Craig, I saw you mention your investigating club insurance - I think this is a great idea!!

 

Incase you need some more contacts, here's a few UK Japanese car clubs and the companies that arrange their scheme's:

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MR2 Mk1 Club

Houghton Insurance Bureau Ltd. Anglia House,

78/84 High St. Houghton Regis,

Bedfordshire, LU5 5BJ

Telephone: 01582 861234

Fax: 01582 861270

 

Scheme's offered

'A' Classic car policy: Agreed value-limited mileage. Cover now available for vehicles with sports exhausts (Ansa, Janspeed etc.) and through-flow air filters.

 

Scheme 'B' Unlimited mileage: Very competitive rates. Premiums quoted for modified vehicles.

 

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MR2 Drivers Club Ltd

Dorset Insurance Group

332 Holdenhurst Road

Bournemouth

Dorset

BH8 8BE

tel: 01202 302888 or 0808 1086590

fax: 01202 397550

 

Scheme offered

Track day cover - Just contact us with details of the event and you are covered at no extra charge

 

Agreed valuation - Consideration of the value you place on your car, not just book value

 

Grey imports covered - We recognise and insure any version of the MR2 be it official UK import or not.

 

Modification friendly - We recognise that many owners are true enthusiasts who like to modify their vehicles. We do not exclude modified cars, nor do we add financial penalties. Just keep us informed of your vehicles specification.

 

No security demands - We do not insist you fit expensive alarms or immobilisers before we insure you

 

Automatic European cover - Under the Norwich Union scheme full RAC cover is given whilst you are abroad.

 

RAC breakdown cover - As soon as you become a policy holder you are entitled to benefit from some £180 worth of RAC cover for under £50

 

Guaranteed loan car - A loan car is guaranteed whilst your car is out of action. If available then we will provide you with the loan of an MR2 ! (No fault claims)

 

Freedom of choice - repairs - We do not insist that your car is repaired by “our” body shop, you choose the garage you are happy with.

 

No claims forms - Claims conducted over the telephone

 

Home insurance - Insuring your house along side your MR2 will enable extra discounts and savings.

 

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Rx-7 Owners Club

Kimberlin Insurance Services

65 Elms Road, Leicester

LE2 3JD

Tel: 0116 244 8900

Scheme offered

Special rates for Club Members over 25yrs

for any age RX-7 from unlimited milage to

1500 miles, Agreed value policies for cars

over 10 yrs old.

 

Crossgate Insurance

25 Alam Street, Luton

Beds, LU1 2PL

Tel: 01582 738233

Scheme offered

Scheme A Classic car policy, agreed Value

Limited Mileage

 

Scheme B Classic Car Policy, Very Competive

Rates, Premiums Quoted for modified Vehicles.

 

Chris Knott Insurance

CK Clubline, Freepost(TW2155)

Grove Mills, Cranbrook Road,

Hawkhurst, Kent

TN18 4AS

Tel: 01580 752 961

Scheme offered

Competitive Premiums, Limited Mileage

Discount, Agreed Vaule, Reinstatment Value,

Future Classics etc, Commission to the Club.

 

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FTO Owners Club

AON

Tel: 01384 552 670

Fax: 01384 214 479

{contacts seem to be Oliver Parker or Manjit Bains)

Scheme offered

Cover via Royal & SunAlliance, Limited or

unlimited mileage, Track day cover available

on request.

 

 

Hope this info can be of some help mate.

 

Can anyone else think of any others?

Trev

But dont you have to have a propper club with subscriptions and membership number?

 

Stuart

Looking at most of the above car clubs they just have paying members, £30 per year that sort of thing just like us.

 

The 200SX guys have membership numbers, if required by insurance co's I dont see it being a sticking point.

 

Trev

The UK Z Club already do this through Livingstones.