Monday, June 10, 2013

8 Tips To Get Affordable Car Insurance



As soon as you buy a car, you have to purchase auto insurance policy too and almost every state it is mandatory to get minimum liability policy. For the low income families, this will add extra cost over the car maintenance expenses. That’s why auto owners try to reduce insurance cost and want to buy affordable auto insurance. So to get affordable car insurance you must consider few factors as well as few tips.


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In this article I am going to share some methods and tips to find cheap car insurance company and after reading this post you will get few basic ideas how you can minimize auto insurance expenses.

Buy Low Cost Vehicles
People who are buying high performance engine cars have to also pay high insurance rates. It’s the common mistakes that people are trying to find cheap auto insurance companies purchasing expensive vehicles. The parts of luxurious vehicles are also expensive, so the insurance companies impose high premiums on high performance engine cars. If you want to reduce cost on insurance quotes then buy low cost vehicles which will also save money.

Cut Down on Overall Coverage
There is a possibility that you are paying for the coverage which you may not need at all. Why I pay for the services which I don’t use? Ask the question to yourself and figure out which coverage you need most and which you don’t. Cut the extra coverage and ask the quotes based on your finalized coverage.

Qualify for Possible Discount
Every year car insurance companies offer various discounts with several conditions such as good score for the students, least accident history, and good driving record and for women, so try to qualify as many discount conditions as possible which lower your premiums.

Drive within Specific Number of Miles
Many insurers provide discount to drivers who drive less than their set limit because they assume the less you drive, the less likely to have an accident. Ask the insurers about such discount and if they have get the information about what is the driving limit each year.

Do Not Overlap Same Coverage
If you have medical insurance then you don’t need to pay to the auto insurance company for injury or bodily accident because your medical insurance has already coverage for this accident. You can limit your auto policy by covering repair vehicles involve in a collision.

File For Only Major Claims
Try to fix small problems and give the cost out of your pocket than you will get the year-end no-claims bonus and discounts.

Keep Your Deductible High
If you pay small expenses and fix the car by yourself and keep your deductible very high, you can reduce insurance premiums.

Compare Insurance Rates
This is the best and most used way to get cheapest rates. Get at least 5 auto insurance quotes and compare them and you will find the affordable car insurance company from them.

You see there are always few ways to lower you insurance rates if you do some home work before going to finally buy. So I always recommend shop just follow these tips and shop around. There is no restriction that you have to stay with one company, try to shop around and find the best one.



Personal Loans

Personal Loans

Personal loans market is huge. It is so extensive and widespread that if you look closely you would find that it includes the needs of everybody who wants to access loans. Personal loans have a solution for everybody's needs and financial circumstances.

Many people don't know but 'personal loans' is the generic term for all loan types. All loans fall under either one or the other personal loans category. Personal loans fundamentally are of two types - secured and unsecured loans.

Secured personal loans will like a security to be attached to them. The security usually is in the form of home but alternative collateral are also accepted. The loan amount with secured personal loans is usually more. You can borrow more at lower interest rates. The obvious drawback that everybody encounters is the loss of property if they fail to make repayments.

Unsecured loans do not require attaching any collateral. They are meant for everybody who cannot provide collateral, either by choice or compulsion. They take lesser time in being approved but are much favourable for lesser loan amounts. Everybody applying for unsecured personal loans will get comparatively higher interest rates. This is because no security is supplied for them.

Loan amount for personal loans:
Personal loans amount that can be approved extend from £5,000-£75,000. Everybody will be approved for have different amount. As secured personal loans, borrowers can get up to 125% of property value.

Loan term for personal loans:
Loan term will move from 3-25 years. Loan term for personal loans will depend on loan amount. For a lesser time span like six months, you should be looking for credit card as an alternative. Don't stretch your personal loans. This is so because you may be paying more in form of interest rates.

Interest rates for personal loans:
Interest rates for personal loans will not be same for everybody. Interest rates are subjective and will depend on your financial circumstances. Everybody should be looking for APR when shopping for interest rates for personal loans. APR is the annual percentage rate is the interest rate which takes account any additional fee. But with rising competition few lenders charge additional fee.

Everybody who applies for personal loans will be undergoing a credit check. Credit check will determine whether you have good or bad credit. Personal loans have an option for everybody who has bad credit. The interest rates will be higher with bad credit.

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

La Vie En Bleu 2013

After having such a great day out at the Bugatti Owners Club bash La Vie En Bleu last year I definitely had to go back, and I must say I had an even better experience second time around. If you are to go to Prescott once a year this may well be the event to go to.
As well as seeing a great array of cars and having a great time sketching I also got to catch up with another car sketching fanatic Stefan Majoram. I must say this guy is a great inspiration in terms of his loose and fluid sketching ability. Go check out his sketches from La Vie en Bleu and much more at his blog stefanssketchblog.blogspot.co.uk.

