My Clio's dying :(

[Raz316]

Doh, unlucky lowe!

Hmmm an S13 ey....... bet the insurance is cheaper than my car

[Lowe]

Ok, I'm second in line to look over a mint S13 this Sat morning. Fingers crossed!

[Butuz]

Good luck lowe looks to be a superb car with a nearly new engine! GO GO RWD!!!

Butuz

[McMav]

erm rofl at yer post in the s13 thread Butuz

[Capt Doufos]

There is always the option of buying an Ultra cheap clio (Or other car) to use whilst you gut your one and make it perfick.

*Edit: Just seen the SX. Looks rather tasty.

[Peekaboo]

Lowe, I'm really sorry to hear about the Clio. Even back as a lowly lurker it was great seeing something unique floating about. However, I'm with others and vote going for a complete change. Even though value is a totally relative term (my old money pit 5 series is a prime example) converting another Clio wouldn't really be the same, or hold the same cult status of your currentl one. Go RWD, you know you want it!!!

[Lowe]

RWD is proving expensive... Insurance costs are pushing that 200 out my reach.

[Moby-Dick]

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hunt around - try Flux ( see if they give a discount for SXOC membership , could be 15 well spent )

I pay about 800 fully comp with all mods declared on mine

[TiG]

This thread amuses me on the point of you must have car X,Y or Z. And this is purely on a personal note, I can understand people making their own choices on cars and choosing a forum once they have it. But the actual process of making a choice of what car you are going to go for was something much more individual for me.

Budget, Availability, servicing, drive, power, image all come into it. I'm certainly not a sheep and made my own choice on my car, and yes it is a Skoda and i'm damn happy with it. I'm wondering if Lowe would better spending his time trying a few other cars to compare them against his Clio and seeing what he likes.

That way he can make a much more objective choice and decide whether a s13 takes his fancy. I have to admit that I feel RWD isn't suited to everyone, everyone's driving style is different and thats just a fact of life imo.

TiG

[Lowe]

See I'm getting quotes of around 750-1000 without mods which is just a smidge too much. If it were about 600-700 I could stretch to it. I just don't think it's worth that much when the Clio is about £460 and similar performance

[Shad]

Just spend the bloody money on the Clio. Make it mint.

[Butuz]

Lowe how old are ya and how many years NCB?

You have to shop around as the likes of flux (I dont like them) will give you a crap quote first off just incase you say yes! By all acounts the S14 is more costly to insure than the S13, Im 24 with 2 years NCB and i am paying £860 fully comp with mods with admiral. They offered me £730 odd without mods. Yours should be less than that for an S13 esp as its worth a bit less. Assuming your the same age/NCB as me of course.

Persevere for a few days, try admiral They didnt even bat an eyelid when ni mentiones mods which i was very surpised at being under 25 they usually prod you from a distance with a large stick whilst laughing.

Butuz

[Rave]

Tried Elephant? I just had a look at what they'd quote me for a 200SX with 25% more power than stock, fully comp in SE London, 25yo with 6 years NCB and no points: £850. Would be a bit cheaper for you I would have thought Lowe?

I must say though that I voted for getting another shell and doing a transplant. I hope that someone else will take on your car if you do decide to get a new one- I'd make you an offer myself if it weren't for the fact that I have a) no money and b) no mechanical skill.

Rich :¬)

[Moby-Dick]

I would imagine that Lowe would try a car before he buys it TiG.

If you do a bit of a search , you'll see that an S13 has been on his shopping list for quite some time

http://forums.hexus.net/showpost.php...30&postcount=5

[McMav]

points are a killer on insurance though :S

[Lowe]

I'm 26, 5 years no claims, never had a bump, been driving since I was 17. 3 points for an SP30.

Most quotes are about £850-1,000. Admiral wanted about £779 with mods. Just seems a bit daft that I can have the Clio insured for £460, but I guess it's not worth "as much".