a quote from the insurance gods

[sierraman]

The 6 biggest car insurance myths - MSN Money

here is the full article.

and here is a small quote that i got a laugh out of.

"Myth No. 6: Drivers of sports cars get more tickets and thus pay higher insurance premiums.

Fact: That's not necessarily the case. According to a study released in 2009 by Quality Planning, leading the pack with the most violations are drivers of the Hummer H2/H3. Hummer drivers have almost five times the average number of violations. Drivers of three Scion models (tC, XB Station, XA) also made the top 10 list. Others on the list include drivers of two Mercedes-Benz models (CLK63 AMG, CLS63 AMG), two Toyotas (Solara, Matrix), the Subaru Outback station wagon and the Audi A4.

At the other end of the spectrum, the study also included a "well-behaved vehicle list." Topping that list were drivers of the Jaguar XJ, followed by the Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet C/K-3500/2500, Buick Park Avenue, Mazda6, Buick Rainier, Oldsmobile Silhouette, Buick Lucerne and GMC Sierra C1500 pickup."

i like the fact that they think we are "well behaved" drivers.

[ff_jeff]

A red suburban used to be the top of the bad list... what happened? did all the idiots start driving rice and a off road vehicle that cant go off road? Sorry, I think the h2-h3 are worthless.

[COWL327]

Im not an idiot Jeff....LOL at the double post!

[LARRY01Z28]

they just havent seen any trucks from here. lol

[sierraman]

they just havent seen any trucks from here. lol

that is so true

[bud8fan]

they just havent seen any trucks from here. lol

1000+ miles a week for me from south texas all the way to upper lousiana ...speed limit....what speed limit

[GasGuzzler]

Suburban has never been at the top of the bad list. This scenario is why I cannot get a race in the GMC

[ff_jeff]

I guess your right... just an urban legend. I was always told growing up that red suburbans got more tickets and cost more on insurance. I dont know if that was ever true, but it doesn't look like it is anymore.

[GasGuzzler]

Yeah, it seems like they'd stand out but maybe even so people that drive them don't speed?

[r.barn]

I think those stats have as much to do with the people driving those
cars as the cars themselves standing out and being "noticeable" and get pulled over more.