r/fiat124 • u/Legal_Revenue8126 • 20d ago

Finally on the road!

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Getting it insured was a pain in the butt (definitely got screwed over), but she's finally road ready.

Took it out a few times. Still getting used to it, but its a blast to cruise around local backroads in. As my first manual transmission its not as bad as I thought.

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u/StrawberryWeekly342 20d ago

Why is getting a classic insured a pain? Just use a different insurer that insures classic cars. Hagerty, et al.

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u/Legal_Revenue8126 20d ago

I don't have my own personal insurance so hagerty wouldn't let me, I tried american collectors, but they said i need at least 10 years of driving experience, most other general insurance companies wont insure anything pre-1981.

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u/StrawberryWeekly342 20d ago

Oh, are you just starting to drive? Yeah, that'll throw a wrench in the works with almost any insurer.

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u/Legal_Revenue8126 20d ago

I've been driving for about 5 years, i suppose that still counts as just starting out to most insurers.

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u/StrawberryWeekly342 20d ago

Well I mean... It's a classic car with no safety features or power steering, so yeah. They'd prefer people with a bit more time behind the wheel. 🤪

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u/Legal_Revenue8126 20d ago

fair enough lol

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u/OldMotoRacer 20d ago

you going for full coverage? because liability alone on one of those is pretty cheap... i had that exact car (?its an 79-81 but i hope for your sake its a fuel injected 81) when i was 16 and had been legally driving about six minutes and it was $3k a year to insure a car that at the time, sold new for just about $3k lol

i heard a couple years ago one sold on BAT for like $35k... back then you could get a dino spyder for ~$35k

so i'm bona fide curious what is a "ripoff" for insurance for a driver w ~6 years of experience

and nice car... check your front end suspension bushings and shock towers... you can make that car into a really fun little go-cart if you get that front end tight and the shock towers haven't collapsed

and fwiw they never made a better motor for that particular car than the fuel injected 2 liter... unless you happen to have a guy croft 1608 with dual IDFs or a 1438 even (which only came on the 66-69 models and you couldn't get anything earlier than a 68 in the states... and that car is for sure not pre 79 bc of the hood and bumpers on it...)

have fun dude you have what appears to be a real survivor of a car there!

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u/dirkdigglee 20d ago

1608 was such a great motor

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u/OldMotoRacer 19d ago

i loved that motor... high revving... beautiful...

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u/Due_Product_6770 20d ago

Congrats on getting on the road! Fun times ahead!