Selling fears :(

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Selling fears :(

Post by Tom bailey » 09 May 2010 04:38 pm

i am considering selling my 340 unwillingly :cry: due to i am 17 in under a month so i phoned around for some provisional licence quotes the cheapest i got was 2000 then after when i get a full licence its 2200 .so i do not think i could afford to do it, i may have to go for a new car :cry: .How much could i get for my 340? its pic are on the family post on the last page i will post clearer ones on here next week after school .

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Post by volvosneverdie » 09 May 2010 04:40 pm

Tom bailey wrote:i am considering selling my 340 unwillingly :cry: due to i am 17 in under a month so i phoned around for some provisional licence quotes the cheapest i got was 2000 then after when i get a full licence its 2200 .so i do not think i could afford to do it, i may have to go for a new car :cry: .How much could i get for my 340? its pic are on the family post on the last page i will post clearer ones on here next week after school .
Go on admiral.com , shoot for a quote with a full licence and your mam and dad is 2nd and third drivers.
Weather they drive or not.
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Post by Tom bailey » 09 May 2010 04:47 pm

just done that before the i posted this they had quoted me 3193.26 :cry:

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Post by volvosneverdie » 09 May 2010 04:55 pm

Tom bailey wrote:just done that before the i posted this they had quoted me 3193.26 :cry:
really????

jesus.

They were the cheapest for me straight after test.
But then, I was 31.

Damn, insurance sucks. :?
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Post by Tom bailey » 09 May 2010 05:00 pm

ye the cheapest thing i can find are things like polos ,saxos and corsas with no character to them but i could run them ,insure them and tax them for a few years compared to 2 years on 340

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Post by volvosneverdie » 09 May 2010 05:10 pm

Tom bailey wrote:ye the cheapest thing i can find are things like polos ,saxos and corsas with no character to them but i could run them ,insure them and tax them for a few years compared to 2 years on 340
polo 998s are cheap. To buy, run, tax insure etc.
the older the better.

The one griffo had (breadvan) looked supercool.
FWD but the old ones are full of retrocool.
Polo love

its a shame you migt have to sell man.
crying shame.
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Post by Speedy88 » 09 May 2010 05:13 pm

I take it you've tried price comparison websites? If this is the case for all companies then insurance has rocketed.
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Post by Tom bailey » 09 May 2010 05:19 pm

everything has gone up , polos are 1200 on provisional licence and 2400 wen iv passed my test which gives my more flexability with cash funds to run it .volvo id do that but couldnt run it or insure it the year after because only a part time job

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Post by macplaxton » 09 May 2010 05:24 pm

How old is it? Surely there's some specialist out there?

Other than that is your postcode doing you no favours? Got a relative living somewhere leafy where you could go to "stay"?
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Post by 340GLT » 09 May 2010 05:34 pm

Try Liverpool Victoria or LV as they are now mate thats who i was with, i know insurance has gone up but based on the car being group5-6 insurance there has to be someone that will do it.
Have you tried the comparison websites?
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Post by Tom bailey » 09 May 2010 06:22 pm

i have tried every comparison site, small companies phoned ,emailed and stil no look thats why it may have to go

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Post by porky » 09 May 2010 11:29 pm

Try aviva, think they quoted me around 1200 if i hadnt had my licence for a year. With some one as a named driver who hadnt crashed or anything.

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Post by Tom bailey » 10 May 2010 07:54 am

porky wrote:Try aviva, think they quoted me around 1200 if i hadnt had my licence for a year. With some one as a named driver who hadnt crashed or anything.
tried them aswell lol

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Post by Chris_C » 10 May 2010 10:25 am

The only things I can think of that might help you are to offer to reduce your mileage, add an alarm (not all companies require an alarm, Endsleigh were happy to accept an A level project of mine 5 or so years ago) or similar. Fully comp often comes out cheaper for our cars than third party too, as it's taken as a sign that with something this old we'll car about it if we ask for fully comp. A 300 is likely to be written off if anything happens so increasing your excess is an option just be *very* aware of what this entails in the long run if you ever have to claim.

Have you just been running internet searches? They really don't get you the best deal, you have to spend the time ringing *everyone* up. Ask the operator what you can do to get it down, brokers will be helpful here rather than companies like direct line though even then I've managed to get 30% off the internet price at times.
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Re: Selling fears :(

Post by Tom bailey » 10 May 2010 06:13 pm

i have done phone quotes aswell thats how i got it down to 2000

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