Ben_F Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Hi, I’m planning to restore my Grandad’s 1999 A4 B5 as he had the car since it was 18 months old until 2016 when he died and left it to me. He loved the car and now I am able to insure it would love to have it in the road. May need to ask for some help in parts sourcing as bits seem few and far between. thanks Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Hi Ben....welcome to the forum I believe the older Audi models are the ones to look for as given a short amount of time they will start appreciating as a collectable car, much like old school Beemers have. Post up some pics of the A4 if you want Cheers, Trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_F Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Trevor said: Hi Ben....welcome to the forum I believe the older Audi models are the ones to look for as given a short amount of time they will start appreciating as a collectable car, much like old school Beemers have. Post up some pics of the A4 if you want Cheers, Trevor Hi Trevor, thank you, yes I believe they’ll start appreciating soon but don’t intend on ever selling this one as it holds too much sentimental value. I only have a few pictures, everything is original except it has 30mm lowered springs to replaced the snapped originals... the first image is of it before it had the springs done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Looks very clean...definitely worth spending time and money on it 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_F Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Trevor said: Looks very clean...definitely worth spending time and money on it 🙂 Thank you, I’m looking forward to being able to use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audia4b5kev Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 NICE THAT YOU CAN GET CLASSIC INSURANCE ON THIS TO KEV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_F Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 5 hours ago, audia4b5kev said: NICE THAT YOU CAN GET CLASSIC INSURANCE ON THIS TO KEV Thank you. I didn’t realise it was eligible for classic insurance, I’ll have to look into it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Hello Ben, As Kev says. Classic car cover is generally available on >20 year old cars which are not used as daily drivers. The bonus is that the premiums are usually lower, do not depend on having a ‘spare’ NCB ( but doesn’t earn one either), you can agree the value of the car, and select a mileage to be covered - generally limited to 3,000 miles. Breakdown cover is normally included as standard, in the premium. There are many classic car brokers to chose from. I have used Peter James Insurance (Birmingham) for for many years and found them good to deal with - no other connection with them. Kind regards, Gareth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_F Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Magnet said: Hello Ben, As Kev says. Classic car cover is generally available on >20 year old cars which are not used as daily drivers. The bonus is that the premiums are usually lower, do not depend on having a ‘spare’ NCB ( but doesn’t earn one either), you can agree the value of the car, and select a mileage to be covered - generally limited to 3,000 miles. Breakdown cover is normally included as standard, in the premium. There are many classic car brokers to chose from. I have used Peter James Insurance (Birmingham) for for many years and found them good to deal with - no other connection with them. Kind regards, Gareth. Hi Gareth, Thank you for the information. I am using a classic insurance company for my other project car (1979 Mk1 Fiesta) but was unaware cars the age of the A4 could be covered. I will be using it daily though so don’t think it’ll cover me unfortunately, plus I’m going to need to earn all the NCB I can get as I’m only 19😂 Cheers for the recommendation of Peter James, I’ll look into it as my Fiesta is up for renewal soon too! Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audia4b5kev Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 THIS IS WHO I USE >>> https://www.rhspecialistinsurance.co.uk/contact-us AGREED VALUE 5THO MILES YEAR AS LONG AS SAY 2nd car my my audi a4 b5 avant v6 diesel was £180 the year yoiu are insuerd from 6 in morning till 10 at night but if you going to car show and travel thru the night still coverd been with them 20 now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_F Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 10 hours ago, audia4b5kev said: THIS IS WHO I USE >>> https://www.rhspecialistinsurance.co.uk/contact-us AGREED VALUE 5THO MILES YEAR AS LONG AS SAY 2nd car my my audi a4 b5 avant v6 diesel was £180 the year yoiu are insuerd from 6 in morning till 10 at night but if you going to car show and travel thru the night still coverd been with them 20 now Thank you, definitely worth a look into Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_F Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 The car is now finally on the road after 4 years. Just got a couple of small bits of paint to sort! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audia4b5kev Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 yeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 17 hours ago, Ben_F said: The car is now finally on the road after 4 years. Just got a couple of small bits of paint to sort! Now that looks stunning! Top work 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_F Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Steve Q said: Now that looks stunning! Top work 👍 Thank you 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Just now, Ben_F said: Thank you 👍🏻 You're welcome 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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