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RE: Finding decent car insurance deals on the islands - my step-by-step
That’s actually hilarious, but you’re not wrong. I had a wild rooster scratch up my bumper once - try explaining that to an adjuster who’s never set foot here. The photo thing is clutch. I started doing it after my winds...
RE: Car insurance in Wyoming: who actually treats you right?
Honestly, I get what you’re saying about agents being stuck with whatever the company says, but I still think it makes a difference who you end up with. Last winter, I slid into a ditch during a whiteout and my agent act...
RE: Saving cash just for driving less? Didn’t think it was real
Saving cash just for driving less? Didn’t think it was real Had one of those trackers shoved in my car for a few months - never again. I swear, it dinged me every time I hit the brakes a little too hard, and I’m not out...
RE: Do you really need extra insurance for a rental in Montana?
Honestly, Montana highways are fine, but once you get off the main roads, it can get sketchy fast. I drove out near Glacier last summer - thought I was being careful, but a random gravel patch chipped the windshield. My ...
RE: Finding decent car insurance deals on the islands - my step-by-step
Yeah, the “acts of nature” thing is wild - literally. I once had a palm frond spear the hood of my old Civic during a windy night. Thought it was covered, but nope, apparently only “falling trees” counted, not “tree part...
RE: If You Had To Switch Insurance In Kentucky, Who Would You Trust?
Yeah, I hear that. Had a run-in with a deer last winter and the big-name company just bounced me around on hold for ages. My buddy with a local agent got his car sorted in half the time. Sometimes you just want someone w...
RE: Classic car insurance and the annual mileage cap - worth it?
CLASSIC CAR INSURANCE AND THE ANNUAL MILEAGE CAP - WORTH IT? I hear you on the “rationing fun” thing. I tried the mileage cap for a year and it just didn’t fit how I actually use my car. I’d go out for a drive just to c...
RE: Little-known trick with Progressive’s roadside help
Honestly, I learned the hard way that not telling the tow guy about my aftermarket alarm was a mistake. He spent a good 20 minutes poking around before I remembered the hidden switch under the dash. Felt like an idiot, b...
RE: How do they actually decide when a car is “totaled”?
Yeah, I’ve noticed the same thing. When my old Civic got sideswiped, the first number they gave me was laughable. I pushed back, sent them a couple quotes from shops, and suddenly they “discovered” extra frame damage. It...
RE: Someone smashed my parked car - deal with insurance or call the cops?
Honestly, it feels like that sometimes. I’ve had adjusters try to nitpick over the dumbest stuff - one even questioned a timestamp on a photo because it was “too soon” after the accident. Like, sorry for being efficient?...
RE: Would your insurance hold up if your EV battery suddenly failed?
Yeah, I'm with you on warranties feeling like an upsell half the time. Had a buddy whose Tesla battery suddenly died - insurance actually stepped in under comprehensive coverage since it was considered a sudden failure, ...
RE: finally found an insurance company in CA that doesn't drive me nuts
I hear you on the snack zone thing - my backseat looks like a battlefield half the time. Tried upping my deductible once too, thinking I'd save some cash... and then bam, windshield cracked two weeks later. Typical luck,...
RE: Confused about insurance rules in South Dakota - help me figure this out
Yeah, learned that lesson the hard way myself. Once had my phone slip right between the seats during a stop - couldn't reach it without looking sketchy, so had to awkwardly explain. Paper copy's just simpler sometimes. T...