With all the insurance companies finding excuses to up their premiums it occured to me...

If you fit a "performance" Back box it's declared a modification and up goes the insurance.

But what difference does it make if you go to say - Kwick Fit and fit one of their cheepo "Own" brand backboxes?

Both are'nt manufactureres original exhausts. It it could be possible that the cheepo exhaust gives more BHP (unlikey - but who has tested it?)

So surely, either you'd have to declare that to insurance company (non-original exhaust). Or it's just a load of crap, and really - if challanged, do they have a leg to stand on?

 

I advised my backbox and they asked me if it increased the performance. I just said i didnt know, the only reason i got it was cos its s/s and has a lifetime guarantee. She didnt put it down as a mod and i didnt commit myself to a yes or no answer.

 

ahh, the beauty of ignorance!

 

Don't give them any excuse not to pay out....

 

Best to declare everything you are "worried" about - otherwise they will screw you when it comes to claiming.

if you can't stand the cost of owning an Impreza - buy a Nissan Micra

 

the b@strds want 450 for me to "change" my exhaust

Rip off Capital

 

blimey - mine only went up by £200 + declared loads of stuff