I HAVE THE WORST NEWS EVER!!!!!!

[mazdamp3_18]

my dad just got my quote for my insurance and 2 years ago i was in a small fenderbender and i recieved a basic speeding violation ticket. the insurance company just did the DOT paperwork for it and my insurance went up 3000 dollars a year. my dad is making my pay for the difference or i have to get a new car. i am also paying for half the payments on my car at the time and i cant afford to pay for all this stuff. so im forced to sell my mp3.. this week has seriously sucked ass for me. but the good news is im getting my 2nd dream car instead of having my first dream car. im buying either a 88 rx7 or a 84 rx7. my friends uncle is selling his. i just thought i would tell everyone my bad day today.

 

[mp3girly]

That's cool that you might get an RX-7 though.. so it's not all bad! ^_^ If I was going to get an RX-7, I would be really, really happy.. but that's just me. As for the MP3, I'm sure you'll be able to find it a good home.

 

[freekwonder]

sorry to hear about your bad luck man, but like mp3girly said atleast you are looking at RX7s and keeping it in the family.

 

[njaremka]

i don't know, dude. not to sound like a pisser, but your insurance probably won't be much better with the rx7, unless you get the cheap "liability only" insurance. however, if you don't have to make payments on the car, you might be alright.

 

[mazdamp3_18]

that is the thing i am not going to get full coverage im going to get no-fault.
im going to go check out 3 rx7's today or tomorrow. an 83, 84, and 88. but the bad thing is their all non- turbo models. but since my connections i could change that pretty easily.

 

[Kooldino]

I heard that rotary engines don't age well...

 

[C Rae]

dude, go with the first gen rx-7's 79-85.
check out www.mazspeed.com for all the tec info you nee, what to look-out for as far as the engine goes. i've got a 79 and i love her, she is great. the 88 will have a 13b vs. the 83,84 having a 12a. but if it is a 84 there is a chance it also might have a 13b.
drop me a e-mail if you have any questions on the rx. i'll check back on the topic to see how things turn out.


everyone should own a rotary once in there life.

 

[1sty]

I dont think another car will help. The MP3 is one of the least expensive cars for insurence I have ever had plus I saved over 2700 a year when I switched off of those ass masters at liberty mutual to go with Progressive.

 

[mazdamp3_18]

actually your very wrong about the car being really cheap for insurance. and the rx7 non turbo models are very cheap to insure with just liability insurance. I have also found a cuple cars in my distant family that they are selling and they are in almost brand new condition, one is a 64 GTO and a 64 Le Mans. its kinda going away from my non domestic ways but i think the cars look good and i would enjoy them. I have also found a cuple 300z's and 280z's. I just need to get rid of my MP3 within 3 weeks so i dont have to make another outragious payment.

 

[C Rae]

the tear raiting on the mp3 is 15
the tear raiting on my 79 rx is 5
my explorer sport was an 8
the number is so high for the mp3 because of
no abs
often stolen
crash tests
dude the list goes on
i pay about 55 bucks a week for ins on 2 cars
700 of that is the rx 7. i also live in n.y.
our prices are a bit higher than most of the country. :mad:
i like the term "ass masters" for ins. companies

[ 01-10-2002: Message edited by: Raerae ]

 

[enry]

The dialog with my insurance was something like

E: hi, I'd like to insure my car with you guys. I'm already insured under my father's policy and I'm also an engineer.
I: oh good, we have a blanked policy for the order of engineers of quebec you get no deductible no matter what. what car is it?
E: a 2001 mazda mp3
I: a mazda MPV?
E: no, a mazda protege mp3
I: never heard of that car
E: look at the website
I: ok please hold

< 10 min later >

I: nice car dude. Okay, the insurance is going to be a little more than the regular protege because it's got a higher MSRP.
E: okay, how much

<asks me 1 BILLION questions>

I: 1500 canadian a year

the funny part in all this is the following. they did not place my mp3 in the sports car category as they considered it a regular protege. on my car registration it says "mazda protege" and on my insurance it says "mazda protege". This happened of course because they made so few that it was impossible to determine a "track record" for the car. Consequently, by considering it a regulat mazda protege (most definitely NOT a high risk vehicle) I saved a ton! For once, an insurance was actually nice to me. It helped that the salesman I spoke to liked the car maybe

cheers. glad to be back online!

 

[enry]

mazdamp3_18 one last thing;

try several different insurance companies before selling your car. and before you actually sell post here I'm sure people here know tricks to save a lil' dough.

good luck.

 

[mazdamp3_18]

my insurance company is the best rate i can get. also the ticket stays on for 3 years compared to 5 years of every other insurance company. unless i get another ticket. but i have to face the facts, i cant afford it, i DONT want to get rid of the MP3, but i have to before i am poor.