dave@fj

Guys, the above is definitely misquoting. I certainly wouldn't suggest that you don't declare any modifications, however small. It is often the value of the modifications that put insurers off providing cover. If you're trying to obtain cover for a car valued at £4k with £3k worth of wheels and bodykit then they don't tend to like it much. Please do ensure that you do declare any modifications

As said above we WILL insure all Zeds as I changed the scheme when I bought mine to cover any Zed over 10 years old so even the early 350's. Problem is staff insist on working off old paper lists rather than the updated one on the shared drive. Wall Bang Head Not sure whether i can put contact details up here as i'm no longer subbed but my name is David Youngs at Footman James. If you wanted to email me for help then please do so. There would probably be a 'dot' between my first name and last name and co dot uk on the end of the company name would probably assist in getting it to the right person too. Sir Charles has my mobile number and i'm happy if he wants to pass it on

Sorry Dave, only just seen your question. It's david.youngs at footmanjames.co.uk If the committee are still interested in an affiliation deal by the way, drop me a note and i'll take it forward. The invoice address has changed so please contact me for a new one. Pm's don't work now i'm unsubbed but would prefer to come back subbed as a trader

I don't see any reason why not? AFAIK they won't quote if the rear seats have been removed and they don't particularly like roll cages either but upgraded suspension and brakes are fine and don't usually attract a loading

It's a combination of various mods....anything over a 10% bhp increase in going to attract a massive loading. The value of a bodykit in relation to the value of the vehicle, same story for alloys. Boost controllers are just a big no no. Random example.....If you've got a car that you're declaring a value of £5k for.....if the wheels are worth £2k and the bodykit is worth £1k then, in effect, the mods are worth more than the car itself.....underwriters don't like that. Add in some power gains and then you're just adding loadings on top of loadings and you end up with silly prices. In the main, if you've got a 'fairly' normal car and have just done the basics like exhaust, filters etc then we're going to be very competitive. Start adding power gains of more than 10% and the price starts going up...lots...Hope this helps :)

No worries at all mate. Laura did tell me what the quote came out at and I wasn't surprised you didn't take it out!

Nice to hear that Jim...glad to hear we're doing something right! :)

No worries at all, the more the merrier!

300ZX is a classic car, rather than a modern. We still have some staff that are looking at paper copies of the various schemes we run rather than the shared database which I update. We used to class the Zed as a classic at 20 years old, I changed it to 10 years when I bought my 1994 model ;) Problem is some people aren't aware despite me flagging it on numerous occasions. I've asked one of the girls to look at it, it does qualify for a classic scheme subject to the modifications being acceptable, you should be getting a phone call in the next few minutes :)

If you're over 25 give Footman James a call - 0121 561 6250 - discounts for club members

Any idea why we asked for the quote from AF? Seems a bit unusual. I'm not in the office today but if you want to give me a call tomorrow (Friday) i'll have a look for you - 0121 561 6297

One of the Footman James lot? Ha ha Footman James WILL insure imports. I assume you're trying to do it online as our online system won't quote for them. Give the office a call on 0121 561 6250 and we'll sort it out for you :)

and SWMBO though Broccoli so the odds are moving back in your favour Sir Charles

We haven't achieved the 98% claim yet....it's only 3 out of 4 of us that said the same so far so 75/25 There's hope for you yet!

Most bizarre. Have just reposted it to facebook. A proper mind trick. Ta for sharing :)