1950 Cooper Mark IV


 (ink sketch)
First sketch was this lovely Cooper which has been sensitively restored in order to preserve it's history, I'll leave it up to one of the current owners to tell it's story:
"Little is know of the early history of this car prior to 1970 when it was discovered by Bill Needham in a Potefract scrap metal yard. Bill restored the car back to original specification and began to campaign it vigorously over the next 25 years, finally calling it a day in 2007. In that time not only had the car regularly competed at all the major UK circuits, but also all over Europe including Nurburgring, Spa, Zolder, Zandvoort, Knutsdrop, Chimay, Montlhery, Peronne, Pau and Monza. It has also competed on a number of occasions at Goodwood Revival. Bill reckoned that the car must have covered at least 1000 racing miles each season, which computes to in excess of 25,000 competition miles in his ownership.
It currently runs a 500cc JAP engine running at 15 to 1 compression on methanol."
Ian Patton (current co owner and campaigner)


1953 Staride

(ink and watercolour)

Whilst sketching the Cooper I was asked to sketch this Staride this is the second Staride I've sketched this year and I was delighted to do so. 

This Staride has a 1953 Manx Norton engine in it which has surprisingly never been in a bike. It is one of 3 engines that came out of the factory and has never been installed in a bike. This type of engine is standard for the Staride and is preferred for track racing due to it's robust nature, as opposed to the JAP speedway engines that are used in other 500s, which are more suited to short runs as is expected with speedway engines.


Traction Avant Front End

(ink sketch)

I managed to sketch this whilst the Staride was going up the hill on it's second practice run. The ski slope nature of the avant front grill caught my eye and I thought I'd give it a go.
This Avant is a bit different as it was built, rebuilt and modernised by Malcom Saggers. The moderisation comes in the form of a 1.9 Citroen BX diesel engine and 5 speed gearbox, style with practicality. 

Amilcar Aero Special


(ink and watercolour)
Last but by no means least was this incredible Amilcar. The special utilises a 1930 Amilcar M2/M3 chassis and a 1917 American Hispano Suiza v8 11 litre aero engine. 50.000 of these areo engines were built and used in a variety of planes during WWI. This particular one came from an SE5a biplane and according to the wikipedia article it produced 200bhp. The car uses a Fraiser Nash transmission and the engine sounded perfect when the owner and builder Rob warmed it up before his final run of the day.




More photos from another glorious day at Prescott:

Cooper 500 wheel off 
Iota Race Car with a fantastic body shape
 Pembleton 3 wheeler utilising a Moto Guzzi engine
 Edwardian racers and their not so Edwardian owners
Two of three convertible Traction Avants on display 
 It wouldn't be a French celebration without a lovely 2CV
Vinot & Deguingand 
 I think that's more than a whale tale.
 Whilst drawing the Amilcar I was asked whether I'd like to see another supercharged example. This is a fantastic restoration carried out by Aston Keynes Vintage Restorations 
with a supercharged v6 engine.
One of the huge Edwardians leaving the pits for it's last run of the day.

NSRA Billing Fun Run 2013

Another event that I'd failed to go to for the past few years is the NSRA Billing Fun Run. Held at the Billing Aquadrome holiday park near Northampton the NSRA run a weekend with a Cruise on the Saturday and a show and shine on the Sunday. This years cruise included the obligatory pub stop and an afternoon at an oval track with amongst other competitions a burnout competition. I however stayed in the holiday park and sketched in the long awaited sunshine.

In between sketches I met with my good friends Tim and Paul from Raygun Industries who were hosting an art show and selling their wares of t shirts and of course the mag with an ever increasing circulation Raygun which is now on the third issue. An incredible mag with a great mix of articles, it's not all about hot rods so go buy yourself a copy before they sell out!

1954 Ford Country Squire


(ink and watercolour)

My first sketch of the day was this fantastic Country Squire in sun bleached condition. Apparently the owner uses Ankor wax to keep the elements at bay, something I'm now looking into using on my own pick up.


1946 Hudson Big Boy Pick Up



(ink and watercolour)

I initially chose this to sketch as I love the sting rayesque grills on the Hudsons, and combining it with a pick up is a perfect combination. After having a chat with the owner I soon found out that this is a pretty rare beast. It is right hand drive and one of only 3 known to have survived from South Africa. Hudson like many other companies shipped their cars out to countries like South Africa as a kit which was then assembled. After asking to look under the hood I instantly recognised the engine as a Plymouth engine, the owner suggested that they possibly didn't include an engine in the shipped kit and hence the different engine, something that I will try and find out about....
 

Great Dr Pepper bottle opener.

1971 Cadillac Coupe De Ville

(ink and watercolour)

I'm determined to get these cruisers right in terms of sketching, they are always a challenge to get something so long in proportion on the page. One day I'll get it right.
With a 7 litre v8 this is one beast of a "land yacht"



Here's some more snaps from my time at Billing:


Ford Thunderbird

 30's Ford Pick Up
 Hillman and Rily Elf
 Plymouth
 VW Split pick up with tilt
 Ford Country Sedan
 Dodge
 I wasn't sure whether this was Elvis or Michael Myers?
 Buick Eight
 Ford Suburban, but with a bit extra I think.
 Chevrolet panel van
This sums up Billing Fun Run