slimjim Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 Friend of mine is looking into getting a nice Teggy... The DC2 to have a play around in. Looking at Insurance for them... he has seen a few and the JDMs are looking in better nick/price than the UK models. Without delving in too deep. Does anyone know if insuring a JDM is more than insuring UK spec? I had a JDM Delsol for a while and the insurance was slightly higher, I was told at the time it was because parts were harder to get hold of / more expensive. But I think now-a-days it is pretty easy to get JDM parts isn't it .... So, are people STILL paying a premium for JDM cars over UK? Cheers... Quote
spursmaddave Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 http://www.gocompare.com http://www.confused.com http://www.moneysupermarket.com Quote
slimjim Posted April 15, 2011 Author Posted April 15, 2011 http://www.gocompare.com http://www.confused.com http://www.moneysupermarket.com Cheers Dave... Im just after a general consensus.... Out of interest Quote
spursmaddave Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 Yeah I know, but unless someone has a UK & a JDM at the same address in the same job etc etc etc..... I know when I was looking a lot of Insurers wouldn't even touch a JDM and if they did it was dearer, but then they are cheaper to buy. I would say if you are gonna do a lot of mods then maybe a JDM is the way to go as you will be getting specialised insurance anyway and you get a cheaper car to start with Quote
BladesGrant Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 When I was looking for my Zed and checked out the insurance the difference was hardly anything. I think £50 difference if that to be honest. I would do what Dave has said though and just put the same details in for JDM and UK. Quote
skyinsurance Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 http://www.gocompare.com http://www.confused.com http://www.moneysupermarket.com You've just recommended three places where the insurers who advertise with them will more than likely charge more for an import over a UK car. You need to speak to a specialist broker. Slimjim - my recommendation would that your friend joins http://www.itr-dc2.com and gives my company a call. We'd charge no more for an import DC2 over a UK spec, even with the extra BHP you get in a Jap DC2. Quote
narcotix Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 I was originally going to buy a JDM 350Z but my insurance quotes were about £1000 more expensive compared to an equivalent UK 350Z .. In the end I spent more money on a UK Spec as I intend to keep it for a while and I'd save quite a bit every year on premiums .. Quote
spursmaddave Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 http://www.gocompare.com http://www.confused.com http://www.moneysupermarket.com You've just recommended three places where the insurers who advertise with them will more than likely charge more for an import over a UK car. You need to speak to a specialist broker. Slimjim - my recommendation would that your friend joins http://www.itr-dc2.com and gives my company a call. We'd charge no more for an import DC2 over a UK spec, even with the extra BHP you get in a Jap DC2. The OP wanted a comparison so I recommended comparison sites I would have recommended you but you quoted me almost twice what everyone else did Quote
Ricey Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 Massive difference on our import MX5 against a UK spec to be honest. Zed barely any different though - about 50 squid. Quote
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