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Insurance troubles
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:50 pm
by Brad.
As it stands the car is insured as a Silver 60hp S model.
BUT, every insurance website i'm putting the plate into is saying that its a Silver 75HP SE model.
How do i go about looking which is correct, is there such a thing as an engine code searcher, where i can enter the engine code and see if its correct.
Got the V5 here in front of me, and it doesn't say ho wmuch power its got etc?
Totally confused, need to get it sorted ASAP as the insurance is due in 10 days.
Re: Insurance troubles
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:01 pm
by lolhoward
Could you phone the DVLA?
Re: Insurance troubles
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:03 pm
by Brad.
Obv not today, i'll give it a go tomorrow i spose.
Re: Insurance troubles
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:18 pm
by alexperkins
Whats your engine code?
Re: Insurance troubles
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:31 pm
by Brad.
AUD045582 - I think?
Re: Insurance troubles
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:32 pm
by alexperkins
What cover does your engine have. Does it say 1.4 MPI on it?
Re: Insurance troubles
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:33 pm
by alexperkins
Just checked ETKA. Its a 60BHP your engine 1.4 8V
Re: Insurance troubles
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:34 pm
by Brad.
Thank you very much.
Hmm, anyidea why the insurance companites will be pulling up a 75hp then?
Re: Insurance troubles
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:44 pm
by alexperkins
There were three different 1.4 Polos.
1.4 8V 60BHP
1.4 16V 75BHP
and 1.4 16V 100 BHP.
Some insurance engines dont look up correctly - its happened to me in the past.
Re: Insurance troubles
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:58 pm
by Brad.
Ah yeah, i knew about the different 1.4v. Damn me having the slowest
Ah well, insurance on a first car is bad enough
Re: Insurance troubles
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:12 pm
by Brad.
alexperkins wrote:What cover does your engine have. Does it say 1.4 MPI on it?
Still a bit confused, but yeah it does.
Re: Insurance troubles
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:23 pm
by alexperkins
lol its a puzzle for sure!
Re: Insurance troubles
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:29 pm
by Brad.
What does it mean if its got the MPI then?
Re: Insurance troubles
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:31 pm
by chrisjames
Single overhead cam?
MPI stands for Multi-Point Injection.
Your car is an 8v
Sorry thats all I know
Re: Insurance troubles
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:34 pm
by alexperkins
Well said. It means it shoots the fuel in at multiple places
Whereas my Mk3 is a SPI which is single point injection.