Hi Doug, that quote sounds outrageous. I owned a Spitfire (admittedly not a
GT6) when I was seventeen.... hmm which I guess was eight years ago.....
hmmmm, maybe this isn't quite as relevant as I thought, anyway I had a
Spitfire when I was seventeen insured for ~760ukp, this was through Eagle
Star who seemed pretty good. This was third party f & f, no mileage
limitations. So give Eagle Star a bell and check them out.
Damian
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Bridgens <DougB@3Dlabs.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, August 23, 1997 7:25 AM
Subject: Young Triumph owners - help.
|Hi,
| I would desperately like to own, and drive, a GT6. My parents owned one
|when I was young and I've haven't quite got rid of the bug! The problem
|is my age - 24. Can anyone help me with tips getting insurance that's not
|through the roof? I did ask how much insurance would be for my mums MGB
|GT and they quoted 800ukp for 2 weeks!!! (that was 2 years ago though).
| Would limited mileage help, can club membership cut the costs also. Or
|do I just have to wait another 2 years (26 seems to be the lower age limit
|on insurance), by which time running classics could be made too expensive
|by the government?
| I'm currently 24, no convictions, no points, 2 years no claims (with
|direct line) and I'm driving a Rover Cooper at the moment and I live in
|Surrey, UK. I also used to work in an MG specialist and would carry out
|all servicing myself. I think I read somewhere of some insurance
|companies taking this sort of thing into account. I'm planning to race
|the Cooper at the beginning of next year so it will be not road legal, and
|I'll need a new car.
| Help appreciated.
|
|Thanks
|Doug
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