When will the Insurance companies start recognising the GTI/GTD?

[monkeyhanger]

There are GTIs in the UK already, albeit delaer demos, but some on here will be likely taking delivery of their car within 6 weeks, when will you be able to select MK7 GTI/GTD through the insurance websites?

I've never bought a "launch" car before,, all of my previous ars have been established a good few months and getting a quote for them was never a problem. Did anyone buying a MK6 GTI or GTD at launch experience any difficulties in getting transparent insurance prices from the big providers or did they have to pay more initially for a car that wasn't on their approved risk list?

[DougL]

They are already when I used comparethemarket and myy current insurer, Privilege.

[AAddict]

GTI is on confused.com

[monkeyhanger]

I'll take a look, didn't see them 3 days ago.

[monkeyhanger]

GTI and GTD on Gocompare, but not comparethemarket. Odd pricing for me:-

GTD £246 cheapest with esure/sheilas wheels
GTI £215 cheapest with esure/sheilas wheels

Who'd have thought it? 

Puzzled as to why GTI would be 13% cheaper to insure than GTD for me.

[Bill_the_Bear]

I checked out the insurance over a month ago before I placed my order.  I think I used moneysupermarket but can't remember.  Mk7 GTI was on there then though.  Can't remember if there was a separate option for the performance version.

[monkeyhanger]

Depending on what my current insurer (onequotedirect) wants out of me for my car change, it might be worth cancelling my current policy (expires mid Nov) and starting from scratch when the GTD comes. They will be wanting a £50 admin fee from me for starters and if they decide that pro-rata the GTD is more to insure (by their terms) than the GTD and want even more money from me i'd rather start again with a £240/12 month policy than chuck £100 or more at my current insurer for the remaining 4 months of my policy (expected delivery mid/late July).

[matchboy]

Interestingly, I can get a quote for my GTI of around £200 fully loaded.  Nice, this is unexpected but welcome news! Clearly it pays to be an old g!t! 

[HA54SYM`]

Havn't looked yet, but re we seeing the inclusion of the ADC eye, bringing the price down a lot then?

Supposidly 5 groups lower?

Dave

[matchboy]

It must be, I've never had a quote that low before.  Indeed I think the quotes are half what I paid for my mk 6 (even taking into account me being older now.)