13-01-2008, 07:47 AM
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|  Car insurance in New Zealand - get jealous.
I would just like to make you all jealous - I'm currently in New Zealand, where car insurance is optional.. I bought a 2.2L Honda Prelude - at 21 with zero no claims in the country, it cost me £112 to insure, compared to the £860 I was paying for my battered old Citroen Berlingo van at home. CRAZY!
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14-01-2008, 07:45 AM
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Welcome back Freddie. I thought you might have gone to NZ.
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14-01-2008, 07:47 AM
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Ah - ignore my last post where I suspected you were in NZ I now see that you are. Insurance prices are rediculous out there - enjoy the prelude. I seriously considered getting a prelude - big fast and agile.
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14-01-2008, 08:32 PM
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| Re: Car Insurance for modified cars - tips and a guide
Not a scratch on the Saxo!  Rear end is a bit light too, but fast still, even for an.. an.. an auto..
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15-01-2008, 06:26 AM
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I thought you liked lift off oversteer 
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15-01-2008, 06:30 AM
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I'm in N.Z but I still have access to the internet! Working from home so lots of coffee breaks on my own - plently of time to time on car forums 
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15-01-2008, 06:47 AM
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What work are you doing then?
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15-01-2008, 07:35 PM
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CAD Landscape design, keep seeing programmes on Sky where they build cars and bikes and wishing I'd gone into something automotive/fabrication! Ah well, can't help it if I love plants and gardens too!
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15-01-2008, 09:13 PM
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least in NZ you have the sun could be back over here in the rain an ehh rain
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16-01-2008, 06:48 AM
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I'm sure you could cover a car with a nice lawn and flowers somehow?
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16-01-2008, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by pgarner  least in NZ you have the sun could be back over here in the rain an ehh rain | True, although I'm inside most days all day so see very little of it! Is nice to be able to pop to the beach on days off though  Quote:
Originally Posted by waynne I'm sure you could cover a car with a nice lawn and flowers somehow? | I think theres a shining good reason no one has already done this!
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16-01-2008, 08:26 AM
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I got quite used to it in the Sax, at least when I kept my foot down I knew it would hold and hold, this boat is all over the show! Still better than the Berlingo which is sitting at home, rotting and waiting for my return!
Was thinking on the drive home about how crazy the driving/insurance regs are over here. You can take your test at 15, and as insurance is optional there are actually lots of 15 year olds blasting round in Skylines and big V8's. Thinking back to how mature I was when I was 15... Hm...!!!
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16-01-2008, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Freddie True, although I'm inside most days all day so see very little of it! Is nice to be able to pop to the beach on days off though
I think theres a shining good reason no one has already done this! | why not think you could call it a truly green car
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16-01-2008, 12:18 PM
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| Re: Car insurance in New Zealand - get jealous.
Started a new thread for this - we were getting away from the KAD mini topic somewhat.
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16-01-2008, 11:54 PM
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| Re: Car insurance in New Zealand - get jealous.
Yes we truly de-railed that sucker! I was a bit confused when i logged on - 'I don't remember making that thread!'
So based on my last post, do you think that the UK have something right? Without high insurance costs to stop young drivers getting powerful cars, would we be safe on the roads? Hmm, probably there are better ways to restrict youngsters, other than the big corperate insurers taking all of their heard earned cash.
You worked in insurance for a while didn't you Wayne? Can they actually justify the amounts they charge?
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