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EK3R · #1 04-15-2005, 04:03 PM

Well this is interesting.

I received the renewal for my 355 a few weeks ago - £1,400 (this is prior to the car going up in flames).

Today I have a letter from L&V on my doormat addressed to E**DO NOT SELECT** and my address.

Says I contacted them 1 year ago for a quote on a Ferrari F355 and didn't take it up (I did infact take out the policy with them), how would I like to insure with them this year, based on my details their quote is....... drum roll.......

£1,100!!

Looks like their quote program parses a database, if it finds the string **DO NOT SELECT** it doesn't send out one of these 'you did not take up cover with us, so here is another quote' letters.

However as someone hasn't entered the string correctly on mine E**DO NOT SELECT** (the character E is at the front), I am guessing the computer prog that does these just sent it out.

So they were trying to overcharge me £300 for my renewal then?? Cheeky indeed.

Meanwhile, 5 days after the loss adjustor rang me to say he has written the car off, I have not heard a dicky bird from their Claims department.

Good.

Cal · #2 04-15-2005, 04:10 PM

Insurance company computers, up there with the Bermuda triangle, The city of Atlantis and the female mind. Are you heading to Lyme Trees this weekend?

Regards,
Cal

**barabus** · #3 04-15-2005, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by EK3R

Well this is interesting.

I received the renewal for my 355 a few weeks ago - £1,400 (this is prior to the car going up in flames).

Today I have a letter from L&V on my doormat addressed to E**DO NOT SELECT** and my address.

Says I contacted them 1 year ago for a quote on a Ferrari F355 and didn't take it up (I did infact take out the policy with them), how would I like to insure with them this year, based on my details their quote is....... drum roll.......

£1,100!!

Looks like their quote program parses a database, if it finds the string **DO NOT SELECT** it doesn't send out one of these 'you did not take up cover with us, so here is another quote' letters.

However as someone hasn't entered the string correctly on mine E**DO NOT SELECT** (the character E is at the front), I am guessing the computer prog that does these just sent it out.

So they were trying to overcharge me £300 for my renewal then?? Cheeky indeed.

Meanwhile, 5 days after the loss adjustor rang me to say he has written the car off, I have not heard a dicky bird from their Claims department.

Good.

I know you shouldn't have to Eric but in my experience you have to chase the bu66ers, keep phoning them, I would....

EK3R · #4 04-15-2005, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Cal

Insurance company computers, up there with the Bermuda triangle, The city of Atlantis and the female mind. Are you heading to Lyme Trees this weekend?

Regards,
Cal

Not going along to that one mate.

Have you still got yours, or has it gone yet?

Cal · #5 04-15-2005, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by EK3R

Not going along to that one mate.

Have you still got yours, or has it gone yet?

Still locked in the stable, I haven't advertised it anywhere other than Pistonheads yet.

Cal

EK3R · #6 04-15-2005, 07:26 PM

Cal, I keep swinging between will I / Won't I re another 355 on a daily basis - yesterday I was 'of course I have to get another'. Today I am again thinking differently.

Obviously if it is a 'yes' to another, I would definitely be interested in looking at yours if you still have it.

Have a good time at Lyme Trees mate.
Eric

murph7355 · #7 04-15-2005, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by EK3R

Cal, I keep swinging between will I / Won't I re another 355 on a daily basis - yesterday I was 'of course I have to get another'. Today I am again thinking differently.

Tomorrow's always round the corner Eric

Bit of a bummer if your name's **DO NOT SELECT** I would think. You'll never get cheap insurance.

I reckon their excuse would be that they have to have a filter that allows some leeway for attracting new business.

Bloody law unto themselves though these firms. Surprising they're allowed to be like this for a product that we are obliged to have by law...would be lovely to have an open book on their statistics and pricing models. Just to ensure that two identical people get identical quotes of course.

EK3R · #8 04-15-2005, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by murph7355

Tomorrow's always round the corner Eric

Bit of a bummer if your name's **DO NOT SELECT** I would think. You'll never get cheap insurance.

I reckon their excuse would be that they have to have a filter that allows some leeway for attracting new business.

Bloody law unto themselves though these firms. Surprising they're allowed to be like this for a product that we are obliged to have by law...would be lovely to have an open book on their statistics and pricing models. Just to ensure that two identical people get identical quotes of course.

