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Quote (addone @ May 27 2021 03:24am)
unless you straight up stupid and cannot trust yourself and don't have any financial literacy then don't get insurance. Instead take that money you would of spent on insuring car/house/life/etc and invest it so that it grows under a rainy day fund. That is a discipline most people don't use so easy suckers for insurance companies to exploit


Its illegal to drive without insurance here
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Quote (SBD @ May 27 2021 10:02am)

^Duffman316 have you tried TD? Here in Canada I have found TD to have the most reasonable rates. Don't use the online calculators they're trash. Get on the phone. Also in my case I am a CPA and Alumni of a university that gets a discount. They won't apply both and my university alumni discount actually exceeds the CPA one so make sure you say you went to X shool when talking when them there may be a significant discount to be had. Mine was fairly large.


Im actually with td right now and this covers my wife and i for the same vehicle and im using my university/engineering discount (it varies from year to year).
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Im actually with td right now and this covers my wife and i for the same vehicle and im using my university/engineering discount (it varies from year to year).


Your Audi is in the sports car classification i'm sure. Or performance car or whatever they call it.

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Your Audi is in the sports car classification i'm sure. Or performance car or whatever they call it.


I think so, i think it's ridiculous what they charge yet they seem to be the cheapest of the insurance companies where it isnt so cheap you start wondering how they'll screw you if it comes time to process a claim.

Quote (ofthevoid @ May 27 2021 07:48am)
One or two cars? If one, that’s steep.

Unless it’s a really new or nice/expensive car it’s pretty pointless IMO to have topline insurance on it.

If you’re relatively safe drivers, just explain to her how much you can save over the next 5 years by not gifting the insurance company free money.


Its one vehicle, had top of the line insurance when i first got it but let go of unnecessary bells and whistles after a few years. Its a 2018 a4

This post was edited by duffman316 on May 27 2021 08:33am
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unless you straight up stupid and cannot trust yourself and don't have any financial literacy then don't get insurance. Instead take that money you would of spent on insuring car/house/life/etc and invest it so that it grows under a rainy day fund. That is a discipline most people don't use so easy suckers for insurance companies to exploit


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Right now on my 2017 Crosstrek, 2x Honda TRX 420s and my 2017 Grand Touring Skidoo I pay 1,200 per year. If I was in BC I bet it would be close to 5 or 6K.


Robbery, glad Im using geico here.

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I run an insurance agency
I had a customer take 5K deductible on her home insurance against my recommendation b/c she said shed only ever put in a fire claim or something "Major"

She had a break in last fall, they took all of her electronics and smashed the back door, cost about 5K. She definitely didnt remember that deductible choice when she came to file a claim.

Good thing she was saving dat $150 a year lel

Quote (addone @ May 27 2021 01:24am)
unless you straight up stupid and cannot trust yourself and don't have any financial literacy then don't get insurance. Instead take that money you would of spent on insuring car/house/life/etc and invest it so that it grows under a rainy day fund. That is a discipline most people don't use so easy suckers for insurance companies to exploit


1) Youll never get your vehicle registered. Its illegal in most jurisdictions to operate without insurance.
2) Banks require insurance to finance a home purchase, or basically any purchase for a major asset including ATVs and boats, etc
3) Liability claims can be fucking humongous and premiums are relatively low. A single event can ruin your entire life if you dont have coverage. Anyone WITHOUT liability insurance but does have assets is straight up stupid and has no financial literacy.

Quote (duffman316 @ May 27 2021 08:22am)
Im actually with td right now and this covers my wife and i for the same vehicle and im using my university/engineering discount (it varies from year to year).


Try phone them to put in a claim. Youll wait at least 4 hours. They have low premiums but about 1 staff person per 100,000 customers to compensate lol. Ive had a few people have a claim and then happily pay extra to switch.

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Quote (ChronFather420 @ Jun 3 2021 12:24am)
I run an insurance agency
I had a customer take 5K deductible on her home insurance against my recommendation b/c she said shed only ever put in a fire claim or something "Major"

She had a break in last fall, they took all of her electronics and smashed the back door, cost about 5K. She definitely didnt remember that deductible choice when she came to file a claim.

Good thing she was saving dat $150 a year lel



1) Youll never get your vehicle registered. Its illegal in most jurisdictions to operate without insurance.
2) Banks require insurance to finance a home purchase, or basically any purchase for a major asset including ATVs and boats, etc
3) Liability claims can be fucking humongous and premiums are relatively low. A single event can ruin your entire life if you dont have coverage. Anyone WITHOUT liability insurance but does have assets is straight up stupid and has no financial literacy.



Try phone them to put in a claim. Youll wait at least 4 hours. They have low premiums but about 1 staff person per 100,000 customers to compensate lol. Ive had a few people have a claim and then happily pay extra to switch.


I think statistically you're only likely to file a vehicle claim once every 18 years or something, so having to wait those 4 hours once every 18 years to pay significantly lower premiums for those 18 years seems like a trivial trade-off.
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