[s-cars] [V8] V8 vs A8

[Taka Mizutani]

Yup- most Corvette drivers are old grey haired guys.

I got compliments from teenage girls when I was driving the STi, now I get
cougars........ :-O

Fits the demographics.

Taka


On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Driver profile likely has something to do with it.  I suspect that most
> Corvette drivers are older and more mature, while STi drivers tended to be
> young spiky-haired guys with more aggressiveness and less experience.
>
> I was surprised when my friend told me that his E60 M5 cost less to insure
> than the E36 M3 he had before.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> To: Mike Fitton <rfitton at vt.edu>
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 12:07:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] [V8] V8 vs A8
>
> Thanks for the info, Mike.
>
> Insurance doesn't make a lot of sense to me how they figure out rates- my
> Corvette cost about 1/2 of my STi. My Miata costs 2/3 of my Corvette
> premium
> even without collision coverage.
>
> Taka
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Mike Fitton <rfitton at vt.edu> wrote:
>
> > My Dad's an insurance agent and I talked at length about this with him a
> > couple years ago.  It varies considerably by the carrier.  Some carriers
> had
> > little difference in rates among cars in that class, while some others I
> > noticed completely blacklisted aluminum cars.  At the time, the financial
> > practices of insurance carriers was perhaps somewhat different than it is
> > now, so this information may be dated.  I just found it interesting that
> a
> > 400bhp Corvette could be insured while a 270bhp, 15 year old NSX would be
> > refused.  I know which car I'd be more likely to crash.
> >
> > By the way, I think the newer XJs (2003ish and up) are substantially
> > aluminum now.  As more and more cars go that route, I suspect this policy
> > will be backed off a little in the future.
> >
> > -Cheers!
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > On 2/19/2010 9:38 AM, Taka Mizutani wrote:
> >
> >> How much is insurance on an A8, compared to something similar in steel-
> >> Jag
> >> XJ8, MBZ S-Class, BMW 7 series, etc.?
> >>
> >> Taka
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