Does Bad Credit Make You a Bad Driver?

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:20:23 -0500, Cory Dunkle wrote:

> "keith" > wrote in message
> news
>> On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 19:04:51 -0500, Cory Dunkle wrote:
>>
>> > "Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message
>> > news >> >> On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:30:15 -0500, 127.0.0.1 > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >>What about the cost of liability insurance?
>> >> >
>> >> >that is roughly the same amount regardless of vehicle
>> >>
>> >> Wrong.
>> >>
>> >> I own three vehicles. They each have different liability premiums.
>> >> When it came time to add my teenage son as an occasional driver to one
>> >> of the cars, it made a significant difference in the liability premium
>> >> depending on which car I "assigned" him to. Oddly enough, the car with
>> >> the lowest "kid" premium has a 4-cylinder engine.
>> >
>> > Interesting, lower liability premium for me (I have no comprehensive
>> > coverage) is on a car with a V8. The two econo-box 4 bangers I drove had
> a
>> > hefty hike in insurance cost compared to the good ole' Gal, which in an
> at
>> > fault accident (namely me hitting someone else) would cause the most
> damage
>> > out of any of the cars I've insured and therefore cost my insurance
> company
>> > the most. I'm not complaining though. I prefer to drive a real car.
>>
>> Several years ago (perhaps '95-'98) my '93 Eagle Vision TSI
>> (3.5l DOHC 24V ~280HP) cost much less to insure (even liability) than my
>> wife's crap-box 4cyl 2.2l Chevy Barretta. The bottom line was that the
>> Barretta was a 2-door, where the Vision was a 4-door.
>
> I wonder if a Geo Metro cost more to insure???...

If it's a two-door it's considered a "sports" car. Four doors puts it in
the classification of a "family" car. ...no matter what's under the hood.

--
Keith