[s-cars] Was Driving Skills NOW insurance costs

[GreenBugeye at aol.com]

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In a message dated 9/12/02 2:37:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
s-car-list-request at audifans.com writes:

> Wow, and I thought I was taking it in the backside from my insurance company
> here in southern Ontario.  I pay about $1400 / year for a '93 ('92 actual)
> S4, and that is full coverage. I had acquired 9 points due to a few
> speeding and a few seat belt violations. Sorry that you have to pay so
> much, but glad I wasn't alone.

You guys are really paying through the nose!  I'm 34, single and have no
speeding tickets (that they know about), and my 93 S4 with full 100/300K and
$1K deductible collision costs me $600/year through State Farm (which is
slightly cheaper than my old 95 GTI VR6).

Also have a 59 Bugeye Sprite and 91 CB 750 insured with them, so there's a
multi-car discount.  Also had my 59 TR3A (Paul -- I feel your pain!) on the
same policy, but it needed a little more TLC than I could give it, so it's
gone.

Also, my S4 just came back from ECS with a new clutch and some other minor
stuff.  I had no idea how crotchety the old clutch had gotten until I drove
away with the new one -- easy pedal, smooth takeup near the bottom of the
pedal travel and the tranny shifts so much smoother now.  Feels like a new
car!

Fellow lister Rob Eagleye will be taking it for a spin tomorrow, and I'll be
interested to get his impressions.

Chris Eck
93 S4 TQ
59 Bugeye