there are literally thousands of factors that can be used to determine your rate. the big ones are location, driving record, vehicle being insured, credit score (insurance score technically, same thing though, also not allowed in every state), age, sex, and past claims. then you're also going to get huge variances from company to company depending on each company's appetite for the risk you represent.
and saying location should have no bearing on insurance tells me you don't really understand how insurance works.
another big factor that typically gets ignored when these conversations come up are coverages. they have a huge effect on what you pay. saying "i pay $xxx for my insurance" literally means nothing. play around online and see what happens when you go from a $500 deductible to a $1000 deductible. if what you want is a low monthly payment that's certainly going to help. the OP did a fair comparison getting the same quotes on 2 different vehicles. he would find variance if he went to different insurance companies but that at least gives you a ballpark number[/QUOTE]
Exactly, thank you!