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16-08-2014, 01:48 AM | #61 | |||
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Do shannons just try and box car enthusiasts in a corner then slug them with a hefty premium? |
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16-08-2014, 01:50 AM | #62 | ||
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I think this thread proves car enthusiasts come in all shapes and sizes,
not owning a particular car doesnt seem to preclude people from being car enthusiasts according to the responses. Even though I choose to buy fords I am also a holden/hsv enthusiast. |
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16-08-2014, 02:14 AM | #63 | ||
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Does JustCar Insurance do over 25s? I'm with them and they're good with mods etc.
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16-08-2014, 02:57 AM | #64 | |||
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If you turned up to a Ferrari meeting in a Hyundai Tiberon and in getting to know the people were able to correctly identify 100 different Ferraris just from a photo and had a model collection of 2,643 different Ferraris I would say you would be thought of as an enthusiast. As for Shannons rejecting you on the basis that you don't attend track days - (coughing) BS. When I contacted Shannons about insuring the BMW the asked me that as well. My response was no, not at the moment but possibly in the future. I just wanted a weekend cruiser and a car to show. They said to me if I wanted to put it in a rally for example, let them know before hand and I MAY have to pay a one off slightly increased monthly premium depending. So, I have a slightly modified 28 y/o car and a moderately modified 13y/o XR6. Do I consider myself an enthusiast - bet your sweet *** I do. Long live the Inline 6 - Vincenzo
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16-08-2014, 04:29 AM | #65 | ||
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I'm also an aircraft enthusiast, but I don't think I'll be able to park a Boeing 777-200LR in my driveway. Even if I could, I'd have to win the $70 million Powerball jackpot six times over to be able to afford it.
Or marry Gina Rinehart ... *shudder* So no, I don't think you have to own something to be an enthusiast. And you definitely don't have to own something "special" either - whose call is it, anyway? My car is a stock standard BF Fairmont. It's special to me, because it's mine. I don't care what other people think.
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16-08-2014, 09:11 AM | #66 | ||
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You didn't answer the question hulk. Do you consider yourself an enthusiast even though you own a reasonably common car?
I don't care what Shannons thinks.
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16-08-2014, 09:33 AM | #67 | ||
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As I said just my opinion mate.
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16-08-2014, 10:35 AM | #68 | |||
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my theory is shannons/just car ask you those questions to box you in a corner knowing that noone else will insure this hobo, then hit you with a hefty premium. Sort of like finance companies that charge extortionate interest to people who have bad credit. Or australian fleet sales/motor finance wizard who rip off people who cant get credit elsewhere. |
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16-08-2014, 10:38 AM | #69 | ||
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It's Saturday now, can't wait till next Friday.
I wonder what the next episode of FRIDAY HULK will be about Closed Last edited by AU1XLS; 16-08-2014 at 10:45 AM. |
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