How many of you dont have insurance??

[awill]

I was just curious especially with insurance being extortionate these days how many people dont have insurance on their pride and joy??

[GeneralSpeed]

I was just curious especially with insurance being extortionate these days how many people dont have insurance on their pride and joy??

I don't. Quoted $1700/yr for a $2700 car.

[sammus]

I don't. Quoted $1700/yr for a $2700 car.

:bs!:

[elbee111]

I think it is frightening how many people don't have insurance with Skylines.

I can understand that the prices are enormous for the younger of us, but insurance is one of the costs that you must consider BEFORE buying a turbo import.

Sorry.

El Bee

[GeneralSpeed]

Ring up racq and see what they would charge you if you are male, under 25 for the minimum amount ($3k), rating 6, full comprehensive.

Tho 3rd party property + fire + theft is only $190/yr.

[predator]

if you don't have at least 3rd party, a person is an idiot.. and yeah, you shouldn't be driving a skyline at all if you can't afford at least that!

3rd party at least, even if you write off the car (difficult to do), you should at least be able to get $10k for the sum of all the parts. Seems to happen a bit on here, people selling off the remains of accident cars.

[chaos]

3rd party for me for a year then full comp once my rating drops a bit and so forth

[jlnewton]

I have always had at least 3rd party property on my cars, even the Gemini, but have gone full comp with the skyline. When your are over 25 rating 1 the premium is pretty good, definately worth the piece of mind. I have had a few mates get hit from behind, while stationary at a give way sign for example, and people give them dodgey info or refuse to pay as they don't have insurance. There is not a lot you can do, with full comp, its not your problem, its the insurance companies. That by itself makes it worth it, even though I am yet to have an accident.

[browny]

Third party property is a must. I drove for a year without it and looking back I cant believe I was so stupid.

With my car it was $350+ for property. Comprehensive was $1,700 odd on a $5,000 car and so I didn't bother. My situation is a little different from most tho as I have a highly modified classic car.

[Elithrar]

Just Car quoted me (for when I am 17), around $3000 a year for comprehensive (on a R32 GTS-4), or ~$650 3rd party fire-and-theft.

I think I know which one I'll be taking, unfortunately.

[hippy]

think about it ... u driving around a car that costs 13k to 17k ... insurance costing u 2k and the the excess is 2.5k ... i mean come on ... 4.5k if u have an accident ... drive around 2 years ... 7k you've paid if you had an accident ... half the value of the car ... no point ... just get 3rd party ...

[hippy]

oh ... and make sure u are careful when u drive ... don't do stupid things like drag racing off the lights, well no to ridiculous speeds like 80+ in a 60 zone.. in fact dont' even do that ... never tailgate even if you're in a rush ... and be patient ... if you're a good driver then you're always aware on the road ... but yeah i must agree if someone hits you its a pain in the ass to get your money ...

[Kinks]

3rd party property is a must. Even a shitter can go up the back of a merc/porsche/whatever and leave you up the creek. Comprehensive - depends on:

1) car's value

2) premium

3) how often your car gets damaged

Basically you work out the odds of having a claim in how many years vs what you're paying each year. Eg if my car's worth < $10k and they want $3k a year for comp, what are the odds the car will be stolen or written off in 3 years?

At the end of the day, insurance companies are a business, not a charity. They are there to make a profit selling you peace of mind. On average you will always end up paying insurance companies more money, or they wouldn't be in business. Insurance is for when you can't afford to pay for the loss yourself.

[Roy]

Some of those premiums arent too bad, NSW would seem to be the most expensive state for insurance... im paying $2800 for my R32 GTSt, full no claim bonus, live in a good suburb, never been booked, garaged and 27 years of age... but my mods are covered.

I wish i lived in another state for insurance purposes

[ibz23q]

ive got no insurance on my run around car but for my line it was the first thing i did

and who ever doesnt have insurance on there skyline are really dumb

b.t.w big ups to my skyline

[LastTemptation]

i dont have any insurance on my skyline but will get third party - fire and theft as soon as i pay off my loan..

[Villainous_J]

I think it's silly not to at least have third party. I just can't help but think I'm gonna run up the ass of a SL500 one day, so I'd be silly not to have it.

Fortunately I've been driving for about 4 years, and my insurance is pretty good, I've been running quotes through Justcars and got $1499 on a '96 GTS-T at $20,000 with $2000 aftermarket wheels (that's rating 2- 50% NCB). I thought I'd be paying like 3K for it, can't wait to get my car

[tridentt150v]

I got quoted $451 for tpp with just cars, haven't paid up yet, seems a bit expensive.

I've got tpp withaon for my hilux, and it is way more modified than my line, and it only costs me $240, I'm hunting up a cheaper tpp provider for my line [aon won't touch it unfortunately]. But I reckon tpp for a skyline shouldn't be more than $350-400, anything else is just a shareholder profit dividend stock market rip-off.

[morboost]

third party for me is $800 full comp is half the price of my car yearly

[GTR R35]

I have been driving for 15 years and had comp insurance for all but the first 2 years (3rd party). I have NEVER made a claim on car insurance, but I would recommend that it is worth the piece of mind cuz I know as soon as I do nto have it, I will need it.

I just paid $10,000 for 10 cars in my company fleet....that hurts.

P.S NRMA fleet will insure a 96 GTR with agreed value of $50k for $2200...... seems good to me...might get one now.