Sevielle

Yeah, so I'm terminally jealous of the STi owners, granted.

But I'm wondering if any of you WRX-> STi converters has gotten his new insurance bill yet, and if so, what did it say?

If I switch, can I vainly hope that State Farm hasn't heard that there is such a thing as an "STi" that is different from a "WRX"?

Didn't think so.

peczenij

My insurance went up $300 a year through Allstate when I traded in my WRX.

Blue-Adept

$60.00 a year increase over a WRX Wagon. Clean Driving Record. 37 Years old. Two Cars, House.


Make sure to post age and location. It makes a big difference.

Blue

Danno

About $50-60 per year increase. I'm 33yo and have a clean record. Also have wife's car and homeowners insurance with Allstate.

amdmaxx

pretty sure u dont get points from tickets on other states (other than the one u reside in)..

scobSTI

mine went up $287 every six months from a 2002 GTI 1.8T, 27 not married, clean record, Maine

clhkjm

I just got an evo 2 weeks ago. I was paying 1600/year for 99 mercury cougar (170hp). Insurance did not recognize the evo. I am insured at the lancer oz 120hp rating. My insurance droped 500/year to 1100/year. If and when my company does recognize the evo it will go up. Hopefully with only 6500 imported they will not bother as they may only insure one or two of them.
accident 1 year ago they payed 4000
two tickets in last 2 years but no points
one other accident 18 months ago, no payout

also, all states here in the tri-state area do transfer points
PA, NJ, DE, MD, NY all go back and forth

morph

The reply is little off topic but may be of interest.

Coming originally from Britain I was amazed at the way insurance for cars is worked out here in the US. It is obvious that the brokers see the STi as a 2.5L 4 door sedan worth about $32000. In Britain all brokers work of a car group system. A central agency rates a car from group 1 to 25. Group 25 cars are Ferrari's and the like, whilst it is almost impossible to find a car under group 5. A cheap, underpowered Ford 4 door would normally be group 10-12. The groups are decided upon by price, power, engine size, desirabilty to thieves and the likely market demographic. For instance, the basic 1.4L Golf might be a group 11 car whilst the GTi would be an 18 or so. The insurance price is obviously related to the group number.
It is obvious from this, that owning an STi in Britain would be expensive because the car is powerful, attractive to thieves and brought mostly by younger drivers.
One nice thing about the British insurance system is the 'no-claims bonus'. Each year you have insurance and make no claims you get a reduction off next years quote. It is normally 10% per year up to a maximum of 7 years (thats 70% max off the normal quote). The rate of uninsured motorists is very low, so if someone drives into the back of you, the claim almost always comes from their policy.
All is not well however, a friend from Northen Ireland was telling me that most insurures will not even quote for drivers under 25 in Ireland. The only way to drive when young is on your parents policy. The trouble with this is that good drivers build up no 'no-claims bonus' making the first premium aged 25 an absolute killer.

BLADE

my insurance for my STI is 400 somthin.when you get insurance if its not in there system they go of the value.to Salaki with the EVO if you get in an accident you might get screwed knowing its an EVO and not telling your insurance.i have no points on my record not married.