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RE: Bundling insurance with USAA: worth it or just hype?
Bundling always sounded like a good deal to me, too, but I’ve noticed the same thing - sometimes the “discount” just makes the price look better compared to their own inflated base rates. We did the USAA bundle for a whi...
RE: Getting Cheaper Car Insurance by Proving You Drive Less
Haven’t had my mileage disputed, but I always wonder if they actually check up on it or just file the pics away. One year I forgot to send in the odometer photo and they just emailed a reminder, no drama. I guess if your...
RE: Bundling insurance with USAA: worth it or just hype?
Honestly, I’ve wondered the same thing. We bundled with USAA mostly because it was easy, but I don’t feel like we’re getting any special perks. Our rate jumped after my wife’s little parking lot scrape, too. The “loyalty...
RE: Mileage-based car insurance: who’s using it and which company do you like?
Yeah, I totally get that. My minivan’s got just enough tech to make me nervous about privacy, but nothing like the new stuff. I’ve wondered the same about classics - like, do you really want to stick a tracker on a ‘68 M...
RE: Confused about insurance rules in South Dakota - help me figure this out
I’ve always wondered about that - like, what if your phone dies or you can’t get a signal? I get that digital proof is supposed to be fine now, but I still keep a crumpled paper card in the glovebox just in case. My glov...
RE: When The Other Driver Disappears: Uninsured Motorist Coverage In Action
I get what you’re saying about “comparable” being a gray area, but I’ve actually had the opposite experience once. My insurance put me in a rental minivan when my wagon was in the shop, and it was almost too much car for...
RE: Classic car insurance and the annual mileage cap - worth it?
I get where you’re coming from. I’ve never had a classic, but even with my daily driver, I always worry about those mileage limits on insurance. My family’s always piling in for random road trips or errands, so I’d proba...
RE: Insurance tips for my vintage ride needed
Totally get what you mean about the “smooth sailing until it isn’t” part. I swapped out the steering wheel on my old Volvo and nobody cared, but when my kid dinged the door, suddenly it was like a full-on investigation. ...
RE: Insurance tips for my vintage ride needed
That’s exactly what threw me off last year. I tried to add my old Volvo wagon to my policy, and the agent started grilling me about where I’d get glass if it broke, or whether I’d be able to find a replacement tail light...
RE: Are those price-checker sites actually reliable?
I’ve always wondered about this too, especially since I’m not into classics but just regular family cars. Like, I checked one of those sites before trading in our old minivan, and the number it gave us was way off from w...
RE: stuck between Geico and Progressive in NY, thoughts?
That's a good catch about rental sizes - I ran into something similar last summer. Had Geico at the time, and when our SUV was in the shop, they only covered a compact. Ended up paying extra for an upgrade because no way...
RE: stuck between Geico and Progressive in NY, thoughts?
Had a mirror replaced with aftermarket once, and honestly, it vibrated like crazy at highway speeds... drove me nuts on a family trip to Vermont. Not exactly trip-ruining, but annoying enough to make me reconsider OEM ne...
RE: lent my car to a friend, insurance got messy real quick
Haha, true enough. I lent my car to a buddy last summer, thinking it'd be a straightforward deal... nope. Even though it was just a minor fender-bender, insurance got super messy because the details weren't totally clear...
RE: Can Military Folks Really Get Cheaper Insurance Rates?
That's interesting - I always assumed GEICO's military discount would be tough to beat. Makes me wonder if these discounts are more marketing hype than actual savings sometimes. Has anyone tried USAA? I've heard they're ...
RE: stuck between Geico and Progressive in NY, thoughts?
Honestly, AAA isn't always the magic bullet either... got stuck once in upstate NY and waited nearly two hours. Sometimes local garages are quicker if you just call them directly. Worth keeping a few numbers handy just i...