Special "Two Door" RX-8s in New York? (Help, please.)
My brother-in-law just bought an RX-8 in New York. The NY motor vehicle department is telling him it's a two-door, which, apparently, costs more to register in New York than a four-door. Has anyone been through this before, in New York? Is there a simple way to give these guys a clue? Thanks in advance.
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It is a two door. The two half doors don't count for anything as there is currently no class of vehicles listed as two + two half. The Saturn Ion is also a two door when it comes to insurance and whatnot. My insurance lists the car as a two door. I highly doubt that anyone will let you say this is a 4 door sedan.
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My insurance company regards the RX8 as a four door and consequently it is MUCH cheaper to insure than a 350Z for example. This was one of my many deciding factors...
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In CA it's classified as a 4 door (at least that's what it says on my registration). That sucks elsewhere if they're classifying it as 2.
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I just checked the NY State motor vehicle website and it says the registration fee depends on weight and doesn't mention the number of doors unless I missed it on thier webpage !?
Here is the link http://www.nysdmv.com/regfee.htm |
In FL it's a 4 door luxury sedan (due to cost).
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TownDrunk's right about CA, it is a 4-door. The actual class is "subcompact", which is what the Corolla falls into. Nice to know I'm paying the same insurance rate as a Corolla owner, even though I'm driving my 8.
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Weird. My insurance still isn't that bad (on a two door RX-8) due to all the safety features that are on the car.
It really isn't a 4 door vehicle since you must open the two front doors to access the rear doors. |
Georgia (State Farm) classified my RX-8 as a 4 door sedan...My insurance is $5.00 extra dollars over my Nissan Altima.
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Ohio is classified as a 4 door also. Thank god!
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Mine is a 4-door sports sedan or something.
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MTCD01 said:
It really isn't a 4 door vehicle since you must open the two front doors to access the rear doors. Funny ... oxymoron I'm thinking |
IL is a 4-door
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If it only had two sets of hinges, it'd be two door, but it has four sets. A door is a door, it swings open, it lets people through.
and as I recall, my car is listed as a subcompact 4 door, but my previous insurance had it listed differently. |
my registration says it a 4 door coupe too. looks like your brother-in-law's insurance company is smoking crack.
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It's similar in nature to the classification of a Bedroom in real estate. A Bedroom must have an egress point other than the door (read window large enough to escape a fire). Many houses have finished basements with a room that has a bed, however, this room cannot officialy be listed as a bedroom unless it meets all the criteria. A 4 door car has 4 doors that can operate indepently of each other. The 8 is a two door + two half doors (similar to an extended cab truck with access doors vs. a crew cab with 4 doors). If they are letting it be insured as a 4 door that's cool but they don't have to and many companies won't.
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In Texas it's a 4 door. Insurance is low, much less than the Z, the G35 or the Maxima. Only a little more than my Sebring was.
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Originally posted by MTCD01 I highly doubt that anyone will let you say this is a 4 door sedan. Regards, Gordon |
Thanks for all the replies. I have forwarded this thread to my brother-in-law. I'm gathering that the employees in the NY motor vehicle department are not treating the RX-8 consistently. (You'd think they'd have a database that treated the issue the same way for each given car model, but I guess not.)
(I let this thread percolate for awhile, and it was nice to see how many people defended my opinion that it is a four-door car. I have nothing to add except that, if it's a portal that opens for the specific purpose of human ingress or egress, in my mind it's a door, regardless of any interlock function.) |
Originally posted by Hard 8 if it's a portal that opens for the specific purpose of human ingress or egress, in my mind it's a door, regardless of any interlock function. Regards, Gordon |
bungle--
where are you in GA? Im in Loganville (near Stn Mtn) and have a black MT also. same thing here -- State Farm, $75 less per MONTH than 350Z -- defiintely MY deciding factor. |
Originally posted by MTCD01 I highly doubt that anyone will let you say this is a 4 door sedan. |
My insurance company says it's a 4 door, 4 seat, FAMILY car. I love it... and since I'm 27.. even better. Lower the better. :) I'd hope Ferraris and Porsches are going to be built with this in mind... Family Ferrai Modenas, and Family Porsche 911 Turbos... cool.
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Originally posted by whosyourbaba IL is a 4-door |
mercury took mine as a four door
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