Starlet insurance problem

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squidge218

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Looking to get a starlet gt turbo ep82 for my 2nd car been looking at a few and got some insurance quotes and when i get quotes on most of them they come up as corrolas, now is this a problem when you come to get insured or police pull you over , need some info on it as obviously its cheaper to insure a corrola then it is a gt turbo? any help would be much apprecieted :) thanks
 
Iain@CRD

Iain@CRD

Lifer
Some of them when there imported are registered incorrectly but its your responsibility to ensure when your insuring the car, that you make sure its insured under a GT Turbo or you'll be done for having no insurance.

Most comes back as just a Toyota and there colour, i know mine is just a White Toyota.

Iain
 
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squidge218

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oh right so is yours just down as a white toyota ? is that cheaper then having it as a white toyota starlet gt turbo?
cheers jake
 
Iain@CRD

Iain@CRD

Lifer
squidge218 said:
oh right so is yours just down as a white toyota ? is that cheaper then having it as a white toyota starlet gt turbo?
cheers jake
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Mine appears as just a White Toyota yes but my insurance have it insured under a Toyota Starlet GT Turbo because i informed them it was a 1.3 Turbo model. Which you would need to do :).
 
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squidge218

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ok then fair enough i see now insurance will be a little more higher when its a gt turbo for me lol will have see if i can get it cheaper else wont be able to get one
 
Starlet_Sam

Starlet_Sam

Moderator, Regional Area Reps Supervisor & Gay Car
squidge218 said:
ok then fair enough i see now insurance will be a little more higher when its a gt turbo for me lol will have see if i can get it cheaper else wont be able to get one
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If you insure it as anything other than a Toyota Starlet GT Turbo, regardless of what it says on the websites or your V5 document, then you ate breaking the law and effectively have no insurance. If you can't afford the insurance then you can't afford the car.

If all the websites come up as something else then I suggest you pick up the phone and call companies instead.
 
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Paul-r33

Fresh Recruit
I would insure it as a GT turbo but also sort out the issue if there is one with the v5 because you don't want any come back from the insurance companies.

If it's too expensive to insure then it's best to leave it because at the end of the day if you have an accident the insurance company will walk away
 
davehart

davehart

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In my experience you should always insure by the car and not by the registration plate. On the two imports I have neither registration mark comes up with the correct one. The GT comes up a 98 Solida and the GT4 comes up as a GT Coupe.

Most online quotes will have the option for a Starlet GT Turbo now in any case, but if not drop them a bell direct and state what model the car is then drop them the reg out.

Double check when you get your papers through they have the right car on their to just to be sure otherwise your insurance is not worth the paper its writted on.
 
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