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[mini mojo]

Hi,
I was wondering about doing a metro turbo swap, can anyone give me a rough ballpark figure, ikno you can get the engine relativley cheap at a few hundred pounds, but what modification must be made.
The other thing is insurance, ikno insurance companies love the two words "modification" and "turbo", as an excuse to get as much money as they can out of you. But for the money of upgrading a 998 you would get substansialy more power for your money out of the swap, and it has more potential if you were to upgrade it at a later stage. I dont want to start upgrading a 998 only to have to swap it firther down the line after losing all the things i have put into it.

this sounbds ok but i'm fifteen and looking for a project car, would it be stupid to look for insurance on a swapped motor at 17? I have heard talk of people getting classic insurance e.g. car of 25 years or more gettting insured by a 17 year old for £400 (third party). but other people have told you must be 25 to recieve this. also would these modifications render it invalid for classic insurance.

all help appreciated.



Lewis

[Jordie]

Right....

Theres no point looking for insurance yet, as in 2yrs time + time it takes to pass test, it will be well different.

As for most classic insurance policys, you have to be 21 or 25 and sometimes the car must be made before a certain date or be over a certain age. Most classic car policys cover limited miles and very few modifications, so the turbo might mean u cant get classic car insurance.

I would love to know a company that does classic insurance for 17yr olds, as i spent afew weeks ringing and looking.

On a typical 998 at 17, you are looking at £900-£1300 fully comp.

Go on your mum or dads and u may have a chance with the turbo and insurance.

my 2 pennies worth...

[mini mojo]

thanks i didn' think 17 year olds could get clasic insuarance, but someone told me i could so i thought i'd look into it, i wasn't implying going looking for insurance now, i meant when i was 17.

[TimS]

im on my mums insurance 1340cc for £395 with a years no claims

[Madmax]

im on my dads 250 for him and 126 on top for me. 72 clubby

[t@z]

what the deal here then my car will be ready in a couple of months and haven't really looked into the ins side of things..i'm 21, 22 when car finished have 2 yrs N/C, can i get classic car with limited millage and what price am i looking at...

its a clubman turbo???? 1973

[TimS]

u mgiht b able to but it depends on the company, alot of companies start clasic insurance for people from 21 or 25. And others wont insure it as a clasic car because it has too many modifications! But then there are alot around that will.

what are the modifiactions to the car? i couldnt tell you how much really there are just too many variations to insurers

[t@z]

well engine mods not sure yet, will do them as i go along.....

roll cage, arches bucket seats, hilos and lowered sus.....

want to keep it simple for time being but in time.....hopefulyl it will be silly fast

[Madmax]

give CIS a call, they might be able to give you a good quote

[mighty_mini]

im 20 with 1yrs NCB and a 1293 Turbo Estate, im paying £650odd with miniworld, everything declared (susp, arches, seats, wheels, fibreglass boot, flip front, straight cuts, dumpvalve, intercooler, zorst, etc etc)

[t@z]

wow that not bad!!!!

miniworld do ins????

[Brawlyrox]

Yeah Miniworld Insurance Services:


this is a quote from the "forum news" section

Mini World Insurance services has come to an arangement with us,

Which now gives YOU, upto 15% OFF ! your Motor Insurance when your in our club TheMiniFourm.

all you need to do when you ring up this number:
TEL: 08451 258 258

Tell them your with TheMiniForum Club, and you have been to lots of shows with us and have been on some of are club stands
(Just so they no your a good member and well into minis)
They may ask you if you have suscription to mini world, you can tell them that you have or you aint far off winning 6 months suscription with the Gold star awards on TheMiniForum (they do know all about are Gold star awards  )
they may ask you for you members number, this is on the left here below your post count, saying Member No.:you must know this so they can do random checks to make sure your with us etc.

and thats about it.
if you wish you can right to them at :
Miniworld Insurance services,
2 the causeway,
bishops stortford,
hertfordshire,
CM23 2EJ

and again the Number
Tel: 08451 258 258

They are very cheep and gave me the best deal ive ever had.
any problems just PM one of the staff of TheMiniForum and we will do are best to help you out.
also could you post up telling us just how much you saved and weather or not your happy with the deal you got.
Thank you.

so if you go with them, tell them your a member of theminiforum.co.uk and you get 15% off!! :grin:

[t@z]

even better, i like discounts

[lewis]

i think they only insure at the age of 19 and up though, correct me if im wrong

[TimS]

thats true! yeh il b enquireing in may for mine!