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Offline VWKev

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« on: 06 April 2009, 14:02 »
Don't want to sound like an old man or a killjoy, but as I've never had my car chipped I'm wondering how much on average this bumps your insurance costs ?
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Offline Rhyso

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Re: Insurance
« Reply #1 on: 06 April 2009, 14:04 »
depends on

1) your age
2) current insurance company
3) % of BHP increase

it varies from £50 to £200 or more

thing to do is shop around and get some quotes from the specialists
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Offline Dubbz

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Re: Insurance
« Reply #2 on: 06 April 2009, 14:49 »
Or forget to tell them.  :lipsrsealed: :grin:
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Re: Insurance
« Reply #3 on: 06 April 2009, 14:52 »
My renewal for my Edition 30 with Elephant was £500 ..... remapped they wouldn't cover it.  I went to Greenlight and got insured via them with Highway for £497.  They didn't add anything for the remap  :smiley:
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Offline barry-gti

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Re: Insurance
« Reply #4 on: 06 April 2009, 18:10 »
Quote from: SO8 on 06 April 2009, 14:52
My renewal for my Edition 30 with Elephant was £500 ..... remapped they wouldn't cover it.  I went to Greenlight and got insured via them with Highway for £497.  They didn't add anything for the remap  :smiley:

why didnt you go with them in the first place then? its cheaper lol
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Offline SO8

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Re: Insurance
« Reply #5 on: 06 April 2009, 18:12 »
Quote from: barry-gti on 06 April 2009, 18:10
Quote from: SO8 on 06 April 2009, 14:52
My renewal for my Edition 30 with Elephant was £500 ..... remapped they wouldn't cover it.  I went to Greenlight and got insured via them with Highway for £497.  They didn't add anything for the remap  :smiley:

why didnt you go with them in the first place then? its cheaper lol

Because I had a different car that they weren't cheaper on and sold it half way through the year to buy the Golf  :smiley:
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Offline Devilz

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Re: Insurance
« Reply #6 on: 17 April 2009, 11:40 »
Whats the point of telling insurance company about remap anyway  :shocked:
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Offline rheady

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Re: Insurance
« Reply #7 on: 17 April 2009, 12:04 »
If you have a crash or a bump it would show up on your diagnostics and bang goes your insurance. If you are going to remap your car get a quote first then you can budget for the two. Its up to you though but I know what i'd prefer to do.
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Offline Makefish

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Re: Insurance
« Reply #8 on: 18 April 2009, 15:45 »
If you bought a car not knowing it had been remapped and had a 'bump' are you suggesting you should be penalised and not be paid by the insurer?

...................oh and if you make sure the flash counter remains unaltered then it is extremely difficult to tell if a car has been mapped or not, especially if you buy a switchable one.
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Offline rheady

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Re: Insurance
« Reply #9 on: 19 April 2009, 23:31 »
Surely you would have been told if it had been remapped or not before you bought it????
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