Staggered at the cost of insuring....

[aquanaut]

...my new C63! Take delivery of it on saturday so had been phoning around.
My 8 year old C55 was £321 to insure with £400 excess so was expecting anything from 500 to 800 quid. Did the usual comparison websites and was pleasantly surprised. Then tried mercs own insurance...£325!!!! :bannana: Just about fell off my chair! That will do nicely! Roll on Saturday!

 

[Troon]

Heh. Prompted by this, I just got a quote from MB for my car. Almost £1700 vs the ~£400 I'm currently paying. Clearly they are being selective about the business they take.

 

[moonloops]

New cars are generally cheaper to insure than their equivalent older models due to their safety systems..

 

[seven]

I thought mine was cheap at £380!

 

[Rory]

New cars are generally cheaper to insure than their equivalent older models due to their safety systems..

When I changed wifey's car for a new version of the same thing the premium went up a little - they said because the car was worth more.

Car insurance premiums baffle me in how illogical they can be - I've tried MB insurance a couple of times and they've been 2x the usual suspects.

Someone was saying on PistonHeads the other day that he did a comparison quote with his own insurer after having a non-fault accident and the premium was lower if he declared it!

 

[sinewave]

Aquanauts insurance is that cheap because he's only on Dry land for 6 weeks a year so less 'exposure' ont t'roads!

 

[Daveneil]

I pay £260 fully comp with £400 excess for my c22o 2002 diesel estate.

 

[aquanaut]

Aquanauts insurance is that cheap because he's only on Dry land for 6 weeks a year so less 'exposure' ont t'roads!

Lol! Maybe a bit more than 6 weeks but it helps having low annual mileage and social use only

 

[LozML270]

I pay £3k for a £6k "market value" ML.

Business mileage and zero no claims as I have worked (and driven without incident) for 6 years.

Its only 174 quid less for my old 320 ci convertible. Oddly a Range Rover Vogue (MV £10k) was 110 quid cheaper than the BMW!


No rhyme or reason to this insurance caper... :/

 

[LozML270]

oh, I'm forty next year and live in Leeds. Car is Garaged overnight.

 

[Mr. B]

...my new C63! Take delivery of it on saturday so had been phoning around.
My 8 year old C55 was £321 to insure with £400 excess so was expecting anything from 500 to 800 quid. Did the usual comparison websites and was pleasantly surprised. Then tried mercs own insurance...£325!!!! :bannana: Just about fell off my chair! That will do nicely! Roll on Saturday!

MB use Aviva insurance.

 

[MarriedBlonde]

Thanks Mr B just got a quote and they are coming in really cheap!

 

[renault12ts]

I pay £3k for a £6k "market value" ML.

Business mileage and zero no claims as I have worked (and driven without incident) for 6 years.

Its only 174 quid less for my old 320 ci convertible. Oddly a Range Rover Vogue (MV £10k) was 110 quid cheaper than the BMW!


No rhyme or reason to this insurance caper... :/

£3000??? Or was that a typo?

 

[Colin_b]

I pay £3k for a £6k "market value" ML.

Business mileage and zero no claims as I have worked (and driven without incident) for 6 years.

Its only 174 quid less for my old 320 ci convertible. Oddly a Range Rover Vogue (MV £10k) was 110 quid cheaper than the BMW!


No rhyme or reason to this insurance caper... :/

Postcode has a huge influence. My insurance is cheap in a A area. About 4 time the cost in an E.... (300 vs 1200)

Car Insurance Postcode Groups - Postcode as rated by Car Insurers

 

[AlanD]

Ahh .. that explains it, I got an E! That's London for ya ..

 

[amg_Charged]

Sky insurance seem to be one if the cheapest for performance cars, Swift cover not far behind for run of the mill

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

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