insurance and randoms

[017 Michael]

well had a argument with ami insurance again and there market cover for my monza is only valued at a thousand dollars,how rude is that..........so i need to get it valued so who do yous recommend??its not a typical car and dont want some meat head to waste my time and tell me a random price either not knowing anything about them,so any help would be good

next thing is the clock in the omega,how do you adjust the time on it? ive tryed a few things with no success so any pointers with that

and last thing is a suppiler/wreckers off monza parts ,just still needing them fog lights with no success either

cheers

[001 Neville]

$1000! That's pathetic!

Blackwells in Chch used to be Opel agents, but whether anyone is still there who knows what Monzas are, is going to need some checking. I went to a local car dealer who came from UK, and he knew of Opels, so was able to give a more realistic price!

Don't know Omegas so can't help you there, but Lindsay may be able to, if you PM him?

Have you checked Australian Autoparts in Chch for the foglights as they have had Monzas in the past. Not the cheapest, but worth a try. Otherwise you might PM Ryan in Dunedin to see if he needs those on that Monza front end he is buying.

[002 Lindsay]

your right a grand is pathetic. Micheal you need a pen or likes, on the trip computer control there is two small indentations in between the control buttons thats the clock adjustment they are very small if its the omega like mine 91 series a

[127 Gordo]

Quite a variation - http://motors.shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R4 ... sacat=9800

[001 Neville]

True, but those are Manta not Monza

[127 Gordo]

True, but those are Manta not Monza

Oops, me bad

2500 quid - around $6k?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1982-Opel-Monza-3 ... 3a5ff0d94a
Even a project is around $2500
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1985-OPEL-MONZA-G ... 3a60bb48a8

Not sure how they compare to your model, though?

[020 Brad]

Classic Cover here in Hamilton, but they will help you out NZ wide.
http://www.classiccover.co.nz/

I had a similarly stupid valuation done on my Omega GSi. Granted their value isn't that high in NZ, but if you are to justify insuring it at all then it has to be for a reasonable figure in my opinion.

AA and State put it between $1000 and $2000, but didn't have the GSi or 3000 24V registered on their database so that was only for a 2600.

I went to classic cover saying I wanted to ensure it for $4000. They made me send in some photos and additional details, which they forwarded to a "car enthusiast" to verify its "unique" status. He was happy with the car and they agreed to insure it.

The premiums are very low, but their whole view point is around insuring the "weekender" if you like. They put km restirictions on your car (5,000 or 10,000) and vary the premiums accordingly. They also ask you to park it in a garage and assume that this is not the "shoot down to the shops for the groceries" type vehicle.

For the $4,000 insurance value I was only paying around $180 a year.