Insurance on old Skoda

scheming_gypsy

thenudeone wrote: »

However, if your car is worth so little that you would never claim for damage to it (because your policy would be cancelled and you would lose your NCD) then it is irrelevant what their claims department is like because you will never claim :rotfl:

and that, is why i don't care who insures me! cheap as possible and if i write the car off it can go on eBay for spares or repair.

kiddy_guy

First of all - congratulations! I had a 105Lux which became upgraded to a 120Lux after a similar engine issue to yours! Really enjoyable car, but lethal in the wet! Seats used to melt in the sun.

You will be able to get classic car insurance for this easily. I paid £500 for my first year back in '97 3rd party F&T.

Good luck with it. It won't be the quickest or the flashest, or the quietest, but aside from the corrosion issues, this is as much of a classic as the VW Beetle, and it it doesn't cost silly money. The sad thing is, give it 6 months, and you'll be saying "I really want the Rapid Coupe!"

rev_henry

kiddy_guy wrote: »

First of all - congratulations! I had a 105Lux which became upgraded to a 120Lux after a similar engine issue to yours! Really enjoyable car, but lethal in the wet! Seats used to melt in the sun.

You will be able to get classic car insurance for this easily. I paid £500 for my first year back in '97 3rd party F&T.

Good luck with it. It won't be the quickest or the flashest, or the quietest, but aside from the corrosion issues, this is as much of a classic as the VW Beetle, and it it doesn't cost silly money. The sad thing is, give it 6 months, and you'll be saying "I really want the Rapid Coupe!"

Insurance for new drivers has changed considerably since then you know...

kiddy_guy

Yes - strangely I do. My insurance now is actually more expensive than it was then!

My point was that insurance for new drivers is expensive - my skoda was D reg 86 plate, and didn't qualify for classic insurance. I know it will be more now!

nullogik

scotsman4th wrote: »

Classic policy?

Normally I'd recommend this, but with the majority of them you don't get to accumulate NCB (though you do get "safe driver discounts" if you stay with them etc.)

Also, most of them have a lower age limit typically 21 or 25.