Cheers for all the information dude.
I will have to give them a call and see what they have to say for themselves.
I can understand why they wont insure under25's on some cars which are imports, but i cant quite understand it for all of them.
I will seriously have to go and see if i can test drive one of these babies at some point to see how i feel about it.
As for the question about my escort.
Its a 1800 zetec which the guy before had kitted out with the Wrc kit... it wasnt a full on rep, as it had the wrc spoiler and front bumper + sideskirts. Its had a few bits done to the engine, and was rolling roaded last year at just shy of 130 bhp. I know thats not really great but considering it is my second car i was quite happy with it.
I got my fingers stung well and truely tho, as although externally it was a brilliant looking car, he hadnt looked after it under the bonnet.
I have since had to lay out the best part of £2k on various repairs / replacements etc.
Some people might say im mad, but what else could I have done, considering I was not prepared to sell it onto someone else when it wasnt mechanically 100%, that would make me as bad as he was.
It runs pretty sweet nowadays, but after the bad experiences with it, I decided that it was time to move along onto another manufacturer, as I didnt wanna touch ford again... and I have always had a bit of a soft spot for the IS200 as i think its a very very nice car.
I havent told many peeps from the owners club im a member of with the escort, as I know what their reaction will be, I told one of them tonight and he laid into me big style about how expensive and crap VW and Lexus are... it just annoys me that people wont respect you decision.
I wont bother posting any pictures of my escort on here, as im sure you wouldnt want to see what it looks like anyway. THat and the fear that it might land itself on barryboys website :P.
Thats another reason for me to get rid of it. The whole modified car scene has been flooded by burrburry cap wearing nova driving twonks, who have given people like me a bad name. I drive down the street day in, day out and have people shake their head as if i am scum for owning an modified car.
I dont race my car, I dont go to cruises etc, but im in the same boat as them. Fair isnt it :(