i also was faced with this problem, both me and si had to deal with this rediculious problem that insurance companies have, and trust us when we say, THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL RAPE YOU!!! price for a turbo engine'd starlet £2435 per year. glanza £1100. now then... the best way around this is to get a gt or glanza as you said... altho... a decent gt will set you back £3500 and a glanza will set you back over £5000 go any lower and you will probably get what you pay for. now, you could get one from someone that has already been road regestered and used by someone in the uk, but i would personally vear away from one thats already got engine mods as i would want to know that its not been buggered about with. (unless you know the car obviously) and lets face it... most in the uk have been tuned and modified. so a fresh import wuld be a safe bet... but you cant have it straight away most of the time and have to wait for it to be imported and regestered. but again a untouched one would be best so that you know what has and hasnt been done to it. thats my opinion anyway. Rich.