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[minimissions]

Hi everyone i was just checking the insurance costs on a 1979 mini van today, and when i put the reg number in it didnt find it straight away, then gave the options of your normal mini's, like 850, clubman, cooper etc etc, but one of them was "SDL" is that a mini van or? bit confussed, as i really want to know where being 20 years old i get a mini van insured.

Please help if u can SDL??????????

[E-Tizzle]

special de luxe
they also do a DL which i would assume (me being correct of course?) thats de lux

just looked in the haynes manual in the wiring section.
quote
"wiring diagram 3 - mini 1000 Special de luxe and cooper s mk 111 (with dynamo and toggle type switches.)

so assume thats what it means

Edited by E-Tizzle, 30 June 2010 - 07:23 PM.

[mininuts]

I always thought SDL meant Super De Luxe

[mini-man-dan]

Same problem here whenever I get quotes for my Pickup. Must be something to do with the commercial Minis...

[minimissions]

Same problem here whenever I get quotes for my Pickup. Must be something to do with the commercial Minis...

thanks guys didnt think of that!

have you had any luck mini-man-dan?

Edited by minimissions, 30 June 2010 - 08:47 PM.

[Bean]

My 1974 saloon is classed as an SDL on insurance searches!

My 1986 City E comes up as a Picadilly!!

[GW]

you need to get on the phone to some specialist insurers, compare etc are not set up for commercial vehicles or classics so not much chance of getting the right cover or the right deal.

Try:
Footman James
Sureterm
Peter James
Brentacre
HIC
Adrian Flux


Web quotes are too inacurate and restrictive for this type of car. talk to the people that know what they are doing.

[minimissions]

Right ok guys thanks for your help i will see what i can do, i dont want to buy a van then not be able to insure it.

thanks again

[mini-man-dan]

Be careful with insurance, I can't even insure my Pickup at the moment, due to me being 17 and it having a 1275cc engine. Classed as heavy modification, yet my Mini 35 has a 1275 in, from factory, and insurance is widely available.

Check insurers will insure you before buying.

Dan

[minimissions]

Be careful with insurance, I can't even insure my Pickup at the moment, due to me being 17 and it having a 1275cc engine. Classed as heavy modification, yet my Mini 35 has a 1275 in, from factory, and insurance is widely available.

Check insurers will insure you before buying.

Dan

Yeh i used to have a modded mini city with a metro 1275 in and i had a lot of probelms with insurance, but got it in the end however it was really exepensive, no one seems to no that a mini van existed, i am 19 now but still no one will touch me.

By the way mate i love ur pickup.

[mini-man-dan]

Thanks. I'm actually havin to consider selling it due to being so young and insurnace problems. Mum can insure it for £142 a year, it's sickening

[minimissions]

Thanks. I'm actually havin to consider selling it due to being so young and insurnace problems. Mum can insure it for £142 a year, it's sickening

God mate, thats a *yellow human water* take my dad has a mini 30 and its £89 a yr, and dont sell it, its so nice a credit to ur self, (but how much if u did lol)

[mini-man-dan]

That's the problem, I've spent so much on it I don't want to sell it. Owes me around the £7k mark, no idea how I've managed to spend that much, but I have!

[E-Tizzle]

and you say being so young - were have u got all that money from!?!?!?