is pretty cheap. Mine is £700 odd as a weekend toy
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