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so? what do you guys get dinged for?
what do you guys pay on insurance for your 308's
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okay cool. thats about what i figured on. see me and my dad bought the car together so i dont know how that will affect it if any.
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I pay $700 a year full coverage with a $500 deductible for a 1982 308GTSi. I'm 26 and live in Hawaii with no tickets.
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thats what i was thinking. i know 25 is the drop off. so it looks like we are gonna do it under his name and add me as a second driver.
So in the US you have that same problem that they charge extra just cuz your unther 25.
Well since this year their is finally a new law that doesn't allow it anymore over here.
Not that it mathers for me, but it is good to know if i ever happen to buy me a Ferrari :wink:
Well since this year their is finally a new law that doesn't allow it anymore over here.
Not that it mathers for me, but it is good to know if i ever happen to buy me a Ferrari :wink:
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DJ,
In the US, not only do they give you a discount when you turn 25, you also get a discount if you are married. Women get a discount over men.
Seems statistics show that a 30 year-old married woman is less likely to be involved in a serious car crash than a 20 year-old single man.
I looked up some quick statistics and less than 8% of the drivers in the US are under 20 yet they are involved in over 15% of fatal car crashes. Car crashes are the leading cause of teen deaths in America also. Insurance companies are out there to make money. They charge young drivers more because they are more likely to have to pay out a claim. Here's why:
*Compared as a group, teenagers tend to avoid wearing seat belts and yet they also tend to engage in more risky driving habits such as speeding.
*Teenage drivers often tend to drive at night when driving conditions are more challenging.
*Although teenagers are less likely than older adults to drive after consuming alcohol, when they do, they are more likely to be in an accident due to inexperience both with drinking and with driving.
*Inexperienced teenage drivers are more likely to underestimate road condition hazards, such as slick and icy pavements, and lack skills needed to safely negotiate such conditions.
*Because young drivers tend to use the car less for commuting to work and more for recreational use, they often have many friends in the car, and as a result are more likely to become distracted.
But, if you keep your nose clean and drive responsibly the rates do go down. The insurance companies do take into account driver history.
In the US, not only do they give you a discount when you turn 25, you also get a discount if you are married. Women get a discount over men.
Seems statistics show that a 30 year-old married woman is less likely to be involved in a serious car crash than a 20 year-old single man.
I looked up some quick statistics and less than 8% of the drivers in the US are under 20 yet they are involved in over 15% of fatal car crashes. Car crashes are the leading cause of teen deaths in America also. Insurance companies are out there to make money. They charge young drivers more because they are more likely to have to pay out a claim. Here's why:
*Compared as a group, teenagers tend to avoid wearing seat belts and yet they also tend to engage in more risky driving habits such as speeding.
*Teenage drivers often tend to drive at night when driving conditions are more challenging.
*Although teenagers are less likely than older adults to drive after consuming alcohol, when they do, they are more likely to be in an accident due to inexperience both with drinking and with driving.
*Inexperienced teenage drivers are more likely to underestimate road condition hazards, such as slick and icy pavements, and lack skills needed to safely negotiate such conditions.
*Because young drivers tend to use the car less for commuting to work and more for recreational use, they often have many friends in the car, and as a result are more likely to become distracted.
But, if you keep your nose clean and drive responsibly the rates do go down. The insurance companies do take into account driver history.
several of those points are thru
but they have changed the rules now, don't really know how everything is now, and don't really care since it doesn't apply for me.
But still i find it insulting since i'm 22
I have a license since i'm 17, keep in mind that that is very unusual in Belgium and the bigger part of Europe.
But ok granted i always drove a lot and now that i work i drive about 70.000 km a year for work and another 10.000 - 15.000 private use.
How it came over here was young drivers can't drive, but when you looked at drunk driving those where usually older people, most accident by younger is usually speeding (just receiced another speeding ticket
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but they have changed the rules now, don't really know how everything is now, and don't really care since it doesn't apply for me.
But still i find it insulting since i'm 22
I have a license since i'm 17, keep in mind that that is very unusual in Belgium and the bigger part of Europe.
But ok granted i always drove a lot and now that i work i drive about 70.000 km a year for work and another 10.000 - 15.000 private use.
How it came over here was young drivers can't drive, but when you looked at drunk driving those where usually older people, most accident by younger is usually speeding (just receiced another speeding ticket
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Yeah, when I was <25 I had a whole string of tickets under my belt. In fact, the State had suspended my privilege to drive on more than one occasion. I used to pay horrendous insurance premiums.
I've settled down quite a bit now, the last ticket I had was 6 years ago.
I hope to keep it that way also. You have to be really careful when you are driving a red Ferrari though! The cops do tend to look at those a little bit more than an old pickup truck.
I've settled down quite a bit now, the last ticket I had was 6 years ago.
I hope to keep it that way also. You have to be really careful when you are driving a red Ferrari though! The cops do tend to look at those a little bit more than an old pickup truck.
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