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Lillee has been given another 12 months of life!
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Author:  Lillee [ Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Lillee has been given another 12 months of life!
I don't know what made me so nervous, but rego went nice and easy today. No problems at all. He was admiring the new bling rocker cover :lol: (A neat new trick to throw them off :lol: Blind them with bling!)

Anyway so Lillee is on the road for another year!!! JOY!

Also since i found out that Lillee is a K and comes with a 1098 as standard (rather than being a deluxe and having a "Late model engine" as an accessory) I got Shannons to change the insurance for Lillee from "Modified" to "Standard". Save like $9 a month! :D :wink:

It's been a good week for her 8)
Author:  drmini in aust [ Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:21 pm ]
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Um... as it's not a standard K now (40DHLA carb, 295 head, cam, zorst, shall I go on??) mebbe you should change it back to modified... 8)
If you prang it and they see it's modified, you are in deep doo doo.. :lol:
Author:  doogie [ Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:15 pm ]
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A mate of mine used to have a crap load of braided hose on his Corona rally car to baffle the scrutineers so they did'nt look too close at his car.

Doogie
Author:  Lillee [ Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:51 pm ]
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Really? When I asked the guy why my car was classed as modified, he said that it was because I had larger capacity engine than the normal 998 that a deluxe is supposed to have. Since it is a K with 1100 then what makes it any different??

Does anyone who knows want to elaborate???

I'll call em tommorrow and sort it all out...

If you buy a stock 1100 Mini K, put in a bigger SU and an unleaded cylinder head to use unleaded fuel, does this make it a modified mini for insurance purposes? if not what's the difference between that and what I have done?? :?
Author:  drmini in aust [ Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:55 pm ]
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You just need to check with them regarding their idea of `disclosure'.. I've heard some horror stories lately with other companies.. :cry:

A**I once cancelled my son's Clubbie insurance ON THE SPOT because it had a sports muffler with chrome tip, and we declared it!
Rest of car was bog standard including peashooter ex pipe. What a wank.
Author:  aaron [ Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:55 pm ]
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unleaded has nothing to do with being modified. It is the Wopping great big dellorto that would make it modified. I think you will find that the manifolds won't be an issue as almost all mini's have after market stuff on them. But theat dellorto... makes it modified. sorry! :roll:

Cheers

Aaron
Author:  doogie [ Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:56 pm ]
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If its a mini K it came from the factory with a 1100 motor, so by law if it still has the 1100 engine it can't be classed as modified, you can argue that the unleaded head & big carb are not "performance" extras,

Doogie
Author:  Lillee [ Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:57 pm ]
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OK, thanks Aaron, you know who I will be calling tommorrow at 8am :lol:

I am just glad I got past today :)
Author:  aaron [ Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:59 pm ]
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Don't call me, i won't be up! My boy doesn't get up until 8.30 and neither do i! Sorry Anton, i'll try to stop rubbing it in! :lol:

Cheers

Aaron
Author:  Lillee [ Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:03 pm ]
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:roll:

Why not??? But I thought you said I could call anytime between 8am and 8pm monday to friday? :lol:

Oh wait that's Shannon's that I should be calling :P
Author:  Lillee [ Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:08 pm ]
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Thanks Doogie, I'll call them tommorrow and report on exactly what they say... I am now going to go read all of the the policy doco (that's if I don't fall asleep by the 2nd page :lol: )
Author:  Lillee [ Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:29 pm ]
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Well I called Shannons today, they said that in theory it is not modified however if I do have an accident and the inspector sees the modifications then it could become a mess to try to talk your way out of it. Pretty much for an extra $10 a month he said it's worth it...
Author:  Mike [ Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:52 am ]
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Wouldnt extractors automaticaly make it modified by all insurance companies' definitions?
Author:  drmini in aust [ Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:01 am ]
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Mike wrote:
Wouldnt extractors automaticaly make it modified by all insurance companies' definitions?

Probably depends what model it's registered as. `Barney' is with Shannons as a Cooper S Replica. As such I believe his twin SUs and 3-1 are OK for his standard classification. They've been advised of the 1275A+ donk and S brakes. :wink:
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