Well folks the old good ones are all now elegible--mine is for $151 per yr check it out--save a few hundred bucks this yr

Doesn't that limit your mileage though?


EDIT: I was thinking of classic car registration, at least here in Texas my mustang's registration is good for 5 years, no inspection, but I can't drive it much.....or I'm not suppsed to.

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1985 300SD 322,000

My classic car policy limits me to 6000 miles a year which I paid a little extra for. 3000 miles was the default. It does not effect me because the car is not my daily driver.

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Dave
Pawleys Island, SC

'79 300CD

Certain ones do not--like chubb, I can tell you of the place in cowtown who agencys for this kind of policy. It just cannot be your daily driver.

That might get me most of the way through January.

And for those with non functioning odometers.......

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Greg Schwall

1983 300SD - 465,000 miles

I just purchased classic car insurance for my 67 VW Beetle. I had to take 12 pictures of the car, stated that it was worth $8000, took a picture of the odometer, and gave my agent $239.00. It is now covered with liability insurance, comp and collision with a limit of 5000 miles per year up to a value of $8000. Pretty sweet!

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John
1986 300sdl
1985 380se

I have Hagerty Ins on my baby (67 Camaro RS). Must be in secured garage, limited miles (no Problem) and Guaranteed replacement cost coverage. If it's totaled or disappears they just stroke a check; no back and forth game to play. I pay $161/yr with $26K "Agreed Value" coverage. Not bad I think....

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1987 300TD 147,000 miles- Palomino leather interior, 1995 facelift and body cladding, E350 wheels, Rebuilt suspension and sport springs, rebuilt turbo, New Monarch injection pump and injectors....and the list goes on and on...

Like 1stbenznc, I have Hagerty for my 1948 Dodge pickup, $157/yr., limited mileage, $18K coverage.

When I first insured, I had just restored it, 1995. The truck was originally purchased by a friend of my Dad's in Baton Rouge. I had trailered it out to CA in parts in 1988. Since everyone connected with the thing was getting old, and passing away, I decided to drive it back in 1996. Only my Dad was available to see and ride in it. It was a 5,500 mile trip, an adventure. Hagerty folks were not happy with the idea, but I told them to adjust the rate - they said go ahead, and did not charge a higher rate!

I've had no claims.

BTW, the trip was 4 days one way, 8 total, not counting time in Baton Rouge. One day, on the I-10 in west TX and NM, I counted, at 65mph, I passed 10 vehicles the whole day. Everything else was passing me. The truck is all stock except a lower rear end ratio to get speed, and very tricky at 65. Brakes are horrible, even with them being new! So are tube, nylon ply (new from Korea) tires - just so horrible.

We have it good with our cars. Ron

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1971 220D, daily driver, new paint, 142K
1973 220D, low compression
1975 300D, back on the road! 166K
1971 220D, salvage, rear hit, engine excellent
1972 250, bad cam, but runs!
1971 230, engine stuck
1971 220D, low compression, rusty
1976 240D, salvage, engine excellent
1966 230SL, water in oil after rebuild

do all these companies require that you also show proof of ownership of another vehicle, which is your daily driver? the one I tried here in the NE did.

With my geico policy, it's about that price to add a second vehicle I think so it wouldn't make much difference to insure the merc as a classic if I have to keep the other vehicle up as well.

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'87 300D Turbo, roadtrip mileage champ (for sale!)
'92 Isuzu Trooper, mudder extraordinaire (for sale!)
'82 Honda Silverwing, cockroach of motorcycles
And various boring daily drivers...

Shhhhh.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

We have something similar here in BC. Collector plates can be had for any vehicle more than 25 yrs old or 15yrs with limited production of less than 1500 units produced worldwide in that model year. You have to submit 10 pics , they are fussy about original equipment things like stereos etc. Certain safety related upgrades like lights, brakes and seatbelts are allowed. There is no limit to the mileage you can put on the vehicle but you cannot drive it to work or school. You also have to have another vehicle with regular insurance on it. Cost is about 25% of regular insurance. I have several collector plated motorcycles and am working on my first collector car. Next year both my 87's qualify. You can also get a multi-vehicle collector plate if you have 3 or more same type collector qualified vehicles, you just pay for the most expensive one. If you or your spouse are retired and the other vehicle is used for pleasure only it is a hell of a deal if you don't mind driving an older vehicle. They have also recently allowed Hotrods older than 1956 if memory serves to be collector plate eligible. Most of this is because of the lobbying of the vintage and hotrod clubs. Cheers Dan

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It's always something simple
91 300D 603.960 (from japan) 194K
92 Toyota Diesel Landcruiser HDJ81-t 116K
02 Golf TDI new head courtesy of PO
87 300D
97 BMW 525 TDS Wagon 5spd
bunch of Onan and other diesel generators

I’ve got my classic car insurance from the same company that does my home and car insurance- The Hartford, though I’ve gone the roundabout way through AARP, as that was getting me a better deal for everything combined. Not too many restrictions so far.