Quote from Lateralus :

I can't believe how much some people pay for car insurance. I pay $380 per year. I'm 23, no accidents, no tickets, and drive a 1998 Acura CL.

That with 5 years of safe driving and taking a driver's ed program? Pretty good rate, even still, though.

I took the free driver's ed class which was offered at my high school when I was 16. I got my license when I was 16 1/2, so 7 years of safe, accident-free driving.

Paying more for insurance isn't always a bad thing. If you total your car, a good (expensive) insurance company might give you a lot more back.

Quote from wark :

Paying more for insurance isn't always a bad thing. If you total your car, a good (expensive) insurance company might give you a lot more back.

...but at the same time most people (in the UK at least) who are young have 3rd party which doesn't pay anything towards your car - even if "my" (mine in a few days) car was written off the £1,500 insurance would give me the trade-in value of £300...

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If you total your car, a good (expensive) insurance company might give you a lot more back.

There is no such thing as a good insurance company.

I mean if you go to a prison there's a chance that there is at least one in mate who's wrongly convicted.

Insurance companies though, they defy all odds. They're ALL guilty. They're ALL bastards.

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There is no such thing as a good insurance company. They're ALL guilty. They're ALL bastards.

I agree with this statement.

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Insurance companies though, they defy all odds. They're ALL guilty. They're ALL bastards.

it's called business

Quote from Becky Rose :

Owning a car is a money pit.

Have to buy the right car. In 250,000 miles of driving with 3 cars, I spent $200 for a new clutch, $50 for a new ball-joint, and $140 for a new spring aside from the normal brake and tire replacements. The mileage of those cars where 139k, 189k, and my current car, 159k. The 139k I totaled and received $1800 more than it was valued (due to condition), and the other two started out with my ownership at 105k and 54k.

Quote from MAGGOT :

Did you just get out of Highschool, and thus, only have a 2 month summer? Only making $2500 sounds weird to me, based on the fact that I made over $5000, BUT I do have a 4 month summer because colleges get out in April instead of June. I tend to forget highschool runs later...

I assume a "high school" job, which would probably be less than 40 hours and at minimum wage of $7.50. Working 3 months at 8 hours for 5 days a week, would only net you $3480. After taxes, you are looking at approximately $2700, at 40 hours per week. His numbers sound reasonable to me.

Quote from wark :

Paying more for insurance isn't always a bad thing. If you total your car, a good (expensive) insurance company might give you a lot more back.

There are exceptions (see above where I state I received $1800 extra), but 99% of the time, you are only going to get blue book value.

almost missed this comment...

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like Jakg said, there isnt many 18 year olds driving Subaru's here. 18yo here drive BMW's and Volvo's mostly (and im gonna be one of them. 740Tic FTWone year)

This I find funny. Subarus are a dime a dozen over here. BMWs and Volvos are the expensive ones that only the "upper class" snobby folks drive. I wouldn't get caught dead driving a BMW. I wouldn't want to tarnish my image of being a normal folk and not a rich yuppie snob....

Quote from hrtburnout :

I think he's talking about finance, instead of insurance

Nope. Full comprehensive insurance, no third party crap.

P plates, + High powered turbo japanese import + Only had license for 2 years = High insurance.

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it's called business

Insurance, as a concept, preys on the unfortunate and vulnerable. It takes a special kind of person to work in an industry that targets the infirm and then be 'business-like'. Often they're called vultures, but my own choice of word does not start with a V.

Is the letter on the keyboard that it begins with, near the "V" key? (Both or either sides, or combinations of all touching letters? i.e. - F......C...B...... ) :hide: