Insurance
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Burning Brakes
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From: UK
Insurance
I moved to NYC from the UK in December and had to sell my Sebring Silver '99 Coupe with bolt-ons 
I've been lusting after my next C5 ever since, but owning a C5 in Manhattan isn't really practical (lousy roads + no garage to keep it in). However, thought I'd get a few insurance quotes just to see how much it would cost to run a C5 here... couldn't believe the rates I was quoted! 
Geico quoted something like $4,000 per year! Back in the UK, I was paying $1k fully comprehensive with a $900 deductible. What gives? I realise that NYC is one of the more expensive places to insure a car, but 4-grand a year is ridiculous. I'm a 30-year-old professional, by the way, not an 18 year-old kid.
Are there any tips/tricks to reduce your insurance premium? I've heard that registering the car in another state is one(?) Are there any specialist insurers over here that specialise in insuring high-performance cars and, consequently, give better rates? What about limited mileage policies? In the UK, I could specify that I drive no more than 5k miles per year and get a reduced premium as a result.
Cheers,
Ian.
I've been lusting after my next C5 ever since, but owning a C5 in Manhattan isn't really practical (lousy roads + no garage to keep it in). However, thought I'd get a few insurance quotes just to see how much it would cost to run a C5 here... couldn't believe the rates I was quoted! Geico quoted something like $4,000 per year! Back in the UK, I was paying $1k fully comprehensive with a $900 deductible. What gives? I realise that NYC is one of the more expensive places to insure a car, but 4-grand a year is ridiculous. I'm a 30-year-old professional, by the way, not an 18 year-old kid.Are there any tips/tricks to reduce your insurance premium? I've heard that registering the car in another state is one(?) Are there any specialist insurers over here that specialise in insuring high-performance cars and, consequently, give better rates? What about limited mileage policies? In the UK, I could specify that I drive no more than 5k miles per year and get a reduced premium as a result.
Cheers,
Ian.
Racer
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From: Mechanicsburg Pa
I'm sorry to say that you have met up with the cost of living in NYC.
Finding a monthly space in a garage will cost you the equivalent of a months rent elsewhere. It's ridiculus.
May I suggest you make friends with someone from outside of the city and register it with them.
When I moved from NYC 10 years ago, my insurance fell by 2/3.
Finding a monthly space in a garage will cost you the equivalent of a months rent elsewhere. It's ridiculus.
May I suggest you make friends with someone from outside of the city and register it with them.
When I moved from NYC 10 years ago, my insurance fell by 2/3.
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Burning Brakes
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From: UK
Originally Posted by C5Jim
May I suggest you make friends with someone from outside of the city and register it with them.
Cheers,
Ian.
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Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by army2000
What ever you do, don't go to NJ. It's even higher.
Cheers,
Ian.
Lepus-temperamentalus
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From: Roswell Ga
Originally Posted by i_york
I moved to NYC from the UK in December and had to sell my Sebring Silver '99 Coupe with bolt-ons I've been lusting after my next C5 ever since, but owning a C5 in Manhattan isn't really practical (lousy roads + no garage to keep it in). However, thought I'd get a few insurance quotes just to see how much it would cost to run a C5 here... couldn't believe the rates I was quoted! Geico quoted something like $4,000 per year! Back in the UK, I was paying $1k fully comprehensive with a $900 deductible. What gives? I realise that NYC is one of the more expensive places to insure a car, but 4-grand a year is ridiculous. I'm a 30-year-old professional, by the way, not an 18 year-old kid.
Are there any tips/tricks to reduce your insurance premium? I've heard that registering the car in another state is one(?) Are there any specialist insurers over here that specialise in insuring high-performance cars and, consequently, give better rates? What about limited mileage policies? In the UK, I could specify that I drive no more than 5k miles per year and get a reduced premium as a result.
Cheers,
Ian.
I've been lusting after my next C5 ever since, but owning a C5 in Manhattan isn't really practical (lousy roads + no garage to keep it in). However, thought I'd get a few insurance quotes just to see how much it would cost to run a C5 here... couldn't believe the rates I was quoted! Geico quoted something like $4,000 per year! Back in the UK, I was paying $1k fully comprehensive with a $900 deductible. What gives? I realise that NYC is one of the more expensive places to insure a car, but 4-grand a year is ridiculous. I'm a 30-year-old professional, by the way, not an 18 year-old kid.Are there any tips/tricks to reduce your insurance premium? I've heard that registering the car in another state is one(?) Are there any specialist insurers over here that specialise in insuring high-performance cars and, consequently, give better rates? What about limited mileage policies? In the UK, I could specify that I drive no more than 5k miles per year and get a reduced premium as a result.
Cheers,
Ian.
Race Director
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From: MD
St. Jude Donor '11
Originally Posted by JACKAL0PE
The life expectency of a Corvette parked in Manhatten is something like twelve minutes; no joke.
I agree. I drove my Vette to the NYC International Car Show a few weeks ago. I parked it in an underground parking garage with armed guards watching it for 4 hours. Cost me $40+tips but it was worth it. 
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Melting Slicks
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Alo Gov,
falling by 2/3rd def sounds possible..
moved here from london last year also, insurance was 400/month , when i relocated across the street and technically out of the city limit, it went to 250 , then i went to State Farm - 150/m
also, get your state licence if you dont have it already, there is a king hit there...
welcome over cobber,
falling by 2/3rd def sounds possible..
moved here from london last year also, insurance was 400/month , when i relocated across the street and technically out of the city limit, it went to 250 , then i went to State Farm - 150/m
also, get your state licence if you dont have it already, there is a king hit there...
welcome over cobber,
Safety Car
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From: Hooterville, NJ
Check out Grundy. They have a collectable policy which I have. My cost per year w/ unlimited mileage $700.00 for full coverage unlimited mileage 2 cars....2001 coupe and 1988 Tbird Turbo. The only catch is that I can't drive it to the Food Store or to work.
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St. Jude Donor '05 thru '19
First, registering the car in an other state is illegal, people do it but it don't make it right. Second, since you are a "new" driver here in the US you may be automatically put in a high risk category. My Vette cost no where near that to insure, and I am right across the Hudson with just about the highest rates in the nation.