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26-01-2016, 05:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 26-01-2016, 05:51 PM by ginge191.)
So i purchased a new Japanese motor - mainly going to be used for chucking shit in the back- bikes, surfboard, junk etc. and mainly to get the megane off the road for a bit as it's getting destroyed in the recent conditions. 2 tyres in 2 months is not good going.
It's a pajero exceed - 2.5 diesel auto with heater leather seats, adjustable ride stiffness and variable range on the gearbox. It's bloody well specced, that's for sure!
It's got no MOT yet as i'm getting it ready, found a number of faults which i've fixed along the way. It's ready for it's test but really struggling to get a decent insurance quote on it - anyone have any ideas, do let me know!
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Flux was good for me, beat all the quotes I got!
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Nice, Insurance I'd suggest Footman James..
My 4 classic cars are through them, 1993 106 Roland Garros-1991 205 Cabriolet my 1989 Cabriolet & my 1989 Diesel 205
The whole policy is £82 fully comp... Limited to 5000K mind but it's enough for me.
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(26-01-2016, 09:26 PM)Chris1357 Wrote: Nice, Insurance I'd suggest Footman James..
My 4 classic cars are through them, 1993 106 Roland Garros-1991 205 Cabriolet my 1989 Cabriolet & my 1989 Diesel 205
The whole policy is £82 fully comp... Limited to 5000K mind but it's enough for me.
just ran a policy through with them, it's almost a third of what anyone else was offering! Bladdddy hell!
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These run a copy of the bosch ve pump and take very well to a tune up.
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(27-01-2016, 08:22 AM)Danny Wideboy Wrote: These run a copy of the bosch ve pump and take very well to a tune up.
That they do. Already looked into this !
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Try Keith Michaels, iv had good prices on jap imports from them
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Hi,
Please feel free to give us a try for insurance if you like. If you wanted to PM me some contact details I'd be happy to arramge for one of my quotes team to give you a call back.
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Insurance sorted with footman. Very good price
MOT failed on steering idler, areas of rust and smoke. Will sort it out and retest it ASAP!
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These got diff locking? RWD, 4WD, Low/High?
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(02-02-2016, 02:18 PM)silverzx Wrote: These got diff locking? RWD, 4WD, Low/High?
No diff locking.
It has FWD/4WD, adjustable suspension stiffness and low range
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Should have a LSD on the back axle as well as a locking centre diff.
Can be driven in 4x4 on road with centre diff open or RWD.
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(02-02-2016, 12:42 PM)ginge191 Wrote: Insurance sorted with footman. Very good price
MOT failed on steering idler, areas of rust and smoke. Will sort it out and retest it ASAP!
What did you pay on the insurance Ginge?
Everything I have put a quote through on don't come back more than £150..
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(06-02-2016, 10:08 AM)Chris1357 Wrote: (02-02-2016, 12:42 PM)ginge191 Wrote: Insurance sorted with footman. Very good price
MOT failed on steering idler, areas of rust and smoke. Will sort it out and retest it ASAP!
What did you pay on the insurance Ginge?
Everything I have put a quote through on don't come back more than £150..
Everything? Don't forget this is a new policy so NCB can't be transferred.
I paid just over 200 for it in the end. Not too bad I don't think.
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So after deciding that this will be my daily for a little while, i decided to take it through a forest - did not miss a beat, and yes, i know, they're road tyres. i'm not spending more money than i need to. It's on the road for a year, then strip it i expect.
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(07-03-2016, 07:17 PM)zx_volcane Wrote: logs and puddle beware!
And the diff. The power on this. Whammy..
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