Date:         Tue,  8 Oct 1996 12:12:23 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "David Ruppe" <rupped@psi.com>
Subject:      Re: "House Tags," "Motor Homes," and Insurance

> -- [ 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