Motoring Discussion > MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable.
Thread Author: Mapmaker	Replies: 23

Wed 31 Mar 10 10:19   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - Mapmaker

I cannot believe I'll be the first to post this, so no doubt I'll be merged, but anyway: uk.cars.yahoo.com/30032010/36/mini-world-s-most-expensive-mirror-0.html Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 10:21   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - Mike Hannon

Not everyone in the UK building trade is on their uppers then. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 10:55   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - Ted

It doesn't do anything for me..........on reflection . Ere we go ! Ted Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 10:55   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - Old Sock

A sad reflection on its owner, one might say :-) Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 14:25   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - Zero

well thats taken the shine off the purchase. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 14:29   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - crocks

I understand the insurance companies being wary. Any damage will lead to seven years bad luck. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 14:37   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - RattleandSmoke

I am sure they could get third party only for it. Classic case of people being so rich they don't have the commons sense to check the insurance before they buy the car. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 15:18   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - madf

All smoke and mirrors... Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 15:36   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - Mapmaker

>>Classic case of people being so rich they don't have the commons sense to check the >>insurance before they buy the car. I reckon that's a bit harsh. Admittedly somebody splashing 10-15k on a coat of paint has more money than sense, but expecting the insurance to be that much higher - I don't think I would have. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 15:42   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - Zero

I would. there is no way a small ding can be repaired in a half decent manner without major respray work There is no law to say that companies have to insure you, they can decline, and have. Last edited by: Zero on Wed 31 Mar 10 at 15:42 Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 17:38   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - JohnM{P}

I guess it's a wrap job, so repairing a panel wouldn't cost wouldn't be difficult - just put a new layer of wrap over it, surely? It sounds like someone needs to explain to the insurance company how it was done and what was the true cost of converting it... Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 20:39   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - swiss tony

I would say that all chrome cars should be uninsurable! can you imagine driving when the sun (remember that?) is shining brightly, and a chrome car dazzles you? reflections off rear screens etc, can be bad enough, but IMO a chrome car would be deadly. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 20:47   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - rtj70

A Mini Cooper S costs £17k (ish) without options. This cost £38k because of the 'paint job'! So the paint/wrap cost £21k! No wonder it cannot be insured. Surely it was not possible to sell such a car - until this idiot bought it. I cannot see how it cost £21k to paint/wrap the car. But can see how a highly reflective car can be a problem for other motorists due to reflections. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 21:43   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - ....

I was wondering if there was such a thing as chrome paint or if the car had been wrapped. There is not way it would cost that much to wrap the car... Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 20:47   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - hawkeye

A shining example of unwarranted excess. It's OK I've already got me coat ... Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Mar 10 21:05   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - Iffy

...can you imagine driving when the sun (remember that?) is shining brightly... Dunno about that, but I note the story was lifted from The Sun newspaper, so that's another good tale they've broken. I only mention this because I got a bit of harmless enough stick on here the other day when I was sticking up for the old currant bun. And no, I don't work there. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 Apr 10 16:41   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - zookeeper

so the insurers wont insure it cause thieves may take a shine to it, what t leaf in there right mind would drive it ? surely its cast iron guarenteed un nickable on that basis? Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 Apr 10 16:46   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - henry k

>> ...what t leaf in there right mind would drive it ? >> One who has a shippimg container waiting then off to a port ready to be exported to another market? Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 Apr 10 16:48   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - zookeeper

its only a mini henry not a merc Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 Apr 10 18:38   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - Auntie Lockbrakes

I saw a Bentley with a chrome paint job like this in Dubai last year, and I was wondering about sun reflection. Car looked flash, quite literally :-) Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 Apr 10 19:09   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - Runfer D'Hills

Reminds me of one my favourite cinema lines "me and the boys was thinkin' of something more.....shiny like...." Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 Apr 10 21:27   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - Robin O'Reliant

Chrome is porous, so I could see that car turning into a very expensive pile of rust within a few years. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 Apr 10 21:39   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - crocks

Not that dissimilar to a Bugatti Veryon Pur Sang. tinyurl.com/y8ddx6u Think I saw one at Goodwood last year. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 Apr 10 21:46   MINI - Chrome paint = uninsurable. - Dog

Chrome must be a Devil of a job to keep clean ... I quite like it though (to look at) Probably a Google browser stunt. Reply to this message | Report message