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Miserable! Missing my Supra!! :(


RobD

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Well, it's been 2-3 months now and it still feels painful! :(

 

First month wasn't to bad, saving money on insurance and petrol overlooked the lack of presence power and looks my supra had. Now, a mate on here has finally got his car on the road after a big power build and seeing him riding about and a few other mates in there cars is really hitting it home just how much I want another!

 

Bless them for doing it but they all came to my work Saturday...

 

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This made me want my car even more!!

 

Then Stuart (Stuart_Hydzik on here) came over tonight and let me drive his...

 

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Secretly Stuart knew what it would do to me, but still he done it!!

 

Stupid question, but has anyone else gone through this...does it get easier? Or should I just face it, I need to buy a Supra?!

 

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If I get another it'll be a single, my other half doesn't mind if I keep the focus as a family car, but I fear the supra wouldn't get used! My last one I put 6k on the clock in 2 years! :( its a lot of money to have sitting there for a few thousand miles a year! :(

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It does get a little better, but maybe never completely.

 

Having put £400 in Petrol in the Supra one weekend was it's final nail for me. My 330d is a good consoloation for now. Clearly no comparison, but it pulls very well, and uses so little fuel, the money I'm saving is worth a grin at least :)

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You lot are terrible! :D I decided to get another a few weeks back, but then thought I don't want it sitting there rotting, I think I may just have to follow my heart on this one though and get another! When I see my mates pull into my work it broke me a little, I think I need to start saving, ESP after seeing a few singles like Stonkin's about ATM, that would be right up my street!

 

Thanks for the constant onslaught for me to buy another, it looks like it's worked! :D

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Thought I'd check a few insurance quotes today, cheapest quote through confused for me on a RZ twin turbo was £2300! If I wait until I'm 25 next year, sure term will insure me fully comp for £200 and odd,

 

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How the hell does that work? :D yet the others are still above 2k! Error somewhere? Either way lok like I'll wait until my 25th which will give me a good 10-11 months to save some hard cash! Also if it's correct through SureTerm then in theory a single turbo shouldn't be to bad to insure!

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It would be a weekend car anyway and only do low miles a year, I put it as j-spec for that quote but if they turned around and said it's only for a uk I can justify paying more for a uk spec if insursance will be that much cheaper! :D

 

I've just done a quote on go compare stating it's a jap import and sureterm quote was about £650 so they most likely will insure J-specs. Im currently paying £1000+ and only cover 5k miles a year sd&p so will give them a call. :)

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TT at 24 my best price was A-Plan Thatcham branch (but again, UK spec)

 

Sureterm do classic policy at 25 onwards

LWIB do classic policy at 30 onwards

 

Car has to be 15 years old with Sureterm - not parked on the road at a minimum, I believe max mileage is 5k/year on a classic. Cat1 alarm is required. But this does give you insurance for car events / club stands so they said.

 

Good luck on your hunt Rob :) Find a nice UK spec. Or make me an offer :p (mine is an auto tho). If you think maybe a UK spec will command a £2000ish premium you'll save that in two years on the insurance :

 

UK cost example £9000

1st year insurance = £249

2nd Year insurance = £249

Total cost £9498 for two years

 

J-spec cost example £7500

1st year insurance = £2050

2nd year insurance = £1500ish?

Total cost of £11050 for two years.

 

Unless indeed you can find a broker that insures j-spec under 30 (Harvard I believe is 30 with LWIB, as is Purity14).

 

I remember when I bought my first J-Spec back in 2001/2002 when I was 21, I was all excited the insurance quote was £1200, then I did the rookie mistake that it was a UK spec quote, got to the dealer with £8000 odd in cash in my backpack, got the license plate, read it to the insurers, quote was suddenly £2250 :(

 

I still got it though - it was too late, I wanted it by then. Impulsive at 21. Heck, still impulsive now.

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Unless indeed you can find a broker that insures j-spec under 30 (Harvard I believe is 30 with LWIB, as is Purity14).

 

 

Thanks for the compliment Caseys but I am 36 and with Lynbrook. I am not really sure what criteria they have for classics, but my Supe was only 13 years old when I insured with them and Purity 14 (Brendan) is only about 27 if memory serves.

 

Always worth a call if the car is lightly modded and you have other cars in the household.

 

H.

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