British Mags, 30 Valves, and Silly Germans.

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <m0wKLbz-000AgDC@rutil.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE> "Martin Friedrich" writes:

> To keep audi content, let me add, that quattros hvae grown in insurance
> rates, to - their image is to "sporty".

The vagarities of British insurance have annoyed me more than usual this week.
 
I'm just renewing the insurance on the ur-quattro.  1988, TORSEN, 138k miles, 
etc. - a notional value (based on some daft sod's spreadsheet) of around 
GBP3k.  OK - so it's nine years old and it's done a mile or two.  But if you 
look in the Club's Newsletter this month, there's a TORSEN for sale (albeit 
with 1/3rd of the mileage) for GBP13500.
 
I've been asked to quote a "value" for my car, and I've quoted GBP9500.  But 
the insurance company (London & Edinburgh, in my case) reserves the right to 
pay _their_ opinion of the value.
 
There _are_ so-called "agreed value" policies available.  They're actually a 
lot cheaper than my current insurance, and they offer a discount to UK quattro 
Owners Club members.  But they limit annual mileage to 7500.
 
Here I am, trying to be honest and tell an insurance company what the risk 
_really_ _is_, and they don't want to listen.   And insurance, which is 
supposed to eliminate risks, does exactly the opposite.

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club