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just thought id say hi

basically love the ek9 and never bought 1 simply down to insurance (live in manchester) so had to do with ek4
 
Welcome mate post your ek4 all is welcome :D
Get the right company they are not to bad! to insure:)
 
was couple years ago, cheapest quote was about £1900 with 0 points, 6 yr ncb, over 25 and 0 accidents but that killer M postcode, oh well ek4 has come along nicely now :)
 
just thought id say hi

basically love the ek9 and never bought 1 simply down to insurance (live in manchester) so had to do with ek4
United or City?? :) United :woot: United :woot: United :woot: .......
Its so stupid insurance companies to rate EK9 as car of high danger but an EK4 not :angry: If its a matter of performance, they have no much difference. I guess is the Type R title......
Anyway, how much cost difference the two cars have??
 
united, i live 5 mins from old trafford :)

insurance and cost difference between ek4 and ek9 is huge
 
hi mate welcome to the site :)

ManosEK9 said:
Its so stupid insurance companies to rate EK9 as car of high danger but an EK4 not :angry: If its a matter of performance, they have no much difference.

There is a big difference in driving an ek4 and an ek9, the handling is totally different as is the drive, brakes and performance, vtec is way more aggressive in an ek9 also

the ek4 and ek9 are built totally different, even though many people think they are the same they are not, completly different to drive too hence the insurance being so high compared to the ek4

there is obvious differneces but not so obvious ones too such as the chassis on the ek9 being longer, wider and stronger

ek4s are lovely cars too, heres a pic of my old one

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hi mate welcome to the site :)



There is a big difference in driving an ek4 and an ek9, the handling is totally different as is the drive, brakes and performance, vtec is way more aggressive in an ek9 also

the ek4 and ek9 are built totally different, even though many people think they are the same they are not, completly different to drive too hence the insurance being so high compared to the ek4

there is obvious differneces but not so obvious ones too such as the chassis on the ek9 being longer, wider and stronger

ek4s are lovely cars too, heres a pic of my old one
I understand your point NEO, but if its a matter of improvements in braking, suspension, handling in general then this is another reason for insurance companies not to charge much higher for EK9 compared to EK4, right?? As far as I know, the charge goes higher the more the engine displacement - hp or if its R. So if its not about safety but for performance, then the two cars have the same displacement, almost the same torque and 15 hp difference only, even if I agree with you that they are completely two different cars :nice: Suppose I'm going from a normal car i.e 90,100,110....hp to an EK4. The difference in performance is bigger than going from EK4 to EK9, but the charges are not so different. Anyway, my opinion is that the charge must be higher but not that high :nice:
 
your totally right neo, huge difference between the 2 cars, usual cosmetic differences which people spot and additional bracing, different engine etc but thens so much much that isnt mentioned in brochures

anyway brakes and handling are 2 areas ive done bit of work on, steering is still a bit dull but cant really afford to spend on car anymore so enjoying car as is
 
welcome to ek9.org!

i owe ek4 too...:nice:

btw: insurance quote based on veh groupings! that being engine power (hP), size of veh (damage it can create on a crash), and stolen rate (if they r common stolen veh).

All these points r considered when qouting in theroy...

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btw: insurance quote based on veh groupings! that being engine power (hP), size of veh (damage it can create on a crash), and stolen rate (if they r common stolen veh).

That is exactly correct!!

I've always wondered why Civics are so high especially the type-r - my EK4 is an insurance group 15 which matches a car like a Mazda RX8 which also has 15 but the EK9 is insurance group 20 which is as high as you can get !
 
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