Please Help

[Champinco]

Hi guys, just joined this forum and love it.

ill be quick and to the point. I REALLY NEED SOME ADVICE

ON THIS ISSUE!!!

make it simple:

I wanted a skyline, i bought one today (after looking for 5 months).

Its mad s2 gtst r33.

my problem is i need insurance! once again we are getting battered by the insurance companies trying to shove it up our ass!

Could someone please give me advice on what insurance company i should go to in vic?? and wat type?? im worried about the car getting stolen!!! Is it common 4 r33 to get stolen??

Or should i get a sik ass satellite navigation alarm???

not really worried about accidents, so i am looking at full or third? suggestions??

im 22 m, and have had no insurance b4!!!

thanks

p.s i have already read the thread on famous insurance.

[Sir R33]

i'm 19 and have insurance thru a group called ''Just Cars"

i pay $2900 full comp

[32godzilla]

Champinco, I owned an R33 GTS-T before my GTR, and that was insured through Just Cars. I paid $1299 p.a. and was rating one. (I'm 28)

When I changed over the car Just Cars offered to swap my insurance over from the 33 to the 32 with no more cost. But they wouldn't insure it for market value, only $33,000.

So now I'm with Famous which cost $1720 p.a. and they've insured it with an agreed value of $37,000 and I get a free windscreen if I need it and a few other things.

Basically, shop around - there's not a hell of a lot of companies out there that will touch a Jap import, but depending on the cost I'd go the full comp for piece of mind, you'll need a good security system (that's compulsory with any insurance), but I don't think you need to go Sat Nav.

Anyway, you'll probably end up paying at least $35000-4000 I'd think considering you've never had insurance.

Lastly I had my R33 for 2 years and never had anyone attempt to break into it, the only thing was someone snapped off the Nissan badge thing covering the boot lock.

[Ash]

Im the same as Sir R33

[MattyB]

im 22, average driving record and paid 1428 for full insurance. thought i was in heaven then i got another bill from the bastards for 428, but still good insurance for 22.

PHOENIX INSURANCE BROKERS P/L

CONTACT: KEITH COLLINS

TEL: 08 9367 7399

Established in WA for over 14yrs

Competitively priced comprehensive cover

for imported vehicles

[MattyB]

i had also never had my own insurance. wow hey.

[Gold Rays]

yea try famous and classic cars in WA.... I'm in Syd and I'm 20 with a 40% no claim paying $2700. You'd have to expect to pay over $3000. I was expecting to pay $6000, then just when my car got into Aust I found this insurance. But I was only going to get 3rd party property and get a car com or quik tracker. I just had a crash, stuffed my tail shaft but I'm fixing it myself for about $1200 using second hand parts. I got insurance and i'm not even claiming cause the excess is over $1000. I was only worried about it getting stolen.

Yes I guttered it. lets just say insurance won't cover $8000 rays mags. So either way I'm ****ed!!!

[Champinco]

are these tracking alarms expensive and worth while?

[PranK]

yes - i'll be getting tracking on my GTR.

if you haven't had insurance bfore, hold on and prepare to be ass raped. Call famous, try to speak to Robin... do it ASAP dude, you dont want the thing to be stolen.

[Champinco]

Prank

is it worthwhile getting tracking i mean on a gtst?? is it

expensive->if you dont mind how much?

Does famous insure ppl in melb?

Cheers

[PranK]

they insure people in sydney

i reckon its worth getting the tracking! for Carcom (which is what i am getting) its $2500 to buy and fit and $300 a year for monitoring (i think...)

[V-meister]

I think Famous are based in Perth but they insure anywhere it seems. I have Quiktrak which cost me about $1850 to get installed (including the first year's tracking too). Tracking for subsequent years is $320 I think.

[Champinco]

v-meister:

do u think its is worthwhile getting quiktrack (on a r33 gtst) and not pay full comprehensive, and only get 3rd party. or do u have both full comprehensive and quiktrak?

im tossing up what i should do with insurance. im only worried about the car getting stolen! do they get stolen often? i thought they were hard to get into. im from the west in melb. no one will touch it around my area but when i go out, to the city its a diff story.

[V-meister]

Champinco, I've heard that in Sydney R33s have become more of a target. I have an S15 actually but it is comprehensively insured as well as fitted with Quiktrak. I would personally probably get full insurance anyhow (as I'm pretty risk averse). Insurance is a killer but I guess that's the way it is now. As for Quiktrak, it gives me piece of mind so to me, it's worth the money.

Good luck with the decision

[Ash]

I Have comprehensive and i am getting quiktrack!