1983 Volvo 360 GLS 3dr parts

Post by **garethreece** » 27 Apr 2006 12:32 pm

Oh right. I get you but trying to convince dad is another matter. He'd swear black was white with me cos he doesnt like to think i might know more than him in some areas

I still quite happy with my little 340 GL though but dads Citroen ZX recently died and then mums BMW 525 started acting up so i need to find dad a replacement because, considering it my car im not allowed near it cos its the only car on the road

Post by **ebdl** » 27 Apr 2006 01:21 pm

I've found age of the car is the biggest difference. Mk.2 300s (340 or 360) are a lot cheaper to insure than Mk.3s (even with my advanced 26 years, mk.3s cost about £250-£300 more, for inexplicable reasons). You could also try classic policies. Some classic insurers don't like younger drivers, but I had a 1977 Fiat X1/9 insured with Lancaster when I was 20 and I'm pretty sure Firebond do classic policies for younger drivers too. HIC and Adrian Flux might be worth a quote too. Try Endsleigh, if you haven't already. Nowadays they're expensive for me, but when I was under 20 they were always cheapest - they're especially good for students.

I paid £210 for my 360, but I'm happy to sell for £100 to someone on this forum to see it go to a good home. Otherwise I'll put it on eBay as it's on my parents' drive and I'm sure they want it gone quickly. It would be worth spending a little time and money sorting the things that need doing if you intended to keep the car for a while.

Cheers, Ed

Post by **garethreece** » 27 Apr 2006 02:06 pm

i am working on a classic policy but it runs up a bill on the mobile cos they charge for 0800 numbers too

and we dont have a landline.

Before someone says online, im still trying, im going to try to get Adrian Flux on the callback thing because it gonna be cheaper on the phone hopefully, try to convice them im not a boy racer

On the subject of the 360 ill speak to dad about it

Post by **ebdl** » 27 Apr 2006 03:46 pm

Does freephone work from a phone box?

Lancaster do online quotes, as do Firebond, who will almost certainly call you back and give you a much better quote shortly after you've done the online business. Firebond can be a bit pushy (the underling will "pass you across" to the manager, who will come up with a "better deal") but for me they beat my cheapest quote and included all of the benefits like legal that they didn't originally offer when I said I'd take my business elsewhere.

I also forgot to mention that GLTs are significantly more expensive to insure than GLSs.

Post by **340GLT** » 27 Apr 2006 04:21 pm

I still think try liverpool victoria mate i paid £1060 for my first year on my 300 then £716 the second.
Adam

Post by **petavius** » 27 Apr 2006 04:45 pm

Adrian Flux are really good to deal with, I insure my VW LT35 camper with them which has all kinds of issues as its a converted van but they were really helpful - and great on price!

Post by **garethreece** » 27 Apr 2006 04:55 pm

Na phone boxes charge for everything execpt emergancy calls.

I'll try Adrian flux now on callback and try liverpool victoria. It might be a case of buying max power and looking at the classifieds in the back cos it tends to be full of insurance for younger drivers

Ta

Post by **SteveP** » 27 Apr 2006 05:16 pm

Insurance companies for younger drivers are usually, in a word, pants.

LV might be a good place to start, I'm insured with Chris Knott (with VOC discount) and they're suprisingly very competitive - might be worth a go even! The money saved could pay for your VOC membership and more.

Post by **foggyjames** » 27 Apr 2006 09:15 pm

Elephant are very cheap for young drivers...as long as you add a parent as a named driver. Took £200 off one quote trying that trick

cheers

James

Post by **Chris_C** » 02 May 2006 10:49 am

Chris Knott weren't that good when I was trying to insure Kar in my first year, but better than Volvo's own brokered scheme... they wanted 8 grand...

Elephant, Norwich Union and Direct Line are usual best bets for a 17yr old on most things, 300's are expensive if you are the policy holder for your first 2 years, but then they drop quicker than nearly any other car.

Post by **garethreece** » 02 May 2006 12:25 pm

Got a quote of just over £900 from LV on my provisional so unless they can beat that thats where im going

Post by **340GLT** » 02 May 2006 01:13 pm

Told ya!!!! lol
They couldnt be beaten when i first insured mine.
Adam

Post by **garethreece** » 03 May 2006 09:49 am

Yeah cheers adam. Adrian Flux rang on callback and said it was cheaper than there minimum rate so yay

Post by **redline** » 03 May 2006 10:41 am

garethreece wrote:Got a quote of just over £900 from LV on my provisional so unless they can beat that thats where im going

I feel so sorry for you youngsters ,
I pay £432.00 a year fully comp buisness use with gauranteed no claims , recovery and legal assistance

Post by **garethreece** » 03 May 2006 11:07 am

i no

and on top of that i get the p*ss taken out of me by the other lads cos i got a 22 year old volvo. Doesnt help that everytime someone looks at it they find a new patch of rust