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On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:46:07 -0800, Scott en Aztlán
> wrote: >On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 16:00:36 -0700, Olaf Gustafson > >wrote: > >>Does driving a sports car make you a bad driver? Of course not, but >>you'll pay more in insurance for it. >> >>I asked my agent a few years ago how much my insurance would be if I >>bought a 'vette. He said I'd likely be cancelled. > >You must have a really poor driving record. Well, I have no accidents that were my fault, or even that the insurance company considered my fault - no accidents at all for several years. Tickets? There was 1 for failure to wear seat belt within 3 years prior - a couple of speeding tix long before that. But I should have said they likely wouldn't renew me - yeah, I realize that's different from being cancelled. I saw it as cancellation of my annual renewal. And he said this off the top of his head without consulting my driving record. > >In general, Corvette insurance rates are actually LOWER than some >other types of fast cars, like Mustangs. This is undoubtedly because >every young punk can afford a Mustang, and many buy them (and then >drive like young punks). It wasn't a new 'vette, although after consideration I did come to the conclusion that it was overpriced. >Corvettes are more powerful than Mustangs, >but in general only older, more mature people can afford to purchase >them, so the accident statistics favor Corvette drivers and they get >relatively low rates. Must be why you hardly ever see a corvette exceeding the speed limit |
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