Quote: Originally posted by Jon_1 on 27 March 2005Not to sure about the insurance on the starlets but I think theyre quite low cos of them being imported or something.
Tends to be the other way round. Imported cars can be more expensive to repair since its more difficult and expensive to get parts. Insurance cost is made up of risk of the model of car (eg. performance and security), the cost of repairing, and of course then the risk of the driver.
Heres the site for the UK insurance industry group ratings ...
http://www.abi.org.uk/carinsurance/help.aspclicky ... but being a type G import the Starlet isnt given a group
(And why is the V6 a type D ... Thatcham class 1 + tracker ... but still apparently not secure enough
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