noobie from ireland

[ctrwayne]

hi lads im new here and to civics
got my first civic yesterday as a swap for my bike
its an sir with a few extras, buddy club p1's, lowered 60mm, jasma manifold etc
im only 17 so no insurance company will cover me on it
looking out for a 1.4 hatchback now then i'll switch everything over

 

[taluzer45]

Why wont a insurance company cover you? Im 17 and have a 02' 4-door, a 96' hatch, and a 99' Ford F-150!

 

[ctrwayne]

insurance companies in ireland really dont like young drivers especially if you want to insure something like this
the 1.4 hathback is as good as im gonna be able to get

 

[Puma]

Sucks you can't keep the car; the color is unique. The 1.4's are carbed, correct?

Do you guys have emissions over there? Would an insurance company keep you w/ the hatch if you swapped a motor?

 

[ctrwayne]

think you can get an injected one aswell, ya we have the emissions tests aswell
alot of people do the conversion here, we just dont tell the insurance company
the downside is that if you crash and they find out they'll get your car crushed

 

[emerican]

i dont understand why they just refuse to cover you there has to be a company that will i can understand if it was just really expensive, but flat out not covering you dosent seem right.
why not let your parents insure it in their name and you just pay the bill? my old 5.0 was done like that i was just listed as an occosnial driver so i was covered.

 

[Puma]

i dont understand why they just refuse to cover you there has to be a company that will i can understand if it was just really expensive, but flat out not covering you dosent seem right.
why not let your parents insure it in their name and you just pay the bill? my old 5.0 was done like that i was just listed as an occosnial driver so i was covered.

Most of Europe has tougher laws, and better drivers than us for this reason. They're on learners permits longer too. Honestly I think its a good idea. Majority of people can't handle cars that young. Some can...few can't.


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[ctrwayne]

i dont understand why they just refuse to cover you there has to be a company that will i can understand if it was just really expensive, but flat out not covering you dosent seem right.
why not let your parents insure it in their name and you just pay the bill? my old 5.0 was done like that i was just listed as an occosnial driver so i was covered.

my mate managed to get occasional cover on an sir after alot of hassle
i prefer the look of a hatchback anyway so i'll be just as happy with an sir spec hatchback

 

[emerican]

so it can be done just isnt easy.

 

[Evans13]

Welcome the site and very happy to meet you all i am Evans from Minnesota and working as an electrical engineer in a small company and very friendly with others and i would like to know about how to upload the pics here.

 

[Blutzer]

I traveled to Ireland a few years ago and have relatives living in Limerick. Welcome!

 

[ImportFan1]

A tad late but