hazell ep91 sr Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 right, seriously considering investing my student loans on a conversion, cant come to part myself with my starlet to get another faster car (brother audi a3 1.8 turbo).my question is how do i go about insuring it and declaring it?ive heard gt turbos are cheaper to insure, im with admiral muilticar at the moment, should i ring them and say im thinking of putting a gt turbo engine in it and see if they will insure it for the same amount as a gt turbo?and what about the dvla? do i need to tell them or not?. thanksharry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shahzad Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 In my opinion if you were swapping your n/a engine for the same model then i would not tell anyone as its a direct fit, with a fte engine the looms, engine, stalks etc have to be changed. If you did crash you cant say that you never knew that it was a turbo engine in it as most of it has been swapped over. Im not sure how much the insurance will charge for a sleeper as everyone has different details (postcode, age, number of ncb, etc). Tbh if you want a sleeper do a conversion if not just buy a glanza or a gt as it will save you time, effort and cash in the long term.I have found a link will help you out/>http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/ChangesToYourRegistrationCertificate/DG_4022054Shahzad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimmymac101 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Well I was looking into insuring a 1.5 swap in mine with 1years ncb and two years lisence but all my quotes were over 7k I think it will all depend on age and ncb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hazell ep91 sr Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 i will definately declare it to insurance, not worth the risk. dont want a gt turbo, glanza would be better but the insurance on a glanza is rediculously expensive, 3-4k with admiral but a gt turbo with admiral is only 1600. strange. my brother is with adrian flux modified policy for his modded old mini, will give them a try. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Yea def declare it if you go that road, but when I asked it was half as expensive for me to insure a V than a converted SR, and cheaper still on a GT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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