MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: outlandish on January 20, 2013, 08:48:30 pm
Got a quote for the car I want to buy (2008 mk5 GTI) and gocompare brings up the car as Pirelli edition but it is definatly not, any ideas why? Is this just because it was registered in 2008?
Title: Re: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: E30Dom on January 20, 2013, 08:51:27 pm
Are you putting number plate in?
Title: Re: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: MikeA on January 20, 2013, 09:01:48 pm
What does it say on your V5?
Title: Re: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: outlandish on January 20, 2013, 09:35:01 pm
Don't have the v5 I just put the reg in and it came up Pirelli.
Title: Re: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: Hedge on January 20, 2013, 09:38:34 pm
Pictures?
Title: Re: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: outlandish on January 20, 2013, 09:52:51 pm
No yellow stitching, no Pirelli badge, standard 17" alloys, defiantly not s Pirelli, will have to speak to my insurer about it!
Title: Re: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: Hedge on January 20, 2013, 09:59:05 pm
It would be interesting to see what the DVLA have it down as. I thought they all use a common database.  :confused:
Title: Re: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: Top Cat on January 20, 2013, 10:09:29 pm
I have had similar a couple of times with previous cars, just ask for a quote based on what the car is.  :happy2:
Title: Re: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: rob_e on January 21, 2013, 11:31:45 am
It's not unknown for DVLA to be wrong..
Title: Re: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: swgti on January 21, 2013, 01:05:18 pm
Quote from: rob_e on January 21, 2013, 11:31:45 am
It's not unknown for DVLA to be wrong..

I had this with my Clio 172, when log book came through it said it was a cup, it very much wasn't.
My insurer was aware of the discrepancy and said I was ok as long as I had it insured as the correct car.
It would appear that it was possible the car was sold from new by an independent not a Renault dealer and they had registered it incorrectly, this might be a similar issue although when I went to get it changed the Renault dealer in Carlisle said it was a cup also, salesman was a total buffoon. Got sorted in the end though.
Title: Re: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: jonnym on January 21, 2013, 01:49:02 pm
When I put my reg in it said it didn't exist. I'd take it with a pinch of salt until you have a look at the V5!
Title: Re: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on January 21, 2013, 01:50:18 pm
Quote from: Top Cat on January 20, 2013, 10:09:29 pm
I have had similar a couple of times with previous cars, just ask for a quote based on what the car is.  :happy2:


+1
Title: Re: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: Matto on January 21, 2013, 03:35:21 pm
Also had the same with a previous car. Some online quotes thought my old mk4 pd150 was the 130.
Title: Re: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: garrardrj on January 21, 2013, 06:54:38 pm
Quote from: rob_e on January 21, 2013, 11:31:45 am
It's not unknown for DVLA to be wrong..

Only if they were told it was a Pirelli will they record it as such and vice versa
Title: Re: Buying a 2008 GTI and insurer says its Pirelli but it is not?!
Post by: Aparoon on January 21, 2013, 07:15:45 pm
As said check the v5. My 123d coupe was registered as a 320d that was exported in 2008  :confused:

I always manually entered the car details rather than inputting the reg ..