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#173680 - 07/08/2003 09:21 Re: on test driving cars, and annoying car salesme [Re: lectric]
DLF
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Registered: 24/07/2003
Posts: 500
Loc: Colorado, N.A.
Ahh. here's where this thread transitions from "car dealers" to "insurance companies." Let a new round of belly-aching begin!
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#173681 - 07/08/2003 12:14 Re: on test driving cars, and annoying car salesme [Re: DLF]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
In reply to:

"insurance companies."




Money Grabbin' Bastards!
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#173682 - 09/08/2003 13:21 Re: on test driving cars, and annoying car salesme [Re: andym]
boxer
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Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
Oh, come on, how could they ever expect you would actually have an accident? They base your premium on the assumption that you won't, it's people like you and I that cock it up!
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#173683 - 09/08/2003 13:32 Re: on test driving cars, and annoying car salesme [Re: boxer]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
Okay, maybe. I'm just reeling from an insurance quote on my 172 from screentrade. £6500 to insure a £12000 car!
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#173684 - 09/08/2003 18:23 Re: on test driving cars, and annoying car salesme [Re: boxer]
lectric
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Registered: 20/01/2002
Posts: 2085
Loc: New Orleans, LA
Trick was, the accident wasn't my fault. My insurance company didn't pay a dime, his did though, through the nose. The guy was 80-something and could barely see over the wheel. I was going straight through a green light, and he just decided it was clear to turn, without looking to see if anyone was coming the other direction. It took all the skills I had developed playing Pole Position to keep from outright killing the guy.

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#173685 - 11/08/2003 01:58 Re: on test driving cars, and annoying car salesme [Re: andym]
tanstaafl.
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Registered: 08/07/1999
Posts: 5546
Loc: Ajijic, Mexico
£6500 to insure a £12000 car!


Well... do keep in mind that for that price they are also insuring you for when you run your £12000 car into that $350,000 Ferrari...

tanstaafl.
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#173686 - 11/08/2003 02:08 Re: on test driving cars, and annoying car salesme [Re: tanstaafl.]
boxer
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Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
And don't forget, people aren't going to invest in the insurance company, if the shares don't show a profit
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#173687 - 11/08/2003 03:38 Re: on test driving cars, and annoying car salesme [Re: tanstaafl.]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
But they also did that when I was insuring my bag of bolts before, at a considerably reduced price. I'm sure it could've made just as big a dent in said Ferrari, and that's without the fancy ABS and traction control of the new one!
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#173688 - 11/08/2003 16:07 Re: on test driving cars, and annoying car salesme [Re: boxer]
DLF
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Registered: 24/07/2003
Posts: 500
Loc: Colorado, N.A.
All the more reason to insure with a non-profit "true" mutual or cooperative. And did I mention credit-union advantages?
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