Date:         Tue, 26 Sep 1995 19:14:23 -0400 (EDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         James N Gagliardi <gagliardi+@cmu.edu>
Subject:      Re: BUSES, VALUE, & RESALE

Excerpts from audi: 26-Sep-95 Re: BUSES, VALUE, & RESALE by "Mike
White"@law.utah.ed 
> When I went to get insurance on my '57, I had to give the insurance 
> company pictures, because I wanted it insured for $5000.  Of course 
> my premiums are a good deal more than yours.  About $80 a month.
> 
> BTW, I think it is time to start a class-action suit against all 
> insurance companies for sexual and age discrimination.  My rates are 
> higher soley because I am a male, and am under 25.  Basing my rates 
> on others of the same sex, soley because they are of the same sex is 
> very descriminatory.  But that doesn't apply to the insurance 
> industry, right!?  <grin>
> 
> You know, we might have a remote chance on the sexual discrimination 
> part, but I don't think the world is recognizing age descrimination 
> as un-PC yet...
> 
When I went to my insurance agent to ask about insuring my '69
Squareback(before I took it apart into a zillion pieces), I was upset
because the premium was going to be about $600 per year for State
Minimum Liability only coverage.  Then she tried told me that I really
wanted more than the state minimum coverage because it's very easy for
an accident (vehicle damage/medical payments/property damage) to
approach a 6(or even 7) digit dollar value.  Then she told me how much
it would cost if I was female/married/over 40/without any speeding
tickets.  I believe it was around $200 for the same coverage.  Anyways,
I suggested that I would be willing to pay more for car insurance
because males tend to get in more accidents as soon as she started to
charge me less for health insurance than a comprobably female.  I
suggested that males should pay less for health insurance because they
can't get pregnant.  

I never did buy the car insurance.  The car is sitting under a tarp in a
friend's back yard awaiting rustoration.  I never bought the health
insurance either.  I'm back in school,so I'm covered under my parents
policy until I'm 23 or something.  

James

69 Squareback (in pieces)
88 Totota Camry(182k) but it's not really mine

previously owned
85 vanagon gl
81 Audi 5000 Diesel

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