CAR INSURANCE AAAARRRRGGGGG!!!!
Jan 24th 2009, 3:15 pm
#61
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Re: CAR INSURANCE AAAARRRRGGGGG!!!!
I think that you have to look at the entire cost of motoring. Insurance is higher (In BC I'm paying about 1600 per year for an 03 Audi A4) but no road tax. Manchester is likely going to introduce a 5 quid a day fee to enter the city centre.
Gas, as we all know is cheaper; and vehicles themselves are generally cheaper. Even pay parking in the cities is cheaper. I had a shock in Manchester last year when i payed 8 quid for a couple of hours. I live in downtown Vancouver and only pay $35 per year that allows me to park in permit designated areas and never have probs finding parking. Prior to that i had off street parking for about 40 per month.
The problem is I think Brits tend to get carried away when they come over and buy bigger, less economical vehicles than they would have in the UK; thus, losing any gains over what they would have been paying in the uk.
I think if you were to a own a comparable vehicle to what you owned in the UK, you would come out ahead.
Gas, as we all know is cheaper; and vehicles themselves are generally cheaper. Even pay parking in the cities is cheaper. I had a shock in Manchester last year when i payed 8 quid for a couple of hours. I live in downtown Vancouver and only pay $35 per year that allows me to park in permit designated areas and never have probs finding parking. Prior to that i had off street parking for about 40 per month.
The problem is I think Brits tend to get carried away when they come over and buy bigger, less economical vehicles than they would have in the UK; thus, losing any gains over what they would have been paying in the uk.
I think if you were to a own a comparable vehicle to what you owned in the UK, you would come out ahead.
The car was a chylser PT cruiser, brand new. Assuming I had 6 yrs, verifiable, no claims in the UK and a clean licence, drivers abstract from swansea, it would cost almost 1000 csd a yr
Jan 24th 2009, 4:38 pm
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Re: CAR INSURANCE AAAARRRRGGGGG!!!!
Hi I am staying in Saskatoon at the mo, so out of curiosity i went and got a quote from a local insurer.
The car was a chylser PT cruiser, brand new. Assuming I had 6 yrs, verifiable, no claims in the UK and a clean licence, drivers abstract from swansea, it would cost almost 1000 csd a yr
The car was a chylser PT cruiser, brand new. Assuming I had 6 yrs, verifiable, no claims in the UK and a clean licence, drivers abstract from swansea, it would cost almost 1000 csd a yr
Jan 24th 2009, 4:43 pm
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Re: CAR INSURANCE AAAARRRRGGGGG!!!!
The pace of driving in Canada is such that I'd die of boredom were I not eating, drinking, phoning and flossing.
I suspect YOU omitted an activity here.
I suspect YOU omitted an activity here.
Jan 24th 2009, 5:07 pm
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Jan 24th 2009, 5:13 pm
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Jan 24th 2009, 6:51 pm
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Re: CAR INSURANCE AAAARRRRGGGGG!!!!
Jan 24th 2009, 7:27 pm
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Re: CAR INSURANCE AAAARRRRGGGGG!!!!
Hi I am staying in Saskatoon at the mo, so out of curiosity i went and got a quote from a local insurer.
The car was a chylser PT cruiser, brand new. Assuming I had 6 yrs, verifiable, no claims in the UK and a clean licence, drivers abstract from swansea, it would cost almost 1000 csd a yr
The car was a chylser PT cruiser, brand new. Assuming I had 6 yrs, verifiable, no claims in the UK and a clean licence, drivers abstract from swansea, it would cost almost 1000 csd a yr
Over here, the vehicle itself has little effect on the cost. I had a piece of s--t sunfire that was worth about 15 pence which i traded in for an audi. The audi was two years old and cost 35,000 at the time- difference in insurance - around
250 dollars per year! Its all about the liability.
As i said though, you have to look at the total cost of motoring.