Just have to make sure I go out shopping on a 'Yes' day!

Keep thinking about getting something else and say - yeah great idea - then I imagine driving it and knowing it won't feel like a Ferrari, its at that point I change my mind back to having another.

Have to say though that Noony let me have details of a very very nice car today..

The yellow car at the top of the page. Got to say this does float my boat.

ferrari355gtb · #9 04-16-2005, 06:21 AM

That link has got your postcode on it - be careful.

Rick

noony · #10 04-16-2005, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ferrari355gtb

That link has got your postcode on it - be careful.

Rick

that's mine...

murph7355 · #11 04-16-2005, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by noony

that's mine...

That's all right then

Eric (/Noony) - do you have any pictures of the Turbo?

Seems a bit expensive to me? Thought you could get very good ones of these around the 45k mark, and they start just shy of 40k?

Have always said that I'll add one of these to the stable at some point (or an early RS, which would probably be the preference). Just not ready yet and need to have a good go in one (so if you do buy it...).

But you've done the Porsche thing for now. So why don't you buy this:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/d...?i=37264&s=182

And stop me having unclean thoughts and contemplating having my lower legs shortened by about a foot.

noony · #12 04-16-2005, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by murph7355

That's all right then

Eric (/Noony) - do you have any pictures of the Turbo?

Seems a bit expensive to me? Thought you could get very good ones of these around the 45k mark, and they start just shy of 40k?

Andy

you are thinking of 993 turbos. This is a 996 turbo with a lot of good mods.

There are pics on the ad.

murph7355 · #13 04-16-2005, 07:39 AM

2nd one down on the link stated it was a speed yellow 993? I'll take another look.

Personally. I'd get a 993 Turbo. Character counts for a lot, and Eric will miss that - it's what makes the 355 uch a lovely car...

noony · #14 04-16-2005, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by murph7355

2nd one down on the link stated it was a speed yellow 993? I'll take another look.

Personally. I'd get a 993 Turbo. Character counts for a lot, and Eric will miss that - it's what makes the 355 uch a lovely car...

we're talking about the first one.

I think 500hp and a sports exhaust ensures it's not lacking in character

murph7355 · #15 04-16-2005, 07:42 AM

Just read Eric's post properly and have looked at it.

Bugger me but that thing's butt ugly! I can't believe you're even contemplating going from a red 355 to that thing Eric!

I'd need to get the windows tinted even more before I even accepted a passenger ride in that!

EK3R · #16 04-16-2005, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by noony

that's mine...

Oh sh1t - Sorry Noony!! Errr... how do you edit posts?? Isn't there supposed to be a 'edit' button to click? wheres it disappeared?

EK3R · #17 04-16-2005, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by murph7355

But you've done the Porsche thing for now. So why don't you buy this:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/d...?i=37264&s=182

Well a couple of days after the fire I did measure up my garage for a Diablo (Don't forget I was still in shock at that point

), as fate would have it the Lambo is about half an inch wider than the garage.

Now lets see, how wide is a Countach...... hehe. Can you imagine the magnitude of troubles you would be letting yourself in for with that one..

KenC · #18 04-16-2005, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by EK3R

Well a couple of days after the fire I did measure up my garage for a Diablo (Don't forget I was still in shock at that point

), as fate would have it the Lambo is about half an inch wider than the garage.

Now lets see, how wide is a Countach...... hehe. Can you imagine the magnitude of troubles you would be letting yourself in for with that one..

Don't let that put you off. You can always fold a wing mirror in, as I have to with my 360.

**tonyh** · #19 04-16-2005, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by EK3R

Oh sh1t - Sorry Noony!! Errr... how do you edit posts?? Isn't there supposed to be a 'edit' button to click? wheres it disappeared?

Done for you, sir

murph7355 · #20 04-16-2005, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by EK3R

Now lets see, how wide is a Countach...... hehe. Can you imagine the magnitude of troubles you would be letting yourself in for with that one..

That's a bit like when I'm leching after Kylie Minogue and all my mates tell me how she'd be a right pain in the arse.

Personally, I'd factor in buying shares in hemocane.

That 5000S is simply awesome. And soooooo much better than that yellow 996TT that it's hard to believe the 5000S was (a) built 20 years earlier and (b) built on the same planet by things called humans.

Doooooo ittttt.