"Matt O'Toole" > wrote in message
...
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> > I once owned a 2-door Accord, and I found that my liability
> > insurance was higher by about $300 per year because the car only had
> > 2 doors. Apparently, 2-door cars are driven more aggressively and the
> > likelihood of an accident -- and a liability claim -- is much higher.
>
> Oh, puh-lease! Do you really think insurance companies don't set their
prices
> according to people's willingness to pay more, to drive a desirable
vehicle?
>

I'm sure they probably do, but they are going to frame it in the argument
that the car is more sporty, therefore more apt to be driven aggressively,
and therefore more apt to be in an accident where the insurance carrier
would experience increaded exposure to liability.