RX-8: 4cyl Rotary?
03-01-2005, 10:09 AM
#8
aka doughboy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 31
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Rx8_MD
"Oh Ya" ?!?
My story is better!!!
My Insurance (American Family)
list it as a TWO CYLINDER!
Figure that one out
My story is better!!!
My Insurance (American Family)
list it as a TWO CYLINDER!
Figure that one out
03-01-2005, 02:20 PM
#9
Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Location: toronto, canada
Posts: 477
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by SilverEIGHT
My insurance is the same as my Maxima.
my rx8 insurance is less then what i paid for my 1989 ford tempo. . . my last car b4 the 8
hehehMrJynx
03-01-2005, 02:55 PM
#10
Registered
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: San Diego, Ca
Posts: 744
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I'm pretty sure my ins thinks that there is no engine. Everytime I call up they ask for the missing peice of info...: what engine type it is. I tell them, they scratch their heads and I just roll my eyes as I launch into yet another explaination of what a rotary is... :D
03-01-2005, 07:33 PM
#11
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: ATX Baby...TEXAS
Posts: 29
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Not so lucky
Unfortunately my insurance company isn't as dumb as your guys'. They know exactly what my X is and they get me for it too...not so high though because I'm no longer 21 :D
03-01-2005, 08:12 PM
#12
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 148
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yeah mine too, its listed as a 1300cc 4 door family sedan.
In my country where import taxes for sports car will double the price of the car
Im getting low tax, low insurance... same with say a mini Hyundai.
But hey Im not complaining or breaking the law....
It is! a 1300cc 4 door "family sedan"...
In my country where import taxes for sports car will double the price of the car
Im getting low tax, low insurance... same with say a mini Hyundai.
But hey Im not complaining or breaking the law....
It is! a 1300cc 4 door "family sedan"...
03-02-2005, 07:13 AM
#13
Music and Cars!!! :)
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,325
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yeah. I love the insurance on this car. I do believe though that this is temporary, and premiums will go up, but still be very good. I plan on trading my RX8 in for a MS RX8, depending on how much more powerful it is, and i have a feeling my insurance is gonna go up. We'll see!!
03-02-2005, 08:02 AM
#14
05 STi/05 Titan
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Williamsport, PA
Posts: 300
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I got a letter in the mail last month stating that my insurance (State Farm) was changing the classification of my car. They apparently realized it wasn't just another 1.3L 4 door sedan, which is what it was classified as before. My rate went up close to $30/month.
03-02-2005, 08:24 AM
#17
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Northwest AR
Posts: 12
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Ok, I admit I'm new to rotaries, so please don't flame me for asking a stupid question. I saw someone above state this is a 4 spark plug car. I can only see two listed in the manual, a hot and a cold plug. Is it 2 or 4 plugs? Aside from looking, which I haven't obviously, please advise.
Thanks,
Scott
Thanks,
Scott
03-02-2005, 10:13 AM
#19
Mean Green Keeny Machine
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NRH
Posts: 265
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by rx8wannahave
NO NO NO NO, I have State Farm also...NO NO NO...say it aint so....
03-02-2005, 11:07 AM
#20
the Doctor
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Bryn Mawr, PA
Posts: 1,783
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by aggietiff28
Me too...I think I might have to fight that one. My rep is great though. She is even giving me my parents 30 year membership discount (I am only 28?) so I am saving a little more there.
going with your parents agent seems to be a winning combination for state farm, on the website i got quoted $2400 or so a year for what i wanted in coverage, i then talked to my dad's agent and he got me just over $1300 a year, which rocks.
03-04-2005, 02:48 PM
#21
05 STi/05 Titan
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Williamsport, PA
Posts: 300
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by aggietiff28
Me too...I think I might have to fight that one. My rep is great though. She is even giving me my parents 30 year membership discount (I am only 28?) so I am saving a little more there.
