Was just curious if other C5 Corvette owners could share with me how much they pay yearly for Insurance on their vettes.
Also wanted to know the best place to buy an extended warranty for a C5 after the factory/dealer warranty runs out....apart from the GM warranty.
I recently went to Great America in Santa Clara, CA for the "Auto Show in Motion" and test deove the Manual and Automatic C6. They handle well, but look like ugly duckies compared to the C5.
Oop's, I'm sorry, I see you wanted the cost for a year, that would be $530 for the ugly duck. Checking to make sure I don't lead you astray I found the cost of the C5 which was $518.
Yeah, right, on an 05 Corvette you get liability only. The question is mute, insurance is based on many things, one of which is the car. Then you start to look at the driver, his age, driving record, accidents, claims, number of cars insured, where he lives, is it used for work, and so on to get the bottom dollar. My Cadillac's run about the same so it ain't just a low liability on a Corvette.
$530 a year!! Maybe I've been in Las Vegas too long and forgot what normal insurance rates are like. I'm paying slightly over double that a year for my
I have a clean traffic record and I'll be turning 47 soon.
These rates you are quoting are VERY low . If you live near a large city , you're going to pay WAY more , even if your driving record is perfect . I'm
10 miles North of Detroit , no points or accidents on my record and I pay about 900.00 per year for my 91 convertible . I got a quote on an 06 C-6 ( planning on buying one in a few months ) and it's going to cost about
1900.00 per year to insure it . -Dana
Well damn ! When I asked about a C3 (1981) vette, the cost for insurance was as low as $200 a year in addition to my Passat for which I pay about $800 a year... Seems the c3 corvette (350cc) is not considered to be a performance car by Allstate and is a classic so the $200 is liability only... Plus registering a c3 cost just $40..
Now for a C5 (2000) I was Quoted $1600 a year. and registration would cost me $200. I have a great driving record, no accidents, no claims. married, above
Low rates come from me living in the sticks, town next to me is under 200 population.
My '72 never has to be licensed and the insurance on it is about $90 a year. Plus I'm more than twice your age but do have some speeding tickets. I liked the C5s I had but the C6 was easy to get used to after driving it 14,000 miles, except for the stupid reverse to shut it off thing that they changed for the '06. Ugly is a subjective thing, if she put out like you want forget about it.
I was suprised, my 04 C5 runs about $800 a year. My '97 Ford F150 runs $1200 a year. My Vette is "recreational use" and my truck is my daily driver. I have ZERO points and all the discounts.
I find $265 for six months on a Corvette hard to believe. Perhaps you don't drive it much. I am 64 with no tickets and use USAA. I pay $937.67 every 6 months for an 03 Pilot, 03 Civic and 01 Prelude 5spd with only my wife and myself on the policy;we are located in Middle GA . Heck, the Prelude, which I drive 50 miles roundtrip each day to work, is $385.00. Given the cost of the Prelude, which is a performance coupe that is nowhere near what a Vette is capable of, I should imagine my insurance for me on a Vette would be out of sight. I have queried other insurance companies -- Allstate, GEICO and so forth and they are even higher.
The '05 sits allot only has 14,000 miles on it and been to 14 states besides that I drive the '72 every chance I get.
The problem might be the foreign cars you drive and they are punishing you for your choices. ;-)
You mean you don't have a clue about what the insurance for a Corvette costs but you choose not to believe me? Never and I mean never, while in 4 different insurance companies over 40 years, have I paid more that 10% more to drive the Corvette over a stationwagon/van/sedan in Chevrolet/Buick/Oldsmobile/Cadillac. Since I have never owned and never will own a foreign car I feel for the high cost of insurance you are being ripped off for. I still remember getting the bill on my '61 Corvette and a '63 Impala (new) that were $83 and $89 per half.
To answer the question about the extended warranty I've never had one and my first new Corvette was purchased in the fall of 1956 and the last
10-08-2005. In that span of time I'm out about $1,600 in repairs that I paid for that included an $800 computer.
I have owned Corvettes before, albeit over 30 years ago and the insurance was high -- more than an XKE Jag I owned. But, then I was around 30 at the time. I suspect that the type of driver in Vettes today are quite different today vs 30 years ago. And, that maybe why Preludes are high -- most are driven by kids whereas most Vettes owners I have seen around here are even older than I am. On such goes to the same church I do. I'll have to ask him and I suppose eat crow.
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