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Safety = Discount is a myth
Posted by serendipity [Email] (more from serendipity) on Fri, 6 Aug 2004 05:56:03
In Reply to: Re: an insurance question, 93Gator, Thu, 5 Aug 2004 21:01:37
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The safety of your car counts for basically Nil. All that matters is (for liability) how likely people with your car are to hit someone else, and how much damage it will do in the process, or (for comp/coll) how likely people with your car are to damage their own cars, and how much it costs to repair.
The only coverage that is affected by your own car's safety is the medical payments coverage, which in my state (MD) covers $3000 in medical payments for your own or your passengers' injuries in an accident. This coverage costs $21/6 months out of my $1500/6 month policy - negligible.
Think about it - your insurer doesn't care what happens to you - you have health insurance for that. They only care what your car will do to other things and how much it costs to fix it.
The reason Saabs are relatively cheap to insure is that people who drive them tend to be more conservative drivers, and are less likely to get into an accident. Their relatively high cost increases their Comp/Coll premiums, slightly offsetting this benefit.
posted by 139.85.100...
Posts in this Thread:
- an insurance question, unigirl, Thu, 5 Aug 2004 20:47:04
- Re: an insurance question, unigirl, Fri, 6 Aug 2004 14:57:19
- Re: an insurance question, DSH, Fri, 6 Aug 2004 10:46:02
- Hmm, saw your post on which school you are heading...., TKC, Fri, 6 Aug 2004 10:37:30
- I would do it in a heartbeat..., Bob Falfa, Fri, 6 Aug 2004 07:52:40
- Having a cool convertible is very tempting..., jimtimkim, Fri, 6 Aug 2004 06:28:10
- Re: an insurance question, Noel, Fri, 6 Aug 2004 06:19:40
- Great offer but not sure you want to keep it, as....., TKC, Fri, 6 Aug 2004 05:49:59
- Re: an insurance question, saw, Thu, 5 Aug 2004 21:11:51
- Re: an insurance question, 93Gator, Thu, 5 Aug 2004 21:01:37
- My insurance experience, TheKillerPenguin, Thu, 5 Aug 2004 21:00:22
- Holy crap!, Sieglo, Fri, 6 Aug 2004 11:52:13
- Ditto, Bill S
, Fri, 6 Aug 2004 14:57:39
- Re: My insurance experience, Brett, Thu, 5 Aug 2004 23:13:40
- Re: My insurance experience, unigirl, Thu, 5 Aug 2004 21:05:21
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