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  • goldfish
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    • Jan 2009
    • 723

    #1

    when do you drop full coverage car insurance?

    Got a truck thats 9 years old, paid for, low mileage in pretty good shape, I am thinking of dropping full coverage on it. So as the title reads when do you drop to just liability on a vehicle?
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  • dyna mo
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    • Dec 2008
    • 68184

    #2
    usually right before you need it.

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    • CBunny
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      • Jun 2009
      • 115

      #3
      I was actually wondering the same thing earlier today. I remember being told that once you don't owe anything on it, is when to switch. But I don't know if that is something to go by or not?
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      • sicone
        Retired
        • Jan 2004
        • 18453

        #4
        Personally, I never would

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        • baddog
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          • Apr 2001
          • 107089

          #5
          You had full coverage because the loan company forced you to protect it in case something happened. "In case" something happened. A 9 year old truck is probably not worth much so if anything substantial happened, they would just total it out and pay you off a few hundred dollars.

          So, how much extra a year are you paying for collision?

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          • baddog
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            • Apr 2001
            • 107089

            #6
            Originally posted by sicone
            Personally, I never would
            What is the oldest car you kept collision coverage on? That was not a classic or something like that?

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            • Robbie
              Leaner, Meaner, Faster
              • Aug 2002
              • 20960

              #7
              If I were you I'd get the bare minimum of car insurance. I drop mine down to bare minimum just as quickly as I pay them off.

              The couple of times I made the mistake of making an insurance claim I found my insurance rate jacked to the sky the next month. So most people end up paying for shit out of pocket anyway.
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              • theking
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                • Sep 2002
                • 21053

                #8
                Originally posted by baddog
                What is the oldest car you kept collision coverage on? That was not a classic or something like that?
                At the moment I have full coverage on an '03 Toyota Tacoma which I bought new and it will be 7 years old in April. I will keep full coverage as long as I have the truck...which will probably be the rest of my life since I only have put 55,000 miles on it.
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                • baddog
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                  • Apr 2001
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by theking
                  At the moment I have full coverage on an '03 Toyota Tacoma which I bought new and it will be 7 years old in April. I will keep full coverage as long as I have the truck...which will probably be the rest of my life since I only have put 55,000 miles on it.
                  And how much extra a year [or month] are you paying for the collision coverage? and your deductible?

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                  • sicone
                    Retired
                    • Jan 2004
                    • 18453

                    #10
                    Originally posted by baddog
                    What is the oldest car you kept collision coverage on? That was not a classic or something like that?
                    My Expedition is a 2001, the Acura is a 2003. Both fully covered through AAA and is less then 90 a month for the coverage. I would save a whopping 20 bucks a month to drop down to just liability. the 240 a yr i would save would not be worth the loss from medical, personal property and so forth that I get with full coverage if I were to get in a accident. Not to mention if the vehicle is stolen or broken into.

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                      #11
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                      • beemk
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                        • Jan 2002
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                        #12
                        depends on how much its worth and how much it costs to insure it. you have to look at it like if you factor in all of the odds, the insurance company is always going to come out ahead so unless you really "need" the insurance its probably not worth it.
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                        • CYF
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                          • Mar 2009
                          • 10973

                          #13
                          You can always drop the collision coverage, and keep the comprehensive coverage so that you'll still have coverage for theft, vandalism, hail, fire, hitting a deer, etc.

                          I generally drop full coverage after the car is 10 years old.
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                          • goldfish
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                            • Jan 2009
                            • 723

                            #14
                            Originally posted by baddog
                            You had full coverage because the loan company forced you to protect it in case something happened. "In case" something happened. A 9 year old truck is probably not worth much so if anything substantial happened, they would just total it out and pay you off a few hundred dollars.

                            So, how much extra a year are you paying for collision?
                            No, I had collision on it because I paid cash for it and didn't want to loose my "investment" in it, but it is coming to the point where it has paid for itself, so to speak.

                            Collision runs me $154a yr, same price as my liability coverage.
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                            • theking
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                              • Sep 2002
                              • 21053

                              #15
                              Originally posted by baddog
                              And how much extra a year [or month] are you paying for the collision coverage? and your deductible?
                              I would have to get out my insurance paper work to provide an exact break down but my total insurance payment is around $980 per year and I have a $250 dedudctible. BTW...I too paid cash when I bought it.
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                              • quiet
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                                • Sep 2001
                                • 25115

                                #16
                                i bought my 911 new for 140K cash, no collision. my saab 92-x, same thing, my subaru, same thing. waaay cheaper for three cars. i got fucked over crashing my S2000 8 years ago, total waste of money imho. never again unless i somehow end up with a lease again, which will never happen.
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                                • baddog
                                  So Fucking Banned
                                  • Apr 2001
                                  • 107089

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by goldfish
                                  No, I had collision on it because I paid cash for it and didn't want to loose my "investment" in it, but it is coming to the point where it has paid for itself, so to speak.

