If you live in an area that has a high number of animal crashes, check the comprehensive coverage. Here in Maine it pays for animal crashes and windshields. I think they average 10-12 large animal crashes a day in Maine, mostly deer and moose.

Six months of Liability 300/300 and Comprehensive ($50 deductible/full glass) cost me $211 on the '84, $213 on the '85. I see this as one of the cost benefits of driving a twenty-something year old vehicle.

Jim

__________________
2005 C240 4matic wagon (daily driver)
87 190D - 225K (on loan)
85 190D - 312K (on loan)
2011 Subaru Legacy AWD (Wife's)

$150 a month down from $200, sucks being young and in my area. Strangly a 560SEC would only cost a couple hundred more a year to insure.

__________________
1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Being old sucks more.

touché.

a while back someone said they paid 50 bucks a year for car ins
through a collector car ins company... anyone remember....?

So there you have it, animals, teenagers and crackheads. Good reasons all to get comprehensive!

__________________
http://superturbodiesel.com/images/sig.04.10.jpg
1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

I put mine on my policy with Met Life last night. $440.00 per year. It's registered as a "pleasure vehicle" since I'm gonna be spending a lot of time working on it in the near future.

__________________
1978 Ford F-150 351M
2002 Kia Spectra 1.8l 5-sp
1985 Volkswagen Scirocco 8V 1.8l 5sp
1985 MB 300D Turbo California

"Die Natur verabscheut Vakuum"

I just paid the yearly insurance bill on my 76' 330d and it cost me a whopping $69. This is the only bill I pay with a smile on my face. It is insured through J C Taylor.

Yeah but you old guys can insure some hot cars at good prices.

__________________
1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I agree, when you are only purchasing liability coverages, the higher the H.P., the higher the bill.

Brian- I used to work for Travelers ["TIC"] up until 1986, but never knew their policies were sold "Direct Writer " ?

For anyone out there who is ex-military, you should check into USAA... aka [I think] as " United Services Automobile Association "... let me check. Yep, that's correct. They have to be the best around. I have been insured with them since 1969.

Sam

they are all bad especially when you wanna collect they want to total my car just to replace a fender then have me buy it back and put a salvage title on it grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

__________________
commercial fisherman diesel in my blood in my boats trucks and Dear old Dad has had me drivin them since i got my first license in 1968
1986 300 SDL 427654
1999 Chevy Crew Cab Dually 225423
1986 300 SDL 287000 Dad's
1987 190 Turbo 158000 Mom's (my inheritance)

but on a lighter happier note i pay only $800/year with progressive for both vehicles no collision anymore on the mb

__________________
commercial fisherman diesel in my blood in my boats trucks and Dear old Dad has had me drivin them since i got my first license in 1968
1986 300 SDL 427654
1999 Chevy Crew Cab Dually 225423
1986 300 SDL 287000 Dad's
1987 190 Turbo 158000 Mom's (my inheritance)

I'm not sure how, but I got a quote on my SD for $22/mo for liability/uninsured motorist, from Progressive Direct.

the nearest quote to that was ~$50/mo from USAA, with everyone else trailing behind, up to $115/mo from one!

I like driving an older car!

__________________
-Josh
Testing the cheap Mercedes axiom, one bolt at a time...