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Offline Dream Police

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Upgrading MkII to MkIII
« on: 08 February 2005, 12:28 »
I am thinking about getting rid of my MkII 8v and getting a MkIII VR6.
What do you guys think?
Anyone got experience of both?

Any particular things to look for when buying a VR6?

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Re: Upgrading MkII to MkIII
« Reply #1 on: 08 February 2005, 12:30 »
Insurance!.. thats what put me off into buying my mk3 valver.

there is a good buyers giude in the mk3 section here.
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Offline jte

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Re: Upgrading MkII to MkIII
« Reply #2 on: 08 February 2005, 12:44 »
The buying guide is good.

Good service history is vital.

Check out www.vr6oc.com for some excellent knowledge and advice.
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Re: Upgrading MkII to MkIII
« Reply #3 on: 08 February 2005, 13:07 »
When i bought my 16valver the insurance difference between the 16v and the vr6 was not that much, the thing that put me off the vr6 was its thirst for fuel.

And i would recomend the mk3 buyers guide its well worth a read.

And dont listen to all the mk2 boys, mk3's are good cars! :grin:
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Re: Upgrading MkII to MkIII
« Reply #4 on: 08 February 2005, 14:10 »
that may depend on age and experience.. for me it was a difference of about 500 quid

700 for a valver... 1200 for a vr6 (or some companies just wouldnt touch me..)



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Re: Upgrading MkII to MkIII
« Reply #5 on: 08 February 2005, 14:24 »
I've got a VR6 lump to drop in my MKII which will hike the insurance from ?390 to just under a grand. Think I'm gonna leave that mod till I'm over 30 (Only three years!) as having two mentally modded cars is just too expensive.
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Re: Upgrading MkII to MkIII
« Reply #6 on: 08 February 2005, 14:37 »
Insurance is a lottery, best thing to do is get some quotes.  My renewal was ?750 this year with Elephant.co.uk.  I'm 22 with 1 year NCB.  It's a lot to pay for insurance but much less than i expected.
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Re: Upgrading MkII to MkIII
« Reply #7 on: 08 February 2005, 14:55 »
^ is that third party only? 
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Re: Upgrading MkII to MkIII
« Reply #8 on: 08 February 2005, 15:01 »
No, it's fully comp with legal cover and all the other bits.  Quite a high excess though, ?150 compulsary plus ?250 voluntary, or vice versa, but ?400 in total.
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Re: Upgrading MkII to MkIII
« Reply #9 on: 11 February 2005, 06:00 »
JTE that sounds cheap!? Well, for me anyway, i'm 23 with zero NCB and elephant have quoted me at ?2000!! and that's just third party with fire and theft.? ?:sad:
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