Insurance
Whats up with insuring these 20+ year old Volkswagens? It seems that we can easily insure them anywhere from $35 per month to $150, from insurers State Farm, GEICO, All State. Now there are a few factors that effect how much you pay for your Volkswagen Rabbit. Here are the common factors, really only a few you can do anything about.
- City/State - Location where the car is insured, your residence.
- Yearly mileage - there are a few groups less than 7500, considered a seasonal vehicle.
- Your age - sorry if your under 25 years old, your insurance will be higher.
- Your marital status - discounts if your married, multi driver discounts too.
- Number of cars insured - How many cars do you have on the same policy.
- You have kids - not how many just that you have kids, that are under the age of 21 and live at home? <- not sure here
- Your driving record - do you have points on your record?
- Defensive Driving class - worth 10% off your insurance and reduces the number of points by 3(at least here in New York) Not bad for a 8 hour course. Take the Class online AAA Defensive Driving
- safety features of car - air bags, anti-lock brakes, safety rating, http://www.safercar.gov/
- How new the car is or isn't - [National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/]
- Time with insurance provider - jumping around providers will not help your rates.
- If the car is a new model year or not. -New model years cost more to insure than non new model years.
Ever wonder How the Good!
Insurance Myths :(I don't know if these are true - let me know if you have inside info)
- Given everything else is the same, does a red car cost more to insure than say a while or other color?
- Does the model matter? Would a GTI cost more to insure than the Rabbit C model?
References: http://www.iihs.org/ http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
Old rabbit does in a crash test. Check this old video out. Make you think!