                                  Collision runs me $154a yr, same price as my liability coverage.
                                  Okay, well . . . figure out how much you think it is worth, cut it in half and that is what the insurance company will total it out at. Factor in your deductible and determine what would have to be broken to cost that much.

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                                  • kane
                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                    • Aug 2001
                                    • 20684

                                    #18
                                    Check the blue book value of the car then find out how much the difference is between having bare minimum insurance and full coverage. Then take the blue book value, subtract your deductible and you can assume that will roughly be a total loss payout. If that dollar amount is worth paying whatever the extra is for full coverage keep it. If not, cut it and put the difference in a savings account.

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                                    • La_Sexorcist
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Feb 2010
                                      • 337

                                      #19
                                      I dropped mine after I paid my car off. It was an older car. If it was newer/nicer maybe I would have kept the full coverage.

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                                      • HandballJim
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                                        • Sep 2008
                                        • 4024

                                        #20
                                        I am thinking the same thing on my 2000 toyota corola 55k miles, currently paying full coverage with allstate for $179 a month.
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                                        • goldfish
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                                          • Jan 2009
                                          • 723

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by HandballJim
                                          I am thinking the same thing on my 2000 toyota corola 55k miles, currently paying full coverage with allstate for $179 a month.
                                          damn, that is expensive. Maybe I will leave mine alone, $689 a yr plus discounts, split into 8 payments so, about $77/month.
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                                          • Gerco
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                                            • Nov 2005
                                            • 2052

                                            #22
                                            I go though Farm Bureau and just run Liability on my 3 cars. The most expensive of the 3 is my 85 c-10 at 33 bucks a month. My 99 Sonata GLS is 27 a month and my 97 Land Rover is 30 a month. Out of them the Land Rover has the highest book, with only 88k on it. Worth almost 3 times what the 99 Sonata GLS is.

                                            I look at it this way, I buy the cars outright when I need them for cash. I can work on cars, including most body work, so if something did happen chances are I could fix it myself. I don't buy new anymore cause there is way to much of a hit in depreciation.

                                            The only time I would put full coverage on a vehicle is if it where something special and hard to replace.
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                                            • HandballJim
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                                              • Sep 2008
                                              • 4024

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by goldfish
                                              damn, that is expensive. Maybe I will leave mine alone, $689 a yr plus discounts, split into 8 payments so, about $77/month.
                                              It depends were you live, I have my car in the Bronx which is a high risk area. If I moved 10 minutes north it would be around half the amount. I used a relatives address in the past and it just became a hassle.

                                              That price I mentioned is even a discounted rate since I also have a renters insurance plan with allstate for my apt. incase of fire or theft. (this plan cost around $150 a year)
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                                              • heymatty
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                                                • Oct 2001
                                                • 2188

                                                #24
                                                Wow some expensive insurance payments on fairly low priced cars.

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                                                • heymatty
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                                                  • Oct 2001
                                                  • 2188

                                                  #25
                                                  The only way I'd ever drop full coverage on any car I owned was if I got a divorce. Till that time accidents are considered likely not possible.

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                                                  • DBS.US
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                                                    • Aug 2003
                                                    • 11841

                                                    #26
                                                    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_insurance
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                                                    • theking
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                                                      • Sep 2002
                                                      • 21053

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by theking
                                                      I would have to get out my insurance paper work to provide an exact break down but my total insurance payment is around $980 per year and I have a $250 dedudctible. BTW...I too paid cash when I bought it.
                                                      The $980 is not correct it is about $806 per year.
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                                                      • woj
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                                                        #28
                                                        insurance is really only mean to protect you from major losses... in the grand scheme of things, losing a $5k or $10k car is not THAT bad... of course it would suck, but it's not like you would go through major financial hardship because of it... I would save the $500 or whatever per year and invest it for your retirement instead...
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                                                        • baddog
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                                                          • Apr 2001
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                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by woj
                                                          insurance is really only mean to protect you from major losses... in the grand scheme of things, losing a $5k or $10k car is not THAT bad... of course it would suck, but it's not like you would go through major financial hardship because of it... I would save the $500 or whatever per year and invest it for your retirement instead...
                                                          Insurance is a sucker's bet.

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                                                          • DBS.US
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                                                            • Aug 2003
                                                            • 11841

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by baddog
                                                            Insurance is a sucker's bet.
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                                                            • JD
                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                              • Sep 2003
                                                              • 22651

                                                              #31
                                                              if you decide to drop it... be damn sure to keep non/under insured driver on it.

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                                                              • Jakke PNG
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                                                                • Nov 2001
                                                                • 20306

                                                                #32
                                                                I'd drop it as soon as my wife would stop driving it.
                                                                ..and I'm off.

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                                                                • MrMaxwell
                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                  • Jul 2005
                                                                  • 10057

                                                                  #33
                                                                  I'll second dropping collision and keeping comprehensive coverage
                                                                  Insurance is a suckers bet like a single number on a roulette wheel
                                                                  The insurance is for those times when you suffer an unlikely but great loss
                                                                  The insurance company can WELL WELL afford the variance, if you can't afford to lose something, you should probably insure it.

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