I am thinking of an L405 about 2018 and looked for insurance quotes. Land Rover’s own insurance site says not insurable. Comparison site best quote £1200 which I could live with. But why won’t LR I sure. Doesn’t fill me with optimism.
 
My first car I purchased for £10 in 1959 before I was old enough to have a car licence. When I got my provisional licence, insurance cost me £15 third party only. The car was a 1936 DX Vauxhall with a six cylinder engine. Amazing how the politicians have managed to devalue money in my lifetime.
I share your feelings about politicians, but to be fair we can (& consistently do) wax lyrical about how little 'things' cost back in nineteen hundred & frozen-to-death, but we should also bear in mind what we were earning back then. I first owned a car in 1963, can't remember what petrol & insurance premiums were, but as a London Transport bus conductor my weekly was, without overtime/rest-day working payments, only around £20.

The good 'ole days?
In some ways, yes ;)
 
Renewed mine this week Original insurer had put it up £200. Churchill have given me fully comp for £263
Crikey Mikey, mine is £650, garaged in my sisters house out in buckinghamshire because that is where I stay a lot, particularly during my convalesance. I used to insure it from here in London which is a gated compound but they wanted £2,400 this time. I have 15 years NC and no driving convictions! They say criminals target range rovers, well the insurers know they are kettle calling the pot black!
 
Just pulled the L322 Supercharged off our Admiral Multicar Policy as they doubled the premium despite having no claims or convictions i previous year. The increase wiped out the discounts given on our other three cars, what a scam. So I’m currently looking into a single policy fit the Range as comparison sites have plenty lower priced policies to choose from. Wish me luck among the sharks.
Tricky :cool:
Try aviva premium online. They've been fair by me this year. I left them last year and went to AA, because their price jumped to double. This year they're a 1/3 of the price the AA wanted. I've never had loyalty to insurance companies. Not since the days of stumbling through BFG insurance.
 
I share your feelings about politicians, but to be fair we can (& consistently do) wax lyrical about how little 'things' cost back in nineteen hundred & frozen-to-death, but we should also bear in mind what we were earning back then. I first owned a car in 1963, can't remember what petrol & insurance premiums were, but as a London Transport bus conductor my weekly was, without overtime/rest-day working payments, only around £20.

The good 'ole days?
In some ways, yes ;)
I try not to do 'good old days', for car things. Because back then ( 1980s/90s) I was getting everything subsidised by the good old MoD. Coupons for fuel, deals with insurance agents, a yellow handbag to fix any problems, etc, etc. Hell, even the booze , which kept me from driving was subsidised 🤣
 
I share your feelings about politicians, but to be fair we can (& consistently do) wax lyrical about how little 'things' cost back in nineteen hundred & frozen-to-death, but we should also bear in mind what we were earning back then. I first owned a car in 1963, can't remember what petrol & insurance premiums were, but as a London Transport bus conductor my weekly was, without overtime/rest-day working payments, only around £20.

The good 'ole days?
In some ways, yes ;)
Gosh you were well paid! In 1958 as an apprentice electrician, I was paid £2 a week for five and a half days. I was relieved of half of my wages by my mother for my keep as she put it.
 
My first car I purchased for £10 in 1959 before I was old enough to have a car licence. When I got my provisional licence, insurance cost me £15 third party only. The car was a 1936 DX Vauxhall with a six cylinder engine. Amazing how the politicians have managed to devalue money in my lifetime.

£15 back then in today's money is about £300.
I'm guessing the equivalent car today would be a 20 odd year old Mondeo.
You could possibly insure that for £300 in some parts of the country.

On the inflation thing, it's just number changing, but for good reason. If you have deflation then people sit on their money waiting for things to drop in price stalling the economy. For a healthy economy you want a small amount of inflation.
 
£15 back then in today's money is about £300.
I'm guessing the equivalent car today would be a 20 odd year old Mondeo.
You could possibly insure that for £300 in some parts of the country.

On the inflation thing, it's just number changing, but for good reason. If you have deflation then people sit on their money waiting for things to drop in price stalling the economy. For a healthy economy you want a small amount of inflation.
20 year old Mondeo would cost me about £90 including legal assistance. Probably because they can't go lower than that 🤣
 
£15 back then in today's money is about £300.
I'm guessing the equivalent car today would be a 20 odd year old Mondeo.
You could possibly insure that for £300 in some parts of the country.

On the inflation thing, it's just number changing, but for good reason. If you have deflation then people sit on their money waiting for things to drop in price stalling the economy. For a healthy economy you want a small amount of inflation.
At my age I cam barely muster 1/4 inflation............ ;)
 
£15 back then in today's money is about £300.
I'm guessing the equivalent car today would be a 20 odd year old Mondeo.
You could possibly insure that for £300 in some parts of the country.

On the inflation thing, it's just number changing, but for good reason. If you have deflation then people sit on their money waiting for things to drop in price stalling the economy. For a healthy economy you want a small amount of inflation.
Politicians need inflation to devalue the money they have borrowed to squander.
 

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