Having bought my coupe a few weeks ago after 5 years of lurking I finally got round to insuring her.

I was surprised at the wide range of prices!

I'm 38, 10+yrs NCB, 3 pending points

At one point footman james quoted me £1700 which was shocking.

Adrian flux came in at a competitive £450 including european / uk breakdown cover but was limited to 3000 miles.

After having read some posts on here i decided to call Footman James back and, as suggested, insist that they look again as other members have been insured under classic policies for a car of the same age (1998).

The lady said that it could be covered under a under a 'future classics policy' *sigh*.

The result for the policy directly comparible with the Adrian Flux one was good. Value £3500, limited 3000 miles, excess £100 (no voluntary excess), fully comp, european & uk breakdown cover, 35 days european cover etc... all for ..... £249 (so probably £200 ish if you remove breakdown cover).

/insert ecstatic smiley here

So i felt flush and opted for the 4500 mile policy at £312.

Thanks Footman James, my faith has been restored in car insurance companies.

Oh and on a minor point the lady i spoke to was delightful, unlike the adrian flux pushy 'wideboy' who just wanted me to buy a policy or get off the phone. Not that this would have mattered if AF were cheaper but the FJ 'buying experience' was nice

Great as thought,footman james still insuring the coupe under classic.