What we driving in canada ? Any good deals (post covid)
#16
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My daily driver is a 2000 Audi TT, OH's is a 2009 F150, my Ford Capri is in the shop getting paint, OH's Ford Gran Torino is also getting paint, have done much classic car cruising this year but I treated myself to a Yamaha R3, OH has been getting more experience on his Triumph Daytona.
Got rid of a load of cars, picked up a few of bargains, slowly decreasing the collection ready for our future postponed again move.
Got rid of a load of cars, picked up a few of bargains, slowly decreasing the collection ready for our future postponed again move.
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I drive a 2017 Ford Focus ST. It's manual, it's quick and it's decent on petrol - though I only put 91/93/94 octane gas in it. It's also gotten me a couple "speeding" tickets given Canadians seem to think driving slower is the answer to preventing all car accidents.
Ford usually has good employee pricing this time of year.
Ford usually has good employee pricing this time of year.
#18
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It depends what you mean by "limit". If a road is posted 50mph/80kph, you should be going at 63/100 to fit in with the flow of the traffic as that's the accepted appropriate speed. Similarly, if one were to drive on a highway at 63mph the whole world would be below horns in frustration. I don't find that vehicles tailgate me but it is a pita that it's so common as it means one can hardly ever overtake just one vehicle, it's always the RV or Harley-Davidson or Prius and one or two cars that are right up their arse.
#19
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I'll be driving a 2018 Honda CRV Touring. It's a great car for the price that suits my needs. The insurance though...
#20
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May I ask how much you pay on insurance and what company you went with? I am going to go with Johnson's, but they are charging me $4,300 even with 10 years NCD!
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It depends what you mean by "limit". If a road is posted 50mph/80kph, you should be going at 63/100 to fit in with the flow of the traffic as that's the accepted appropriate speed. Similarly, if one were to drive on a highway at 63mph the whole world would be below horns in frustration. I don't find that vehicles tailgate me but it is a pita that it's so common as it means one can hardly ever overtake just one vehicle, it's always the RV or Harley-Davidson or Prius and one or two cars that are right up their arse.
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I really wish that they would teach the locals to drive properly. It's legalized theft.
#23
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I like the minivan (Windstar, for all it's faults), and when I get my next one, if it's sage or grey or anything close, I'm going to try to write in the colour on the registration as greige. I owe that to dbd33.
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And I thought the $2,040/yr we paid in Vancouver was bad, holy moly is that high.
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It's a disgrace how expensive it is. I have a a couple of questions.
It seems that the majority Canadian insurance companies don't care about your driving experience in the UK, except when it allows them to up your premiums.
I have 10 years no claims and 2 accidents, 1 at fault and 1 not at fault.
Websites like Kanetix.ca ask you how long you have had your licence for, without specifying where from.
So, I could look at it both ways:
1. I assume they allow me to include my UK driving experience and disclose the 2 accidents.
2. My UK driving experience means nothing and I don't include my accidents.
Which sounds best?
Is it morally OK?
It doesn't seem fair that they can disregard my driving experience in the UK as if I have never driven, but accept accidents from a time I supposedly never drove!
An Aviva rep told me to include my driving experience and omit the accidents as they are not traceable here in Canada. I don't know about this option as it seems morally sketchy...
It seems that the majority Canadian insurance companies don't care about your driving experience in the UK, except when it allows them to up your premiums.
I have 10 years no claims and 2 accidents, 1 at fault and 1 not at fault.
Websites like Kanetix.ca ask you how long you have had your licence for, without specifying where from.
So, I could look at it both ways:
1. I assume they allow me to include my UK driving experience and disclose the 2 accidents.
2. My UK driving experience means nothing and I don't include my accidents.
Which sounds best?
Is it morally OK?
It doesn't seem fair that they can disregard my driving experience in the UK as if I have never driven, but accept accidents from a time I supposedly never drove!
An Aviva rep told me to include my driving experience and omit the accidents as they are not traceable here in Canada. I don't know about this option as it seems morally sketchy...
Last edited by i_Seeker; Aug 31st 2020 at 12:43 am.
#27
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I was quoted $1500 for a minivan. I put down for full NCD as that's what I have in the UK - just assuming it's transferable in some way. Been told that over here you insure the car basically for any driver and its just the policy holder's driving record and claims experience that they use to work out the premium. If that is the case and there are a few in the family sharing a car it's probably not too bad. If it's just 1 driver then not so good.
As far as the NCD discount goes, some companies will take it into account given the correct documentation, some won't. The ones that do aren't necessarily cheaper than the ones that don't.
$1500 seems too good to be true although premiums do vary with postal code, are you in rural New Brunswick?
#28
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That's not quite right. The car is typically insured for any driver and the premium is based on the history of the primary driver but there will be supplementary questions on the application such as "is anyone in the household under 25 and licensed to drive". If the answer is yes then the premium will be increased to cover the possibility of the young driver operating the vehicle. It is possible to have the driver excluded so the vehicle is then insured for "any driver except Eric Smithers" but this is common only in the case of exotic vehicles. There will be other questions about other drivers in the household, the answers may affect the premium.
As far as the NCD discount goes, some companies will take it into account given the correct documentation, some won't. The ones that do aren't necessarily cheaper than the ones that don't.
$1500 seems too good to be true although premiums do vary with postal code, are you in rural New Brunswick?
As far as the NCD discount goes, some companies will take it into account given the correct documentation, some won't. The ones that do aren't necessarily cheaper than the ones that don't.
$1500 seems too good to be true although premiums do vary with postal code, are you in rural New Brunswick?
#30
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Thanks but it's a bit too nice to be practical. I try to avoid gravel roads (which is most of them around here) and supermarket car parks so it's really a Sunday driver (32 miles yesterday at an average of 56mph according to the onboard computer). I bought a car that's a bit more worn for summer weekdays.