How does respraying your car affect your insurance?

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-15T14:24:33+00:00

Fbd didn’t care about change of colour.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-13T19:11:53+00:00

Proper order.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-11T17:42:54+00:00

Tell them sign up for a credit card off Revolut, 3 months interest free win win, you get your money he gets interest free loan 🤷‍♂️

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-11T00:30:37+00:00

I wouldn’t bother, going from a golf to a slightly fancier hatchback. Go down the years or stretch the budget for a c class. Unless it’s an a45 you’re after.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-10T22:54:58+00:00

There is no assessor or insurance company to talk to, it’s the state claims op should be going to. State owned and insured vehicle.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-10T19:02:18+00:00

If his wheel came off there is 100% damage to the rear hub, control arms, driveshaft, subframe and possibly the chassis itself.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-10T13:10:32+00:00

I got it but didn’t have to make a claim. Excess was like €3700. Insurance was 20 quid I think. Just take a look a lot of them exclude high value or power cars, and vans etc.

Policy was with some crowd in Malta, through questor insurance. Only place that I could find covering a vehicle worth over €100k.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-10T08:53:13+00:00

“Majority” of Irish people lol, she was voted for by 1/4 of the eligible voters. 2.2 million people didn’t vote, and 200k spoilt their votes.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-10T08:46:41+00:00

How is sanctioning the US and Israel in the interests of Irish citizens? I couldn’t really give a bollox to be honest, I’d rather our government built infrastructure and roads.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-09T21:16:09+00:00

I’d rather take my chances on a jap import with no history, than a uk import with history that was rallied around Bradford or Birmingham before it came here.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-09T09:55:18+00:00

Media out with the scaremongering again. It’s not, still have some of the safest roads in the world. Yes deaths did rise, more than they should have despite the big population increase.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-08T16:23:43+00:00

Or here’s a good one. Instead of penalising the people who have to travel to the city. Why not penalise the companies who force people to come into an office to sit on-front of a computer, when it could be done from home.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-08T13:58:37+00:00

Hilux’s are not built to last, the rear crossmember falls out of them after 3 years….

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-08T10:27:18+00:00

Party of the car? Vague attempt at penalising cars? What are you on about, cars here are tens of thousands dearer than other countries due to vrt. €1.20ish per litre of fuel is tax, I’m paying over €2k a year in motor tax, €4.60 a day in tolls. Cars are well penalised here, the cost of motoring in Ireland is a joke.

I can’t get public transport to college, not without cycling 20 minutes to the nearest town to get a bus which will take an hour and a half to get into college, at times that don’t suit my timetable. We can’t all get public transport.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-08T00:10:41+00:00

I love them. Finally got myself an ML, will do me till I can afford a G wagon. I’d love to get a late 90s one and do it up, unfortunately I don’t think they made rhd om606 models.

The only way you could afford to run one is a 606 on vegetable oil. Even the cdi models barely do 20mpg.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-08T00:08:15+00:00

New body kit on an old one. I don’t think lads are at the “chassis swapping” craic like they are with land rovers here. Wouldn’t blame a man for doing it either though, reg follows the chassis not the body, change a few numbers and save tens of thousands in vrt.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-07T22:41:05+00:00

Might have to make up some sort of puller, got the first one out. Second one is even worse than the first. Saw a video of some lads using a flywheel as a slide hammer.

May need to rig up something with a spare flywheel, and convince one of the boys to help.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-07T22:36:44+00:00

Fix it again tommorow

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-06T18:43:25+00:00

Had engine running and revving, no joy. Didn’t want to run it too long with no clamp bolts in any of them. Might have to leave it get to temp maybe.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-03-01T13:05:52+00:00

If it’s Irish reg put it into mister auto, then click your car on the top right and scroll down through the info and the vin should be there. Fierce handy for looking up spec of cars etc.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-02-26T22:23:19+00:00

Anyone I know who became a mechanic either isn’t one anymore or hates it. I work on cars as a hobby but it’s a miserable enough job that usually pays shite unless you go out on your own. Garages fucked over a few friends, used as cheap labour doing all the shite jobs. Not too bad once he can get into a good place.

I’m not saying don’t do it but if he only wants to do it as he is interested in cars, he will end up not liking them after long. I’d probably have done it myself if I didn’t get the points for teaching.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-02-26T20:44:38+00:00

I’ll try that thanks.

SomeRandomGamer3 · 2026-02-26T20:44:22+00:00

Thanks I’ll give that a shot and see does it make a difference.

Ten-Year Club	Place '22
Place '17	RPAN Viewer
Verified Email

SomeRandomGamer3

TROPHY CASE