car insurance

Post by **petefarrell360** » 13 Mar 2005 02:03 pm

Dave, I've been meaning to comment on you Avatar, very nice car indeed. D reg, does it have PAS, borderline for becoming standard on the GLT? Glad you found one.

I need to swap some insurance around, I wasn't aware of the charge to swap insurance from car to car, as I've only done it at renewal time, or swapped companies. I thought that they may charge a fee, but £50! As you say it's only a letter. I've know of the charges if it's a higher insurance group for the next car, however mine will be 360 GLT's no difference at all! Whichever way they get more of our money.

Pete

Post by **Dave** » 15 Mar 2005 11:19 pm

Think you should be okay swapping your insurance, should only be a small charge.. My problem is that I have changed various details a few times and they are getting a bit fed up with me! (Might be a sliding scale)

The 360 is awesome!!! (aren't they all) It did appear on this forum a few months ago, if I said 55K, half leather interior etc that might jog a few memories

Oh, no power steering, good old fashioned diy. Not a problem.. I spent a while driving a VW LT31 van with no power steering. Now that WAS heavy

Dave

Post by **5lab** » 15 Mar 2005 11:37 pm

hangon - didnt the guy with the awesum black 360 win that?

Post by **SteveP** » 15 Mar 2005 11:38 pm

Ohh.. Johns car? That is a nice example, a rare 3 door too! No need to worry about rear window ledge rust!

Win? It wasn't in auction

Post by **Dave** » 15 Mar 2005 11:46 pm

It was posted on here for sale, John (Nice guy) bought it, MOT the car but lucky for me he was persuaded to sell.. FSH down to the bill of sale and the receipt for the leather (All tax disks and MOTs too!!)

When the snow stops up here (July-August maybe

) I will get some nice pics posted up..

Post by **5lab** » 15 Mar 2005 11:54 pm

thats *soo* lucky. i wanted that car, but thought he woudlnt sell it so didnt ask

Post by **SteveP** » 15 Mar 2005 11:55 pm

That really is lucky.. you have a seriously nice example there

Post by MJ » 15 Mar 2005 11:58 pm

No, not the evil of power steering

I don't like PAS, its so easy to turn the wheels on the spot which puts strain on everything. Without it you feel the force your outting into it and treat it better. It also feels a bit light and scary at speed.

Post by **5lab** » 16 Mar 2005 12:03 am

i'm probably one of few people who've done a lot of driving in a 300 with and without pas - personally i prefer without, but you get used to both..

Post by **SteveP** » 16 Mar 2005 12:17 am

Time to pimp the 300 power steering system!

Other cars I've driven with power steering are Renault Clio Mk1 and Hyundai Accent 1.3. Both of which had power steering, and are far too light and totally lacking in feel. The clio barely has any resistance atall, and even at speed its too light!

However, the 300 power steering isn't really that light atall and only really seems to be noticable (and handy!) at low speed manouvres. At speed the system still seems to maintain its feel!

Post by **Dave** » 16 Mar 2005 12:21 am

It is a nice car.....Far too good to drive but too nice not to drive!!

Post by **Dave** » 16 Mar 2005 12:23 am

Power steering..... Pah!!!

Post by **wjp01908** » 16 Mar 2005 07:55 am

"Power steering..... Pah!!!"

I agree - PAS is for girls!

Will

Post by **Tom** » 16 Mar 2005 08:43 am

I agree - my parents have a Meriva and my dad always moans if he drives anywhere in my 340.."uugh, it's like a bloody cheiftain tank" and all that. I just call him a pansy and say that real men drive non-PAS cars.

Post by **redline** » 16 Mar 2005 09:48 am

pas is deffinately for wussies and girls which is great by me niether sky nor me Julie like driving the 300's (sky has even got pas in his Corsa for gods sake ) and I for one am happy to keep it that way LOL