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HELP! I'M AN IDIOT

and apparently I'm yelling

 

So I emailed my insurance guy.. oh that sounds so formal.  It's my step brother.  I'm annoying the crap out of him (I think) with emails

Basically this weekend I am going to a place in Framingham to look at a car I think I want, but looking at their inventory I'm going to look at a couple other cars just to make sure.   Really, I'm just DONE with looking and researching and I've decided I WILL find something there.

So I sent my SB a list of cars I plan on looking at, I asked him what I was looking at for insurance by replacing the jeep with each car.

We'll take the one I *think* I'm getting first, an 08 Sentra

Here's his response:

 

Ok, Adding the Sentra w/ full coverage (collision, comprehensive (fire&theft) and rental reimbursement) w/ a $500 deductible would cost an additional $535/6months ($89.+/month)
 
Adding Sentra w/ full coverage w/ $1000 deductible would cost an additional $426/6 months or $71.+/month

 

so can someone explain to my tiny brain.  Does that mean 536 MORE or 89 More a month than what we are paying now?  Like right now it's 110 for both cars, so it'll be 200 a month?

I feel like such an idiot asking him this question.

 

Re: HELP! I'M AN IDIOT

  • yup, 89 more a month
  • $89 more a month, the $535 is how much for 6 months which is usually what policies are sold in.  Are you taking the jeep off of your insurance?  Did he factor that into the cost, replacing the jeep rather than adding an additional car to what you already have?   I just went through buying a car and adding to my insurance, etc so I've already been through these 'dumb' (but not really) questions!
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  • It's actually both

    536 divided by 6 is your 89.

    So the answer is it's your current insurance (110) plus the 89 OR it's 660 (your 6 month premium) plus 536 then divided by 6 . Either way, 200 a month.

  • imageDariamar:

    It's actually both

    536 divided by 6 is your 89.

    So the answer is it's your current insurance (110) plus the 89 OR it's 660 (your 6 month premium) plus 536 then divided by 6 . Either way, 200 a month.

    That's what I was asking.  I knew both the 89 and the 536 were the same question.

     

    Alright, so that's a nicer pill to swallow :)

  • I did tell him we were replacing not adding a 3rd.  He did ask that after my first email.

     

  • Just FYI... that seems expensive for adding an 08 Sentra.  It isn't a high theft or high police attraction vehicle, not sporty, etc.  Our car insurance with full coverage for both cars (07 Sonata and 07 Volvo XC90) with a $500 deductible is $119 a month and we only pay for 5 of every 6 months.  You might want to check your car insurance prices with a few other places.  Our insurance wasn't even near $200 a month with a red Mustang (yep, I think my husband just wanted to meet cops when he was younger).  It can't hurt to look
  • imageRedSoxGalRI:
    Just FYI... that seems expensive for adding an 08 Sentra.  It isn't a high theft or high police attraction vehicle, not sporty, etc.  Our car insurance with full coverage for both cars (07 Sonata and 07 Volvo XC90) with a $500 deductible is $119 a month and we only pay for 5 of every 6 months.  You might want to check your car insurance prices with a few other places.  Our insurance wasn't even near $200 a month with a red Mustang (yep, I think my husband just wanted to meet cops when he was younger).  It can't hurt to look

     

    good to know!  I will def be checking this out

  • just a guess on why its so much more...  do you have full coverage right now on the Jeep?  on the car you are going to buy if you have a loan than you need full coverage like he is adding.  But if the jeep you have is paid off you might just have comp and collision.
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  • imagerber9595:
    just a guess on why its so much more...  do you have full coverage right now on the Jeep?  on the car you are going to buy if you have a loan than you need full coverage like he is adding.  But if the jeep you have is paid off you might just have comp and collision.

    Ohh.  Yes, this is true.  We have basic on the Jeep since we bought it outright.  This is our first ever experience with car payments.  I feel like such a big girl now :)

     

    Does that seem better than pricewise?  There was a poll on my other board last week about how much people pay per year for ins and although they are in Mass, it was INSANE the amounts people were saying they paid per year.  I was literally sweating at the thought of even getting a car at all with some of the numbers I saw.

    I was expecting 1K per year increase.  And that's just about what it came out to.

     I mean, YES it's an Ins agent but he's my step brother and he'd tell me (and has) to shop around when we weren't getting the best rate.

  • i think sites like progressive.com give you a free quote and will show competitors prices as well.
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