Real Power...

[ZeroBlade]

no luck at all...

25+, 25+, 25+, 25+, 3.5g, 8g blah, blah

3G wa the lowest i got...

most places wouldnt insure me as a named driver off me parents. saw me as the risk.

well im shafted. looks like ima have to stick with the n/a... :(

-Z

[Jimlad]

bad luck mate :(

[Bibbs]

Well what can I say ..

They don't want lads under 25 driving 250bhp jap imports .. and I can see their point ..

[ZeroBlade]

heh, just cos ur an old fogey now bibbs :P

(no offence to those above that age, cept bibbs)

well sarah from dorset was prolly the most hopeful person, and the nicest by far mite i add!

gotta be 21 for insurance there tho on a mk2 or 3...

now what the heck shall i do.

21 in nov.

can i really wait until then to buy a tubby?

dont wanna be spending a few grand on my n/a only to have it go for naught soon.

Sarah was saying thats its best to get an actual tubby rather than an n/a 2 tubby conversion as thats looked upon more favourable.

Also dorset are cool with modifications unless they're real performance improving ones. so zorst, filter, kit, etc are all ok with them.

hrm. could i sell my mk2, and get a mk1 to trash about until then?

think i'll get my dad to actually phone round with him as main and then name me c what happens.

-Z

[Fizz]

damn mate.. I dont think i should take you for a spin in my car at the next meet then...

Sorry to hear that... and with regards to gettin a Mk1 as a run around.. you could do a lot worse mate!... and its only 5 months!... trust me.. it will fly!..

So.. get a Mk1... and then the Tubby in Nov!...

[DeusMR2]

if i were you mate id wait till you were 21! youll have bit more experience then n youll be able to use the peak potential of the tubby more easily (and less riskily!)

[Bibbs]

Oh, and BTW guys .. this myth about insurance dropping when 21 and 25 is just that .. a myth ..

[DeusMR2]

insurance definatley doesnt go down at 21 i know that for sure,at 25 i wouldnt expect much more either! the daddy of low premiums is NCB. tbh...

[Bibbs]

and a lot of companies only allow 4 years NCB on medded cars .. my extra 3 doesn't have an effect ..

[ZeroBlade]

aye i think i'll stick with my current 2 til nov, then do the old quote hunting jobby again. once i find a decent one its bye bye n/a and hello tubby :)

-Z

[KiwiMR2]

Iv'e only just been told this & Im un-sure If Im being had on or not but is Insurance compulsary over there??

Cheers

KiwiMR2

[Jimlad]

It is.. it's against the law not to have it !

[KiwiMR2]

It is.. it's against the law not to have it !

Well bugger me.....even if you have a crappy car or one your not fussed about you HAVE to have it!!?? why don't they just build it into the price of the car or a tax or something?? Do you have to have full cover or can you get 3rd party fire and theft etc??

Cheers

KiwiMR2

[Jimlad]

you can get 3rd party f&t etc... but if you crash you get no money for your car.... DOH !

[Bibbs]

It's compulsary .. and there is no regulations on what they can charge you.

The only people who don't bother are the 17 year old lads without licences .. they then have a crash, run away, get caught and instead of getting their hands cut off, they get sent to Florida for rehabilitation by the government ..

[bh969]

instead of fitting a turbo engine how about one of these

but what would the insurance do to you then

[Bibbs]

That's what I'm aiming/saving for ..

[Jimlad]

what is it ?

[Bibbs]

It's a 3 litre Camry V6 engine .. and it looks like it's turbo'ed or SC'ed(small IC) ..

Would not release more power and would be a bugger to maintain .. I just love V engines ..

[Jimlad]

lol

[Bibbs]

I used to drive an Alfa V6 .. and the sound was awesome ..

And I think forking out for 4 forged pistons is bad enough .. 6??

And the economy would also suffer, like 22 mpg aint bad enough ..

But I still want it ..

[Jimlad]

crazy mate.. crazy !

[ZeroBlade]

they sound unbelievable, and talk about loud jim, u'd absolutely buzz off em :)

i wouldnt mind havin one, but if i had money to burn i'd get more kicks out of tuning a smaller engine to produce tons of power

-Z

[Bibbs]

It is more "lazy" power than "tight" power ..

But then I'd just love a V6 .. I think there isn't enough room for a V8 ..

[ZeroBlade]

u can always make room...

hehe

-Z