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Posted By: hyundai what can i do to my car? - 28th Sep 2008 7:17pm
Well.. what can i do to my car?

Insurance is going to be about £2100ish a year since im only 18 so i wont be able to spend a fortune.

I'm looking to make the car look nice on the interior without going crazy and spending too much money, but also not making it look cheap and tacky.

So far i've bought a set of Hyundai leather seat covers for all seats, so they'll look smart when they arrive.

Anyone got any ideas?

thanks
Posted By: UrbanEx2U Re: what can i do to my car? - 28th Sep 2008 8:41pm
dont tell them about the mods
Posted By: hyundai Re: what can i do to my car? - 28th Sep 2008 9:00pm
i haven't and it's still that price! in fact, that was the cheapest quote, when i re-did the quote a few days ago, they said £2600 and they rang me up and told me the reason the quote was more expensive was because we are now in the winter months
Posted By: AX_125 Re: what can i do to my car? - 28th Sep 2008 9:14pm
looking back now when i was 18 i would save my money and save up for a better car, but then again things change, don't see that many modded cars around anymore.
Posted By: DavidB Re: what can i do to my car? - 29th Sep 2008 8:56am
£2100 is criminal - I wouldn't pay that ever - what Hyundai is it?
I had a mk1 Escort when I was 18, and I just did it up (without telling the insurance company). I was going to buy a mk2 Astra GTE, but the insurance was shocking. Worked out cheaper with a souped up 1.6 1970's car. laugh
Posted By: CustomIce Re: what can i do to my car? - 29th Sep 2008 12:44pm
Mod it and try Adrian Flux!

They gave me a cheaper quote for a modded celica than i got for a standard one elsewhere!

Subtle mods are the best smile Colour coding, crystal clear lights etc. Oh nad a nice ICE setup that looks pretty standard (until you switch it on)
Posted By: Dave100e Re: what can i do to my car? - 1st Oct 2008 9:06pm
ive always had old cars, and i mean proper old cars, oldest being 62 and newest before the RST being 1968 and the insurance will always cheap. Most ive ever paid was about £980. Try Liverpool Victoria, they sometimes have a good scheme going and it can be good for younger people but at the same time they can want too much, it varies.

I got quoted £2100 on a cossie and i wouldnt pay that on principle that its a pisstake. Id tell them where to stick it.
Posted By: _Ste_ Re: what can i do to my car? - 1st Oct 2008 9:18pm
Warning you now mate, if you dont tell the insurance company about the mods and some muppet writes your car off (if your in it or if its just parked up) they wont pay you a penny.

Its also the same if it had a bald tyre.

They try to find anything to get out of paying out when they do the inspection wink
Posted By: hyundai Re: what can i do to my car? - 2nd Oct 2008 9:16pm
cheers Ste, that'd be the last thing i'd want to not get paid out. luckilly i've not modded the car yet.
Posted By: BMW Joe Re: what can i do to my car? - 3rd Oct 2008 9:56pm
If you have no points and no claims, go with Liverpool Victoria, they will be cheaper than anywhere else.

I'm paying around £2600 a year for mine atm and I'm 21 and no mods declared.

I've ran out of paper and patience phoning up and on the internet getting extortionate quotes often more than £4000 - WHY?!?!

Having a car thats group 13/14 and no no claims doesnt help me though.

Anyway, in terms of mods, nothing tacky.
LED interior lights, tint windows, nice set of dials, decent stereo and decent speakers
Posted By: dave_g Re: what can i do to my car? - 3rd Oct 2008 10:20pm
IM WITH LV,jus make subtle mods that make u happy but try to stick to stuff that looks factory.upgrade does'nt mean twatty spoilers an stuff!
Posted By: Davey_Martin Re: what can i do to my car? - 4th Oct 2008 12:14am
lol twatty spoilers just makes me assume they work at halfrauds or somewhere similar... best way to mod a car imo is bringing it upto date... chique, classy, contempory < top 3 words to base ur cars styling on... obviously it's all a taste thing but a heavily used tphrase these days "less is more" is ALWAYS true lol
Posted By: dave_g Re: what can i do to my car? - 4th Oct 2008 12:20am
OEM+ the phrase ...
Posted By: exploding_penguin Re: what can i do to my car? - 4th Oct 2008 10:00am
ice it up imho. set of rims and put it on the floor.
if uve got the funds the list is endless for ice
you could even take a leaf out of my book ad go down the car pc route
Posted By: hyundai Re: what can i do to my car? - 4th Oct 2008 2:55pm
after everyones advice and a bit of research, i'll be doing the following to my car;

new CD player/headunit
subwoofer + amp
official hyundai leather interior
MAYBE some interior LED's

and if i can afford it, alloy wheels

:-)
Posted By: Davey_Martin Re: what can i do to my car? - 4th Oct 2008 3:21pm
sounds like the sensible option
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