Date:         Tue, 08 Oct 1996 15:03:29 EDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         cpaohio@juno.com (Brian B Strange)
Subject:      Re: "House Tags," "Motor Homes," and Insurance

I, too, just called GEICO.  I asked for a quote for my '83 Westfalia and
'88 Olds Regency 98.  Based upon the serial numbers they quoted for 6
months:
		Rated on Serial #		Rated as Motorhome
Westfalia		$373			$331
Olds		$355			$438

The quote on the Olds skyrocketed, because if the Westfalia is rated as a
motorhome, it causes the quote on the Olds not to qualify for a multiple
"car" discount.  

Go figure!!!!


Brian Strange



On Tue, 8 Oct 1996 11:19:20 -0500 "David Ruppe" <rupped@psi.com> writes:
>> -- [ From: Thomas D. Hanlon * EMC.Ver #2.3 ] -- 
>>  
>> Listees, 
>>  
>> Prompted by the discussion on the list about motor homes, house tags 
>
>> and insurance, I called my insurance carrier here in Texas, GEICO, 
>> and explained that upon registration of the vehicle, I had failed 
>> to specify that my Vanagon was a Westfalia,"a motor home' and 
>certified 
>> as such by the California Department of Motor Vehicles in the state 
>> in which I bought the vehicle.
>
><<snip>>
>
>> she researched the 
>> topic and telephoned with the pleasant news of a reduction in 
>premium 
>> of about 45 percent for the year. 
>>  
><<snip>>
>
>hi-
>
>i just tried the same thing, also with GEICO, and was quoted an 
>INCREASE of 
>$20/mo.  when i told her i wasn't interested, she advised that none of 
>the 
>inside of the van would be covered by insurance.  i kept saying that 
>it was a 
>motor home, and she kept talking about conversion vans.  i told her 
>that while  
>there was a conversion done on the van (in germany, by westfalia), it 
>was 
>bought new from a dealer as a motor home.
>
>advice/comments welcomed
>
>david ruppe
>'88 westy
>
>