Triumph 1300 fwd/Dolly 1.3

[Spunkymonkey]

Could be just what's needed if you have somewhere to work on it:

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[captain_70s]

I would be so tempted, I'd buy a large "car tent" to put it in and work on in the back drive because its sheltered there. If it needed any welding it'd have to be done by a garage though as I don't have the equipment to do bodywork.

The only thing against it is the TC badge to be honest, being slightly more powerfull does nothing for mpg, and insurance goes up a bit too. I'm working on a very tight budget, was talking to Dad the other day and he's not convinced.
Mostly because of his Capri 1600 that ate 3 engines, his brothers Spitfire mkIV that never worked and the various other 1970s cars he and his family bought in the 80s that never worked and rusted to bits.

[DoloWIGHTY]

Okay then what about this then?

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[1300dolly]

Have you considered a Dolly 1500, there is a rare square headlight version for sale on teh sale threads, full MOT and ready to be driven, body work needs a bit of luvin but still a bargain at that price.

[captain_70s]

I've looked into them but that extra 200cc player merry hell with my insurance figures, even a 1.3 will set me back £1000-£1500 or so. A 1500 that isn't much more economical than the 1300 and has an engine that isn't quite as nice (imo) wouldn't really give me enough benifits to justify the insurance costs.
Also for me a big attraction of the 1500 is the HL with the quad lights and nicer dash, even through the square lamp model is now rare.

[1300dolly]

HOW MUCH? OUCH!!
£54 a year full comp for the 1500TC and £80 full comp for the 1500 Dolly with all the trimmings for me

[captain_70s]

HOW MUCH? OUCH!!
£54 a year full comp for the 1500TC and £80 full comp for the 1500 Dolly with all the trimmings for me

Yeah, its my age. Although these prices are from price comparison websites, where the estimates given can range from acurate to completley wrong. I don't want to phone any specialists untill I have passed my driving test. Sadly with my current money troubles it doesn't look like I'll be able to afford a car 'till next year, still trying to buy more driving lessons...

At least if I start next year insurance will drop a bit because I'll be 18, its amazing that even with no prior experiance an extra year of life brings insurance prices down.

[1300dolly]

The camparison site are a complete waste of time when it comes to classics, especially when a club discount specialist is involved.

[Purplebargeken]

Yeah, waste of time. Try looking at the club recommeded ones or have a look through the pages of PC. Carole Nash, Footman James, Lancaster, et al.

[Howard81]

Phoning around is the best way to get a good price, and not necessarily the ones that immediately spring to mind.

I'm currently paying £80/year for my 1500HL Auto - I know I'm a few years older than you (27), but I have the disadvantage of having to keep it parked on an East London road!!!

Also try adding a parent (or two) to the policy. The only reason my mother is on my Sprint's policy, is because it actually went down by £20 when I added her

[Oli_88]

The camparison site are a complete waste of time when it comes to classics, especially when a club discount specialist is involved.

Eh, I used a comparison site for mine and it ended up being through a club recommended company anyway.

£750 for the year. Second place was £1540... It's a minefield, so hunt about.

[1300dolly]

Did you buy direct form the comparison site or call the broker and speak to a human?

[Spunkymonkey]

Must admit, for Sheila I ended up using comparison sites. When I placed my bid, I used EBay's comparison as a guide and they came up with £69 but, curiously, as soon as I'd actually won it they were quoting about £120. One Call found the same (£69) quote so I went with them - it just didn't seem worth the time phoning round to try and beat that!

For Betty, Lancaster were by far the best (£150 inc breakdown) - in fact, they were the only ones happy to include Sian (as a newly-passed driver) without going over the £500 mark.

The teenager couldn't get a quote at all on her Daf as a learner from the "specialists" but Yes (through Compare the Meerkat) came up with about £350.

I guess lesson is, it really is a case of using every avenue available to find the best quotes nowadays. Comparison sites take very little effort to get a baseline from and will sometimes offer very good deals but if it's still high then it's worth checking the specialists as well.

[Oli_88]

Did you buy direct form the comparison site or call the broker and speak to a human?

I called them up after I got the quote online, just to make sure it was legit, I was that surprised, then ended up just doing it all on the phone.


So I see your point really... But I'd have had no idea where to start without the comparison site.

[1300dolly]

Fair point Oli, its just that i have always found comparison sites too be more than double the true cost, the cheapest i can get the vectra insured for through comparision sites is about £6-700 compared to the £200 i pay through RH specialst who even give me TDC discount.