Re: Insurance woes, and New A4 info

[jeffw@smoe.org (Jeff Wasilko)]

Andrew Shea writes:
> Dan,
> 
> 	Wow, over $5000!!!  Then again, don't feel like the Lone Ranger.  
> I have USAA insurance and from my exp. they have been really cheap.  (Who 
> else would ensure a 16 year old driver on a totally restored '66 Mustang 
> for $120 every six months?)  But alas, those days are gone.  I called 
> the other day to find out what insurance on a 97 Audi A4 1.8Q would be.  
> I have never had an accident, never had a ticket, and never even had a 
> parking ticket.  They told me $2300 a year!  What do I have against me?  
> (excluding the obvious planet thing, of course).  I'm only 21 (otherwise 
> classified as "under 25"), am unmarried (but that will be corrected REAL 
> soon...) and live in MA.  Oh joy!  So, if you get a good price on a old 
> American car, let me know, I'll be right behind you...

I could be wrong, but I don't think Mass. does the under-25
thing. When I moved to MA, I had my old 84 Quantum. I don't
recall what I was paying for insurance (I was 23 or 24 at the
time). In '94 I bought a Saturn SL-2, and my insurance for the
past 2 years has been $750 (last year) and $690 (this year).

I asked for a quote on the 1.8Tq I've got on order, and I was
told that it would be around $1000 (Trust Ins).

The things that seem to make a difference are where you live (I'm
in a very low area crimewise) and what your STEP rating is
(mine's 9).

Jeff