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Lotus elise and insurance

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    #32
    Honey-ec
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,844 ✭✭✭Honey-ec


    I'd be waiting to see if I actually pass my test before doing anything else if I were the OP.

    Kind of putting the cart before the horse a bit here.


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    #33
    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    craichoe wrote: »
    ....Then you have Tax, Servicing, Parking and Fuel Costs...

    Irrelevant - all cars have tax, servicing and parking - and most a lot more than an Elise.

    OP - € 2833?? eeek, as someone else pointed out, I've just worked out that'd insure my 968 full comp for.........7 years. :D:D + 1 for oldies :p

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    #34
    jozi
    Registered Users Posts: 5,391 ✭✭✭jozi


    I don't know if i'd trust myself in an elise after just passing my test. It's a mid engine/rwd car with quite a bit of power, big change from an mx3!

    If you can afford it, go for it! Just be carefull would be a terrible shame to write one of!


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    #35
    bwardrop
    Registered Users Posts: 340 ✭✭bwardrop


    stretchaq wrote: »
    its defo worth it i pay 1700 on an 130bhp audi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have a full licence and 2 years NCB (6 PP though which doesnt hlp)
    galwaytt wrote: »
    OP - € 2833?? eeek, as someone else pointed out, I've just worked out that'd insure my 968 full comp for.........7 years. :D:D + 1 for oldies :p

    I'm not an oldie yet (only 28) but I am really starting to appreciate my insurance premium costs... about 5 years NCB, no points & living outside of Dublin.

    OP if you can afford it and justify it, go for it - it would be sweet to have an Elise... just be careful!!!


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    #36
    Graham_B18C
    Registered Users Posts: 8,620 ✭✭✭Graham_B18C


    I'm 22 also and i'm saving for a s2000 and i got quoted from Brittoninsurance.com, they've quoted me on everythin i've ever tried except a Type-R integra. But i got quoted on a speedster for 3300. BUT its a 4k excess...and i just got a quote for an elise of 3100, still a 4k excess. If yer young and want summit fast ya gotta pay! I feel yer pain


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    #37
    walshy123
    Registered Users Posts: 463 ✭✭walshy123


    pretty happy with mine.

    25, full licence, NO NCB, but 4 years named driver, 2 championship points

    speedster - 1,100 fully comp and am allowed two claims in three years, driving other cars, dublin 6


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    #38
    ZygOte
    Registered Users Posts: 559 ✭✭✭ZygOte


    OP , even if you are mad enough to pay the insurance for an elise at your age, do bear in mind that an elise is a full fat sports car, they are very unforgiving when you make mistakes, ive driven a few in the past on a track. yes they are amazing fun and i can totally see the appeal of this car not only to a 22yr old but to amost any bloke who likes cars. Just dont go complaining if you end up in a ditch with a smashed up car and a 4k excess on an an 11k car and future insurance premiums the size of a white elephant.

    Also remeber this little nickname for LOTUS when you visit a mechanic for the first time.

    L.ots
    O.f
    T.rouble
    U.sually
    S.erious


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