They say the car is too old to be insured... : / damn these old sexy toyotas. they're gettin harder n harder to carry them on. And just in time too my tranny just took a shit...
So the insurance company booted the supra off the policy
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LilMissMkIII;1420002 said:
Thats the plan.. Thinking about progressive, but before i do gotta get this damn tranny out of there...
too old to insure? I'd think thats a good thing for the insurance companies...as the amount they are liable for on the car is now quite small...
adampecush;1420164 said:
There are also fewer safety features and hospital stays are more expensive than bills from the repair shop.
Check Hagerty collector/classic insurance. Depending on the year, your car may be eligible, and it's a lot cheaper than standard insurance. But make sure you tell them that you drive the car to meets all around the country and therefore need more than just a few miles per year. I think they normally limit you to like 5k miles, but you should be able to get the to 10k or 15k without too much difficulty.
lol im with progressive when i took off my 2000 Oldsmobile and added the supra i saved like 35 bucks a month! yay for older cars
It does happen. Someone posted pics of a Supra that rear ended a transit bus a while back... the bus looks undamaged, and the Supra was peeled apart like a donkey eating dynamite.Zach;1420170 said:
Neodeuccio;1420176 said:
LoL hagerty says the car must be valued at least 15k for my year... : /
State Farm has my '08 F150 limited, my '89 supra, and my '67 Mustang GTA and has never said anything about age. They also asked me what the replacement values would be on both the Supra and Mustang, gave me full coverage on them for that value and didn't rape me for policy rates!
teebone;1420268 said:
I doubt they will re-inburst for the single turbo or 1jz that you've put together tho right.. just a MK3 supra..
SupraMan1987;1420273 said:
I have United Auto.. Well HAD lol . Im thinking about going over to progressive.
teebone;1420268 said:
So many similarities! If you ever get ready to sell the GTA, drop me a line.
OP....Progressive is a good choice.
Zach;1420170 said:
Lol, this is true. The issue many insurance companies have is the fact the car is so stout. On newer cars the energy from the impact is absorbed and transfered to parts on the car. That's why newer car wrecks look so bad, the car is designed to absorb the energy rather than the passengers. With how strong the supra is, very little of the energy is absorbed by the car, and therefore it is transfered to the occupants, resulting in personal injury. Insurance companies would rather replace a new car than deal with a life time of hospital bills.
The Supra usually does come out better than other cars in a collision, but safety tests have shown the supra is poor at protecting occupants.
teebone;1420268 said:
agreed
state farm has my 1987 supra on the FULL Coverage policy along with my 07 CTS. I have not gotten a single word from them about age requirements for the car!!
I've found most insurance companies in the UK are also producing RIDICULOUS quotes for older cars - not wanting to really insure them at all. I was quoted £1400 a year on a FIAT 500. 1.4 litre. Manual. The supra, at age 27, i'm either INELIGIBLE to be insured on it, or i end up with quotes approaching the £3000 a year mark. Despite having 9 years of no-claims bonus and a clean license.
So i tried a classic insurer. £237 a year. Guaranteed valuation. 3000 mile a year limit (its hard to even do that much here).
You want to try one.
So i tried a classic insurer. £237 a year. Guaranteed valuation. 3000 mile a year limit (its hard to even do that much here).
You want to try one.