Bloody Insurance

[FarmerPug]

i didnt let the insurance put me off, i wanted an exec and just got it whatever the insurance cost, and i was pleased it was lower than the clio.

[Bailes1992]

i didnt let the insurance put me off, i wanted an exec and just got it whatever the insurance cost, and i was pleased it was lower than the clio.

Thing is my Insurance for the Focus costs me £1200.
These quotes are ontop of that £1200, and the fact I'm just over 6 months into the policy means they are likely to double.
I.e an Exec would cost me around £1700 to insure.
I'l wait until I reinsure the Focus and see what prices I'm getting then. They might be cheaper during next years policy.
I'd love an SE personally, you have Exec level of kit with a sportyness to it
Although that Mondeo is tempting. Just as much kit as the 406, 115bhp standard and remaps to 150bhp. Ontop of that theres no timing belt to worry about and £100 cheaper than the 406?

[FarmerPug]

i have an exec and have added all the se bits its a nice spec the exec se
but £1700 is high, unfortunatley quinn direct isnt as good after they went bust

[Bailes1992]

i have an exec and have added all the se bits its a nice spec the exec se
but £1700 is high, unfortunatley quinn direct isnt as good after they went bust

Well hopefully they drop the price this year. I'm still getting better quotes than all my mates though

[Gary406]

sam buy my 106. guaranteed it will be a whole lot cheaper to insure than those mowtahs

1.1 petrol 50+ mpg round town

[Bailes1992]

sam buy my 106. guaranteed it will be a whole lot cheaper to insure than those mowtahs

1.1 petrol 50+ mpg round town

I'd rather keep my Focus...

I can afford it, and hopefully It'll be going in tommorow to have the front suspension rebuilt.

But I want something bigger to waft about in

[rwb]

Insurance premiums seems to be far more sensitive to postcode than any other factor. (With everything else held constant my quote with Aviva is £650 in RG21 8 where I live but £1100 about a mile further out of town in RG23 8.)

[waue1978]

i didnt let the insurance put me off, i wanted an exec and just got it whatever the insurance cost, and i was pleased it was lower than the clio.

Thing is my Insurance for the Focus costs me £1200.
These quotes are ontop of that £1200, and the fact I'm just over 6 months into the policy means they are likely to double.
I.e an Exec would cost me around £1700 to insure.
I'l wait until I reinsure the Focus and see what prices I'm getting then. They might be cheaper during next years policy.
I'd love an SE personally, you have Exec level of kit with a sportyness to it
Although that Mondeo is tempting. Just as much kit as the 406, 115bhp standard and remaps to 150bhp. Ontop of that theres no timing belt to worry about and £100 cheaper than the 406?

My old TDDi was pretty nice with a good lot of power as standard, but the downside of them is that the clutches really don't last long. My one had a receipt for a clutch change at 70k & a few months later I drove an 84k TDCi with a knackered clutch.

[TooT]

Have you had quotes with the remap added? Im guessing £££

[Bailes1992]

i didnt let the insurance put me off, i wanted an exec and just got it whatever the insurance cost, and i was pleased it was lower than the clio.

Thing is my Insurance for the Focus costs me £1200.
These quotes are ontop of that £1200, and the fact I'm just over 6 months into the policy means they are likely to double.
I.e an Exec would cost me around £1700 to insure.
I'l wait until I reinsure the Focus and see what prices I'm getting then. They might be cheaper during next years policy.
I'd love an SE personally, you have Exec level of kit with a sportyness to it
Although that Mondeo is tempting. Just as much kit as the 406, 115bhp standard and remaps to 150bhp. Ontop of that theres no timing belt to worry about and £100 cheaper than the 406?

My old TDDi was pretty nice with a good lot of power as standard, but the downside of them is that the clutches really don't last long. My one had a receipt for a clutch change at 70k & a few months later I drove an 84k TDCi with a knackered clutch.

I'd say thats pleanty for a clutch to last? The Focus did 70k on a clutch and I thought that was pleanty long enough?

[Bailes1992]

Have you had quotes with the remap added? Im guessing £££

That won't come for a year or so after I've had the car.
I want to get a solid crank pully, new timing belt & aux belt fitted.
If I get a 90 I'l get a new clutch fitted aswell, if I get a 110 I'l get a solid flywheel fitted aswell as a clutch.
Then I want to replace all the brakes with Mintex gear and fit goodrich brake hoses.
Lower the car on eibachs with new shocks and fit a strut brace.
And then if I don't like the alloys I have get some that I like and get a good set of rubber on them.

And thats before I even think about a remap or any audio gear

[Doggy]

My 406's original clutch is fine after 154k......

[Bailes1992]

My TD had a new clutch about 80k?

[FarmerPug]

im at 100k and the clutch is ok the dmf just lets a yelp out now and then.

[Bailes1992]

im at 100k and the clutch is ok the dmf just lets a yelp out now and then.

Your looking into an SMF arent you?
What have you found out?
Will the one from a HDi90 just bolt on?