im thinking about going for that 2.0 mk2 with a blown head gasket but im wondering about insurance? will be 'dodgy' cos its got a 2.0 in and not a 1.8?
Mines fine -- and yes it IS all declared! And to make you feel better about it -- i paid 1950 for my 1990 Mk2 with a 2.0 engine and no gearbox! It was worth at least what i paid and ChriP still wishes he had bought it for himself!
but what do you say to the insurance company? and will the insurance go through the roof cos its not a 1.8 anymore?
I'm with HIC. HIC: "Is your car modified mate?" TUB: "Yes... it has a Mk3 2.0 16v GTI engine in it" HIC: "OK, what we do there is change your car to the insurance group of the car the engine is from... thats 1 group higher for you so it goes up by 75. Is that still OK?" TUB: "Thats fine... now get a pen and write down my other mods......"
Quality. My policy is 4 pages long listing the mods though... and i wouldn't say mines heavily modified at all! Great when i get a producer watching the dozy bint on the desk reading through it all!
My insurance went down with a 2.0 and all mods declared, dunno whether it was because I'd used a 2.0 block from a Seat Toledo granny car though. I didnt know you'd have to produce the whole mods list if you get the usual producer... mine only runs to 2 pages plus photos. I'm with HIC btw.
You don't have to.. but i like seeing them struggle to understand all of the pages and work out where the bit about cover is!
My insurance is 419 with HIC on a 2.0 16v ABF engined MK2 with EVERY mod declared, quite happy with that Edited by: GTi69
