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General => Insurance => Topic started by: the_stink on 11 July 2009, 11:10

Title: insurance on golfs with engine conversionse
Post by: the_stink on 11 July 2009, 11:10
so just so i get an idea,

il planning a project but one thing htat will determine what i can do is the insurance

looking at a r32 lump in a mkII so im assuming once ive told the insurance comp they would insure the car based on that engine? not really sure how it works :P
Title: Re: insurance on golfs with engine conversionse
Post by: T_J_G on 11 July 2009, 11:12
Yeah I think the car will then take on the insurance group of the R32 engine. However insurance will probably be a specialist only job due to the swap.

You could try Brentacre as you can be covered up to a certain BHP and all your mods will be covered.
Title: Re: insurance on golfs with engine conversionse
Post by: the_stink on 11 July 2009, 11:39
cool ill look into it :)
Title: Re: insurance on golfs with engine conversionse
Post by: Wayne on 11 July 2009, 11:59
Also worth trying HIC or Adrian Flux, you will need an engineers report to confirm the standard of work.
Title: Re: insurance on golfs with engine conversionse
Post by: topher on 11 July 2009, 12:25
Martin once told me they base it on the car the engine came from, then tweak it a bit. So you'd basically be trying to insure a modified R32 :lipsrsealed: ... that being said, if its a weekend toy you could stick it on a classic limited mileage type dealio.. my rallye used to cost less than 200 quid a year that way.
Title: Re: insurance on golfs with engine conversionse
Post by: Rhyso on 11 July 2009, 12:51
cool ill look into it :)

drop Dai a PM mate - think he pays approx £500 or thereabouts for his converted 1.8T  :smiley:
Title: Re: insurance on golfs with engine conversionse
Post by: the_stink on 11 July 2009, 15:13
yeah it would be a wkend/show car and would look to have a limited mileage cheers rhys ill drop Dia a pm jsut trying to look at the overall cost involved

ill ring a few places as well and see what the can tell me :)