03-05-2005, 07:03 PM
#23
Disturbed User
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Boynton Beach, FL
Posts: 253
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My insurance premium is the same on my 8 as it is on my Intrepid!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAH! Still no letter yet from state farm telling me of a premium hike and I was there taking a life insurance policy out on me yesterday. Figure this out...I get a $50k life insurance policy and it gives all the cars in my family that are insured with them (5) a multi-line discount. The total discount comes out to considerably more than what I pay for the life insurance. It's like getting a free life insurance policy in a kinda sorta way:-)
03-05-2005, 07:08 PM
#24
Pro Audentius
My insurance policy lists the RX8 as a "CPE" for coupe, but with 2 cylinders, 1.3L displacement, and 4 doors. The insurance on my RX8 is about 10-15% less than what it was on my 1993 Ford Probe GT -- and the insurance on the PGT was not a whole lot, actually.
Beyond the four door thing, the RX8 received 4- and 5-star safety and crash ratings from NHTSA for offset frontal, frontal, rear, and, most notably, side impacts. Furthermore, the RX8 was rated among other four door vehicles, like the camry, accord, taurus, and Mazda 6. It was judged and rated within a class of automobiles that generally outperforms "sports cars," "sporty cars," and "coupes" by a very wide margin.
I doubt my insurance rates are going to go up any time soon due to the insurance company "discovering" that the RX8 is a "sports car." It's safety standards performance so far is obviously beyond reproach, even as a "family sedan," which it certainly is not.
Bottom line: we're driving a superbly performing car -- with respect to not only driving dynamics, but also overall safety.
Ciao!
Beyond the four door thing, the RX8 received 4- and 5-star safety and crash ratings from NHTSA for offset frontal, frontal, rear, and, most notably, side impacts. Furthermore, the RX8 was rated among other four door vehicles, like the camry, accord, taurus, and Mazda 6. It was judged and rated within a class of automobiles that generally outperforms "sports cars," "sporty cars," and "coupes" by a very wide margin.
I doubt my insurance rates are going to go up any time soon due to the insurance company "discovering" that the RX8 is a "sports car." It's safety standards performance so far is obviously beyond reproach, even as a "family sedan," which it certainly is not.
Bottom line: we're driving a superbly performing car -- with respect to not only driving dynamics, but also overall safety.
Ciao!
03-05-2005, 07:59 PM
#25
Registered
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: South Florida
Posts: 164
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My insurance is Progressive.. just got it myself, since my previous car was actually on my parents policy due to my buying it over 13 years ago..
Now that I'm in my own home, 33 and bought it myself, It was time to get my new policy..
I was quite suprised that my policy was only $636 for 6 months (1272 for year if premiums stay the same).
I was actually paying only $15 less a month for my 93 Eagle Talon with all my parents discounts.. I expected a much larger hike due to it being a new car and a sports car (The talon had only 98 hp so it wasn't considered a sportscar by the old insurance company).
Rate I got seemed quite nice... progressive breaks it down point-by-point if anyone's interested.. you can go to thier site and play 'what-if' before you buy.
Mined ended up being:
Even the Gecko couldn't beat that
Now that I'm in my own home, 33 and bought it myself, It was time to get my new policy..
I was quite suprised that my policy was only $636 for 6 months (1272 for year if premiums stay the same).
I was actually paying only $15 less a month for my 93 Eagle Talon with all my parents discounts.. I expected a much larger hike due to it being a new car and a sports car (The talon had only 98 hp so it wasn't considered a sportscar by the old insurance company).
Rate I got seemed quite nice... progressive breaks it down point-by-point if anyone's interested.. you can go to thier site and play 'what-if' before you buy.
Mined ended up being:
- BODILY INJURY & PROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY $140.00 (BI $100,000 EACH PERSON - $300,000 EACH ACCIDENT )
- PROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY - $50,000 EACH ACCIDENT $149.00
- COMPREHENSIVE ACV LESS $100 DEDUCTIBLE $88.00
- COLLISION ACV LESS $500 DEDUCTIBLE $148.00
- RENTAL REIMBURSEMENT $30/DAY FOR MAX OF 30 DAYS $9.00
- UNINSURED/UNDERINSURED MOTORIST NON-STACKABLE $41.00 ($100,000 EACH PERSON - $300,000 EACH ACCIDENT )
- EXTENDED PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION $61.00 ($10,000 LIMIT NO DEDUCTIBLE NAMED INSURED ONLY )
t2
Even the Gecko couldn't beat that