Guest Meathead316 Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Hello first a little about me, im a 21 year old male, been driving for 3 years 6 months, 2 years no claims, I dont own a supra but really want one. the only thing that is putting me off is the insurance. I will have 3-4k to spend on one and was looking at getting a manual, non turbo, non import. most insurance companies say i have to be 25 (virgin, norwich union) but this is where i get confused, i got a quote with dial direct (on internet) and it came back at £1300 (which i think is very good indeed) so i called them to make sure it was right and the guy on the phone was useless and said he cant help me unless i have the car registration number... any way, i then got a quote from admiral and it was £2000 ish, (but in their list of cars all of the non turbo ones were imports) so just for a laugh i got a quote for a twin turbo.... £1200!!! I am now very confused, its too late at nighjt to call them so i will have to wait til 2morro. but surely if a turbo car is that cheap, then a non turbo uk car will be even cheaper! please help me!!! oh onelast question exactly what model am i talking about? uk model, manual, non turbo about 1994 year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 mate join our club for a Tenner....then try sky insurance our club insurer (think you get an extra 20% dicount as club member). they insure under 25's ....know their cars and gave me a good quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkdtime Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 All not turbos are imports mate, and tend to be more to insure than turbos. Welcome:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Your probs looking at an import auto N/A for that money... Use the search button to get an idea of pricing, a few nice ones on here at the minute for a few more bucks than that... oh, and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 manual, non turbo, non import. there are no non-turno non-imports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Meathead316 Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 whoa!!! those replies were faster than i imagine a twin turbo supra to be! so all non turbos are imports... hhhmmm, but the turbos are more expensive to buy! about 5k ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 whoa!!! those replies were faster than i imagine a twin turbo supra to be! so all non turbos are imports... hhhmmm, but the turbos are more expensive to buy! about 5k ish 5k tt mmm be carefull what you buy for that money matey and welcome:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkdtime Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 5k for a TT = accident damage/very high milleage/possible problems, or it may be a bargain, a good rule of thumb is to budget for around 7k plus for an average condition TT (auto) and 8k plus for Manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismo_lp Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 mate join our club for a Tenner....then try sky insurance our club insurer (think you get an extra 20% dicount as club member). they insure under 25's ....know their cars and gave me a good quote. My quote was shocking .... Elephant was about £600 cheaper even with that discount! Make sure ur rear wheels arent too big for the arches! sorry ... sore subject for me at the mo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffy Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 whoa!!! those replies were faster than i imagine a twin turbo supra to be! so all non turbos are imports... hhhmmm, but the turbos are more expensive to buy! about 5k ish hi mate and welcome! i bought a non-turbo because i wanted a supra and got one as soon as i could, now wish i had waited and got a tt, i have been told the insurance is only a little more p.s not starting a n/a defense thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupra Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Welcome mate, hope you find what your after, but might be a tough task to get a real good one for the money you wanna spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 If I were you mate, I'd save a bit more, you'll regret buying a cheap Supra, it stands a good chance that it'll end up costing you more than you can afford just getting the thing right, and believe me, when the Supra goes wrong, its rarely a cheap fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Meathead316 Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 so you think i should definatly go for the turbo? dont they use up a hell of a lot more fuel? im thinking if i got a non turbo import and could insure it for less than £1500 and it was a sound car with no problems i would be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 im thinking if i got a non turbo import and could insure it for less than £1500 and it was a sound car with no problems i would be happy.You'd be happy until you got used to the power and then you'd be back asking what you can do to increase the non-turbo's power and the answer to that is 'not much' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 You'd be happy until you got used to the power and then you'd be back asking what you can do to increase the non-turbo's power and the answer to that is 'not much' well i was quite impressed with the nos i saw at this weeks mascrat manor (fitted correctly it match some tt boys and give them a run for their money down a drag strip, around £600-£1000) also you could go single .... buy a good na for £4500 and then spend £3500 on a good single na-t conversion.... that bring you up to a price for a good tt.... swings and roundabouts Charlie PS. nos is hard to insure for road use (really whacks the money up alot) so you would have it disconected for normal road use and then use it for tracks days etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Meathead316 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 i used to drive a 2.0 mondeo (130bhp)... then it died, im now driving my g/f's 1.3 fiesta O_o so i think a non turbo supra at about 230bhp will be good enough for me, will save on petrol too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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