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what car are we driving?

I thought i would update with my new car..... Like some i don't car about the price of fuel so here is my new beast....

5.7v8 with about 400BHP. Whats soo great is i can drive it all day long at 2000rpm and still be going quickly and the car is still having a rest. Makes it a pleasure to drive.

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im 17 and driving a 2001 fiesta. 55K on the clock currently.

As you can see, its not quite standard.... :lol:

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cheers
 
(obviously you cant see all these in the photos but..)

alloys
No side black strips
De-tangoed the front inicators
Smoke side indicators (done since pic was taken)
New black/red for badges all round, instead of blue, including steering wheel (again done since pic was taken)
Full audio, including 6x9's, door speakers, tweeters, amp, sub, headunit etc.
Xenon sidelights.
New interior lights, and numberplate lights.
Red (colour coded) side air vents.
 
Nick16 said:
(obviously you cant see all these in the photos but..)

alloys
No side black strips
De-tangoed the front inicators
Smoke side indicators (done since pic was taken)
New black/red for badges all round, instead of blue, including steering wheel (again done since pic was taken)
Full audio, including 6x9's, door speakers, tweeters, amp, sub, headunit etc.
Xenon sidelights.
New interior lights, and numberplate lights.
Red (colour coded) side air vents.
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and a prang in ya first few yrs with all said mods! Priceless!
 
chilled84 said:
Nick16 said:
(obviously you cant see all these in the photos but..)

alloys
No side black strips
De-tangoed the front inicators
Smoke side indicators (done since pic was taken)
New black/red for badges all round, instead of blue, including steering wheel (again done since pic was taken)
Full audio, including 6x9's, door speakers, tweeters, amp, sub, headunit etc.
Xenon sidelights.
New interior lights, and numberplate lights.
Red (colour coded) side air vents.
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and a prang in ya first few yrs with all said mods! Priceless!
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And no insurance payout because the car is modded...
 
But would they class as modifications? I see them more as visual upgrades 🙂
 
the wheels would, but thats about it.

its anything that affects the performance or the handling of the car.

seeing as my insurance company went bust and didnt even send me a letter or email, i dont really care anymore!
£1600 for a 17 year old is robbery. no wonder no-one tells them about mods.
 
Steering wheel could be an issue, if you've removed an airbag original.

Removing a safety device, INS companies don't like it.
 
no no, there is a small ford badge on the steering wheel, which i have just swapped for a black and red ford badge. i havent taken the wheel off/apart at all! 😀
 
afaik, any mods are frowned upon by most insurance companies if you don't tell them as the mods tend to make the car more appealing to chavs and other idiots who like to borrow and abuse other peoples property. Performance, visual and stereo mods included. There's loads of companies out there that are happy to insure you with plenty of mods though.. check out tacky magazines like Fast Car and Max Power - they usually have loads of ads for car insurance :thumbup:
 
Isn't the point that, if you don't tell your insurer about any mods it can invalidate your insurance? What's the point of paying £1600 for NO insurance, rather than £3000 and being legally covered - or not making the mods in the first place?

Maybe it's better to wait until you're an old fart like me - your premium will be peanuts, but by then your car will just be something to get you from A to B, and modifying it will be completely wasted effort...
 
paul.in.kendal said:
Isn't the point that, if you don't tell your insurer about any mods it can invalidate your insurance? What's the point of paying £1600 for NO insurance, rather than £3000 and being legally covered - or not making the mods in the first place?

Maybe it's better to wait until you're an old fart like me - your premium will be peanuts, but by then your car will just be something to get you from A to B, and modifying it will be completely wasted effort...
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Yeah it is nice not to pay much for a fast car!. I remember the days of 4 figures. now days im getting closer to 2 figures!!!!
 
Nick

Any deviations from being a standard the car is classified as mod - you would be better of telling the insurance company, even changing the standard headlamps bulbs to HID, alloy wheels, tyres etc, prior to my Octy VRS I had a Vectra GSI V6, upgraded the brakes to EBC drilled and grooved + green stuff pads as the brake on the Vectra were rubbish, I even change the tyres from 215x55x17 and went to 225x50x17 as they were considerable cheaper - 1/2 the price - I had to inform the insurance company because if the car was involved in an accident my insurance would not cover the car as it was not standard. You might think well a tyre is a trye - piece of rubber, if its not the original fitment from the factory is modded.

Regards
Paul.
 
i know but if i tell the insurance company it goes up to £3000. thats alot of money for a 17 year old to be paying.
i wont be driving it next year as im off to uni, so i will probably put the factory wheels back on it and give it to my mum to drive.

yeah my tyres went from like 165' to 195's. much more grip 😀
 
Nick16 said:
yeah my tyres went from like 165' to 195's. much more grip 😀
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Yeah, until you hit a wet or icy patch 😉

Have you actually tried talking to your insurance company to see what the rise would be? Going up to £3k for a few simple mods seems extreme.. in some cases they usually just put up the excess. Try smaller insurance companies with only single branches too - these guys need your business remember, so they might be prepared to deal for less.
 
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