Car Insurance Advice – 5 Factors That Influence Your Insurance Premium

First of all you need to know that having car insurance isn’t an option it’s the law. Even so having car insurance should be done in a way so that you can get maximum benefits out of it.

You can get maximum benefits is you get a hole year policy.

Second you have to know the importance of the car insurance. Mostly the new drivers to the mistake of not knowing it or not understanding what can be the loss of not havingthe policy. They may suffer a lot by this huge mistake.

You are a driver or a car owner maybe you own a motorbike or another kind of motor vehicle than you absolutely must have car insurance.

Your insurance premiums can vary because of the following factors:

  • Age, driving record, and the vehicle you own, vehicle’s age and where do you live.
  • Also before buying the car insurance, do a retrospection of the coverage components which are resumed below for you.
  • Liability protects you in case the accident it’s by your own fault. Covers the damages made to the other car and the medical expenses, the pain and sufferance of anyone injured.
  • Comprehensive pays for the replacing of your car in case of theft or the repairs your car will need in case of fire, flood or powerful winds.
  • Collision, regardless of whose fault was the accident this type of coverage will pay for the repairs to your car or the replacement of it on the market value.

Figure out what coverage you need and you will keep costs down. Many states don’t require the same amount for the liability coverage. You can find out about these facts from your state department.

Also you could contact an insurance broker because he will know the current market and will get you the best deal.

By the way avoid the car insurance scams by making sure that your insurance company or agent is licensed by your state.

Shop around don’t take the first offer you hear about.

And DO NOT PAY IN CASH! (This can be an easy scam to pull and you don’t know how many people fall for this one.)

These being said good luck in finding a fitting car insurance, and let`s all hope that you won’t really be using it often.

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12 Comments to “Car Insurance Advice – 5 Factors That Influence Your Insurance Premium”

  1. By Jake Dolce, November 14, 2009 @ 5:16 am

    An upholstery shop can remove the cardboard/foam backing and recover it with new fabric for a hundred dollars or so. Don't damage the cardboard, because once it's gone they can't do anything for you and you can't get another one.

  2. By kornweasel, November 14, 2009 @ 5:23 am

    I have been in the auto body trade for 11 years now,and I must say this is a great video.Lots of info,and not stressing expensive tools.I see too many people buying all high end tools,when they could save money,AND get more useful tools.Ive seen top quality work done by body tech’s with meager tools.

  3. By JennLQ, November 14, 2009 @ 5:25 am

    Jenn, didn't ya know smoking is bad for your health;) So, you didn't say what kind of interior. I assume it's not leather, so probably a cloth. Multicolored or solid? One way to do it depending on the amount of damage and how visible it is, is to actually go to say the back seat and find an area that's not visible, like behind the seat bottom if you pull it up. Carefully take a small swatch of fabric and so it doesn't run or tear, glue the edges where it came from with super glue. Now if you are painstaking in this process and sort of crafty with an eye for detail, you can have great success with a LITTLE super glue and a carefully placed swatch. If it is a solid color, you can often make a really careful pyle of the material scraped with a razor and again a LITTLE glue on the area followed by a snowing of the lint like stuff you collected. Hope that helps, this works even better on house carpet and furniture.

  4. By 22ratshot, November 14, 2009 @ 6:35 am

    Thanks for talking about safety. I’m a paint & body shop supplier and have nearly lost 3 customers to lung problems. You can’t spend too much to save your lungs.

  5. By Douglas C, November 15, 2009 @ 8:03 am

    I would be mostly concerned about the brakes and rotors first because they are major safery issues. The wiper motor can be as well. The AC is more of a convenience type of thing. Get a Haynes repair manual (see below) and do as much as you can on your own). Shops kill you in terms of labor costs. I get maintenance supplies from Walmart when I can and go to Autozone for everything else. Autozone even has a rewards program that works well for me since I go regularly. Anyway, do as much of the work as you can on your own. Also look for online dealers that sell Lincoln products cheaper than retail cost. Even after shipping, you'd probably save money rather than buying from your local dealer.

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  6. By Nels W, November 15, 2009 @ 2:44 pm

    First thing, stop going to a dealer, their parts are INSANE on prices, and you can get parts that are just as good or better at most part stores. $150 an hour for labor is crazy, I mean just absolutly crazy. Forget that nonsense about how a dealership is familiar with ONLY GM vehicles and they are therefore better. A good mechanic is just as familiar with your vehicle as a dealership, in some cases, alot more expirenced. Bear in mind I said a GOOD mechanic, be careful where you take your vehicle, before handing your vehicle over to a shop, look for ASE certification, and ask around to see who has had any good/bad expirences with that shop. Also check http://www.bbb.org to look for a list of shops with complaints against them in your area.
    I, as well, would suggest minimal time dely on having the repairs checked out, but do not hand the vehicle over to a shop and ask them to do the work, tell them what the dealership has told you, and ask them to check it for themselfs. Most shops will charge a diagnosis fee of about $50, and this fee is usually waved if you have the work done there.
    Good Luck with that, and like i said, stop using the dealership, its alot of wasted money for exactly what you could get at a good mechaninc elesewhere.

  7. By icelandfisherman, November 16, 2009 @ 7:08 am

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  8. By Randy L, November 16, 2009 @ 7:22 am

    yes slick 50 offers a additive,so does rysolone it is a polymer based additive to some degree seales small surfice scratches around the cylender walls,have you considered changeing motoroil to perhaps a highmilage oilsuch as castrol,or valvaline.do you have oil in your air breather,is your posative crankcase ventalation valve and related hoses,valve clean and operating properly,hoses not restricted or cracked?

  9. By Snowlion, November 16, 2009 @ 9:05 pm

    Buy a repair manual for your vehicle and start doing maintainance and easy repairs on your own vehicle. Also there's a book out there called 'Car Repair for Dummies' or something like that which is supposed to be very helpful. =)

  10. By bruce_eel, November 16, 2009 @ 9:09 pm

    Dude, I don't even need to look at the photo. If you wait 4 years to sell it then a $500.00 loss on an 8 year old vehicle will not affect the value by $50.00.

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