Revo and insurance implications

[GaryM]

.... just been thinking about this some more and I'd rather go for a car with a bigger standard BHP, ie the anniversay GTI rather than the standard if I wanted to have a more powerful car.  I know it's not a cheap alternative but legal at least.

I have the 180bhp engine and its not fast enough, trust me!
With my Revo remap and all my other mods I am anticipating 240bhp and around 265ft/lbs or torque and its still not fast enough  

[red16v]

Hi Golfvr6,

Yes I would think you are right. From my own conversations with insurance agents the only common point seems to be that 'yes' they are interested in any modification to a standard car but it is only modifications that increase the output power of the engine or affect the roadholding of the car that is likely to lead to any increase in premium. It's obvious to say it, but a modification to improve say the braking performance of the car (say fitting ventilated disks in place of non-ventilated disks) would not in itself warrant an increase in premium - for obvious reasons. On those rare occasions when I change my insurance company I always declare everything that I believe to be non-standard and make a note of the time that telephone conversation finished (on the basis that with some insurance companies all these calls are recorded and archived, you can subsequently refer to what you pointed out during the conversation if it is disputed). Regards, yt.

[noobdubber]

Liverpool and victoria just quoted me £1883-WITHOUT ANY MODS!!!!!!!!!!!
would hate to think with mods!

[GotaGTI]

Is the Revo remap electronicly date stamped ?


Will a free 5 Hr trial show up on Diagnostics  ?

[noobdubber]

Just on my trial now. The revo trial stays on the ECU forever!!!!
wouldnt mind knowing myself if its date stamped, but you can get the ecu wiped and re-flashed with the original settings by the revo dealer.

[Ivor Mk4 Turbo]

Last year, my mate had his remapped (Jabbasport 150 > 211 bhp) Mk4 T wrote off. He never told his ins. co., they didn't notice & he received a full payout.

[noobdubber]

My insurance company wants an extra £760 a year just for the phase 1 revo?
wish I'd never phoned them and asked now, now they know Imight be getting it done, if I write it off, It'll be one of the first things they'll check

[akz786]

hi guys being a law student there is always clause to what you can and cannot legally. Your insurance company is not there to catch out but there to help you with regards to the third party.they are all letigation experts who know the law but will not pay out if you have like a 1.6 golf with a GTi engine inside it!..after all they are in the business to make money not to catch you out. Its simple when you get your quote....answer the questions they ask..to the best of your knowledge and then dont worry..the only insurance companys to worry about are the specialist brokers who know abouts mods and VW specialists...there you can state things like remap...to be honest someone like more than insurance may not even know what a remap is!