rowbos Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 So I’ve just had the renewals through for my Boxster and my wife’s Citroen C1. I have an agreed value of £30K, track day cover, 5000 miles, OPC repair and windscreen cover, recovery etc on mine. The Citroen is worth £5K, 1000 miles, recovery and that’s about it. My renewal is < £300 and the wife’s is nearly £400! Neither of us has points and we are both a similar age. Manning will be getting my business for another year but I think I may need to look elsewhere for the Citroen 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaregs Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 I would try Aviva multi car, not sure if they would do the benefits though. I'm about £450 a year for my 718 and mini cooper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted November 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 Just now, Scubaregs said: I would try Aviva multi car, not sure if they would do the benefits though. I'm about £450 a year for my 718 and mini cooper. Manning for the Boxster has benefits that I won’t get from a mainstream. I will shop around for cheap and cheerful for Mrs R’s C1 though 🤓 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV8 Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 I renewed my Boxster insurance yesterday but it is my main car, doesn't live in a garage and I am in south London. Breakdown cover was the big difference. Lots of companies in Meerkat land wouldn't offer European cover due to age so renewed with the existing provider. Not sure what the annual is as I do everything monthly - £35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted November 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, TV8 said: I renewed my Boxster insurance yesterday but it is my main car, doesn't live in a garage and I am in south London. Breakdown cover was the big difference. Lots of companies in Meerkat land wouldn't offer European cover due to age so renewed with the existing provider. Not sure what the annual is as I do everything monthly - £35 That does not seem too bad. Mine lives in the sticks. Off-road. In a locked garage and is not my main car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV8 Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 1 minute ago, rowbos said: That does not seem too bad. Mine lives in the sticks. Off-road. In a locked garage and is not my main car. Agreed. Business use and European cover and that is about a third of that total. Very pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 I just renewed with Manning - at a lower cost than last year, during the conversation it turned out that attendance at the CAT DT day in September has qualified me for a discount - one reason it's gone down in cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 hour ago, rowbos said: I just renewed with Manning - at a lower cost than last year, during the conversation it turned out that attendance at the CAT DT day in September has qualified me for a discount - one reason it's gone down in cost was the discount greater than the cost of the day though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxob Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) On 11/22/2018 at 9:21 PM, rowbos said: So I’ve just had the renewals through for my Boxster and my wife’s Citroen C1. I have an agreed value of £30K, track day cover, 5000 miles, OPC repair and windscreen cover, recovery etc on mine. The Citroen is worth £5K, 1000 miles, recovery and that’s about it. My renewal is < £300 and the wife’s is nearly £400! Neither of us has points and we are both a similar age. Manning will be getting my business for another year but I think I may need to look elsewhere for the Citroen 😳 Probably explained by the fact that the Citroen C1 is a learner and new driver car and therefore involved in more accidents. Consequently it's rated by insurance companies as a higher risk car. Solution? Your wife gets a Boxster! 😀 Edited November 26, 2018 by Boxob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Mattman42 said: was the discount greater than the cost of the day though? If you like yes No idea, I just know it's a reasonable amount cheaper than last year with all the same cover - 5000 miles, agreed value, OPC repair and windscreen cover, track day cover etc... all for less than £300 notes, not too bad in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 42 minutes ago, Boxob said: Probably explained by the fact that the Citroen C1 is a learner and new driver car and therefore involved in more accidents. Consequently it's rated by insurance companies as a higher risk car. Solution? Your wife gets a Boxster! 😀 Yes well I could suggest that - but really she is safest in a C1, for all of us, believe me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 2 hours ago, rowbos said: Yes well I could suggest that - but really she is safest in a C1, for all of us, believe me Are you sure?, perhaps we need @rowbos wife to confirmif a C1 lives up to her standards..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Just now, Mattman42 said: Are you sure?, perhaps we need @rowbos wife to confirmif a C1 lives up to her standards..... Don't poke the hornet's nest ya bugger! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 22 hours ago, rowbos said: Don't poke the hornet's nest ya bugger! #pokeypokepoke - if i suggested Mrs Matt drive a C1 or similar she would park it firmly where the sun don't shine. Even my 17 year old son said no to a C1 - you really need to give her a car befitting of her superhero status @rowbos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaregs Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mattman42 said: Even my 17 year old son said no to a C1 - you really need to give her a car befitting of her superhero status @rowbos Smart car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 28 minutes ago, Mattman42 said: #pokeypokepoke - if i suggested Mrs Matt drive a C1 or similar she would park it firmly where the sun don't shine. Even my 17 year old son said no to a C1 - you really need to give her a car befitting of her superhero status @rowbos Err. She chose it! Believe me she is the most non-car person in the world. I tried to get her into an Abarth 500 but there was no chance as it looked like a ‘boy racers car’... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstar Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Mrs Dark drives a JAG with more power and straight line speed than my 986. Just saying. Oh and I am not allowed to drive it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 18 minutes ago, Darkstar said: Mrs Dark drives a JAG with more power and straight line speed than my 986. Just saying. Oh and I am not allowed to drive it. I have tried everything, she only likes small low powered cars and hates driving/drivers/roads/people who like roads etc - you get the picture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shazbot Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 3 hours ago, rowbos said: I tried to get her into an Abarth 500 but there was no chance as it looked like a ‘boy racers car’... My mates wife has one, goes like a stabbed rat but it looks like she crashed it through the tat section of Halfrauds..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV8 Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 4 hours ago, Mattman42 said: #pokeypokepoke - if i suggested Mrs Matt drive a C1 or similar she would park it firmly where the sun don't shine. Even my 17 year old son said no to a C1 - you really need to give her a car befitting of her superhero status @rowbos Have you driven one? My son has one and I like driving it to the point that I paid the extra from when he was 17 to not have the tracker fitted for the occasions I was was behind the wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, Shazbot said: My mates wife has one, goes like a stabbed rat but it looks like she crashed it through the tat section of Halfrauds..... 😬 Yeah I get that. My wife liked the look of a standard Fiat 500 so I thought I’d try and get her something I wouldn’t mind driving so much - even if it’s a little OTT 😇 No joy though. Still it saved me some cash and she loves her C1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxob Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 24 minutes ago, rowbos said: 😬 😇 No joy though. Still it saved me some cash and she loves her C1... Not on insurance premiums! What about a basic mini? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Boxob said: Not on insurance premiums! What about a basic mini? I have got much better quotes now. Admiral are extracting the urine for an existing customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos wife Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 On 11/27/2018 at 5:45 PM, rowbos said: Err. She chose it! Believe me she is the most non-car person in the world. I tried to get her into an Abarth 500 but there was no chance as it looked like a ‘boy racers car’... er you tried to 'get me into an Abarth' ? don't remember that 'date night'...sure it wasn't @John K ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John K Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 19 minutes ago, rowbos wife said: don't remember that 'date night'...sure it wasn't @John K ? I'm pretty sure I've not been on a date night with @rowbos, fairly sure I would have remembered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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