Soem of you might have seen I've sold the RS4. It goes next Thursday.
I have been looking at a cheap replacement and whilst I will hate the interior of the Clio it looks like it might be a bit of fun and most importantly cheap to run. However, the problem comes when I go for insurance.
For those of you who don't know my RS4 was modded to 420bhp with brakes all round, arbs, suspension etc. I paid £600 with bell for fully comp mods declared.
The same company want an EXTRA £56 to insure a car worth £2k with about 40% of the power. I expressed my shock and they proceed to tell me the RS4 is group 17 (WTF!!!) and the clio is group 29! I am baffled by this but can only assume it's to do with the "typical" owner being young and many of these cars being involved in insurance claims...
Whilst I know the money is insignificant I am rather galled to pay more to insure a moderately warm hatch than a full out super estate. I thought I'd get a refund on almost anything I chose!
Woe is me! Do i take it on the chin or look for something else?
I have been looking at a cheap replacement and whilst I will hate the interior of the Clio it looks like it might be a bit of fun and most importantly cheap to run. However, the problem comes when I go for insurance.
For those of you who don't know my RS4 was modded to 420bhp with brakes all round, arbs, suspension etc. I paid £600 with bell for fully comp mods declared.
The same company want an EXTRA £56 to insure a car worth £2k with about 40% of the power. I expressed my shock and they proceed to tell me the RS4 is group 17 (WTF!!!) and the clio is group 29! I am baffled by this but can only assume it's to do with the "typical" owner being young and many of these cars being involved in insurance claims...
Whilst I know the money is insignificant I am rather galled to pay more to insure a moderately warm hatch than a full out super estate. I thought I'd get a refund on almost anything I chose!
Woe is me! Do i take it on the chin or look for something else?