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Old 01-03-2024, 02:26 PM
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I have a 18 gs 2lt and just bought my wife a 23 camry xse v6 Got the insurance paperwork, the camry is $700 more a year doesn't make sense. The GS is worth double the camry
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Corvette insurance is cheap bc its mostly owned by old people and they just sit around in the garage all the time with minimal wrecks/theft. The toyota is much more prone to having a wreck, getting stolen bc parts are easy to flip, etc.
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The insurance rates often depend on who is listed as the primary driver, that person's age & driving record, and the annual mileage typically driven by that car.

My wife is listed as the primary driver on my Z06 because she has a better driving record. My Vette is the most expensive car that we own, and the least expensive to insure.
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Originally Posted by speed4tu
Corvette insurance is cheap bc its mostly owned by old people and they just sit around in the garage all the time with minimal wrecks/theft. The toyota is much more prone to having a wreck, getting stolen bc parts are easy to flip, etc.
Yes... Particularly the old people part that just sit around.
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My wife's 2014 Turbo Beetle is hundreds more than my 2019 Stingray.
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Just be thankful that the Vette is cheaper insurance wise and enjoy the car.
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It is a Toyota....high on stolen list
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Of our six cars insured with Erie, the Corvette is the lowest premium. Demographics of owners and low mileage/year and fewer electronic sensors in the front and rear compared to most cars are probably biggest factors.

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Same here. New 2023 RAV4 Hybrid costs more to insure than my 2019 Grand Sport with 15k miles. Value is double. Like Jack said you gotta celebrate the good things.
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Numbers talk. The rest is simply guess-work. 2019 GS M7 vert (17k mi.): $891 a yr. (Grundy)
2014 Mazda CX-5 (120k mi.) $1,090 a yr. (Mercury)
Celebration already started. Both 250/500 full coverage

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I’m the original owner of my 2004 coupe. It’s literally 40 dollars a month, or 480 a year, full coverage, roadside assistance through my insurance, towing, glass, etc…. It has 80,000 miles on it. With kids and a wife, and a brother that takes me to work, all my cars have low miles on them, my 2012 fusion sport has 47,000, the grocery getter and kid hauler is a 2006 accord with 175,000 on it. The Honda and ford are more expensive on insurance, about 800 a year, used to be between 500 and 600, car insurance went up the past 3 years. It’s not over yet, I think it’s going up more the next few years.
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Vettes are usually lower cost to repair. The body on frame construction means that a lot of parts are just bolt-ons whereas unibody cars can have warped bodies that need straightening due to a heavy impact in a rear quarter. In other impacts the plastic body panels either flex and survive damage or crack. There is no degree of bending.

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My insurance is $$ no matter what car. 6 month policy renewal went up on both cars I have in November.
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I think the OP has a problem and needs to contact the insurance company IMMEDIATELY to have his insurance rate for his Corvette increased so that it's greater than the Camry.
Somehow, I don't think he'll follow my advice.
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Originally Posted by Bayshore Vette
Numbers talk. The rest is simply guess-work. 2019 GS M7 vert (17k mi.): $891 a yr. (Grundy)
2014 Mazda CX-5 (120k mi.) $1,090 a yr. (Mercury)
Celebration already started. Both 250/500 full coverage
It actually is a super secret ploy underwritten and sponsored by GM to help offset the purchase of new aftermarket wheels when the GM wheels crack!

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Theft and accidents are the top contenders for the higher rates.
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My 2016 1LT Stingray is a little more expensive than my 2019 Z06 2LZ. I discovered from a Progressive representative it is because of the advanced theft system on the 2019.

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