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How much you pay for auto insurance depends on several factors, including your age, where you live, and what you drive. You can't do anything about your age, and few people will move just to lower their insurance premium. You can, however, choose a vehicle that costs less to insure. full story with listings at... http://auto.consumerguide.com/auto/editorial/advice/index.cfm/act/insureWhy Some Cars Cost More You may want a sports car, but your insurance company may want more to protect you in it. Insurance premiums are based partly on the price of the vehicle, which affects the replacement cost if it is stolen or "totaled" in an accident. How expensive the vehicle is to repair--including parts and labor--can also affect the cost. In addition, surcharges may apply to vehicles that are frequently stolen or involved in accidents. Industry-wide information on injury claims, collision repair costs, and theft rates by vehicle is available from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), 1005 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22201 ( www.carsafety.org [ carsafety.org]). According to HLDI, the lowest injury claims are from large vehicles--cars, pickup trucks, and sport-utility vehicles. Small 2- and 4-door cars have the highest injury claims, and small cars also are among the highest in collision costs, along with sports cars. If you have your heart set on a sporty vehicle, you'll probably pay dearly; insuring a high-performance car can cost two or three times the amount for an ordinary model. Sport-utility vehicles, the hottest market segment, tend to have higher insurance rates than mid- and full-size cars. SUVs are "hot" for other reasons: They are now among the most frequently stolen vehicles, and they are more expensive than most cars. SUVs also can cost more to fix after an accident if the 4-wheel-drive system is damaged. However, insurance companies set rates based on their own experience. If Company A has more collision and theft claims for a particular vehicle than Company B, then A will charge more for the same coverage. It all boils down to a company's actual experience with a particular vehicle or category of drivers. That is why it pays to shop for insurance. full story with listings at... http://auto.consumerguide.com/auto/editorial/advice/index.cfm/act/insure ... PDI (Physical Damage Index) is for collision and comprehensive premiums."A" means the vehicle will be charged lower-than-standard premiums for this coverage "B" equals standard premiums "C" equals higher-than-standard premiums. These premiums can be 10% to 45% higher or lower depending on a vehicle's rating. MAKE / MODEL / VSD% / PDI
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Yeah I always thought cars with more power usually cost more. I was surprised to find out that a G35 or 3-series coupe actually cost less to insure than my celica!
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Like was stated above, it also depends where you live.
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Yeah I always thought cars with more power usually cost more. I was surprised to find out that a G35 or 3-series coupe actually cost less to insure than my celica! Same here
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insurance is related to a lot of things
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Yep, my celica has a smaller engine than my last car yet I pay more insurance because it costs more to repair the celica (among other factors). Stupid insurance
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i'm 20 years old, i drive an '00 gts 6-spd (worth about $13,000), have no wrecks and no tickets... and i get extremely cheap (not exaggerating) insurance for $300 a month. that's living in new orleans 4 u...we have the highest insurance premiums out of the whole nation. (too much poverty here)
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i'm 20 years old, i drive an '00 gts 6-spd (worth about $13,000), have no wrecks and no tickets... and i get extremely cheap (not exaggerating) insurance for $300 a month. that's living in new orleans 4 u...we have the highest insurance premiums out of the whole nation. (too much poverty here) Good lord that's more than twice what I pay for myself and my wife on our '03. Then again, I have a gt, but it shouldn't make THAT MUCH difference.
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Nice post Iassc. You always dig up some kind of cool reading!
Knowing the path and choosing the path are two different things.
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Nice post Iassc. You always dig up some kind of cool reading! thanks - this time, just trying to show everyone that shopping around for car ins REALLY CAN save a few bucks here and there i was at $1400yr for several years with AAA (12 year member), then after one speeding ticket it shot up to $5600/yr... I quickly shopped around and found progressive to put me back in the $1900 range (the ticket was only $180 in court, but was 2 points lasting 7 years... don't ask - because you can use SEARCH to find the details) I hope this text will encorage others to shop around and save $40+ on their ins
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Nice post Iassc. You always dig up some kind of cool reading! thanks - this time, just trying to show everyone that shopping around for car ins REALLY CAN save a few bucks here and there i was at $1400yr for several years with AAA (12 year member), then after one speeding ticket it shot up to $5600/yr... I quickly shopped around and found progressive to put me back in the $1900 range (the ticket was only $180 in court, but was 2 points lasting 7 years... don't ask - because you can use SEARCH to find the details) I hope this text will encorage others to shop around and save $40+ on their ins this post encouraged me to argue for cheaper insurance (me & my bro used to split the cost of our insurance 50/50--he on his civic and me on my celica). since we can't realistically change our insurance policy (for our area, we have dirt-cheap insurance--plus we're kinda cheating the insurance company cause we have two temporary drivers on one policy and supposedly you can't do that--so we're not opening our mouths) anyway, i was able to prove that my bros insurance was more expensive than mine..so now i'm paying less (from $280 to now $207) and he's paying more of it. (from 50/50 to about 66/44)
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Nice post Iassc. You always dig up some kind of cool reading! thanks - this time, just trying to show everyone that shopping around for car ins REALLY CAN save a few bucks here and there i was at $1400yr for several years with AAA (12 year member), then after one speeding ticket it shot up to $5600/yr... I quickly shopped around and found progressive to put me back in the $1900 range (the ticket was only $180 in court, but was 2 points lasting 7 years... don't ask - because you can use SEARCH to find the details) I hope this text will encorage others to shop around and save $40+ on their ins OMG 5600/year? Holy Snizzle Is that because you live in cali? I have a couple of speeding tickets, more than a couple
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Thank you.: all of you on this site-who have given me good advise- Random: I AM PUERTO RICAN SO I CAN BE HALF RICE- JUST NO BEANS...
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