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Your State’s Resources for Car Insurance

Posted by Sean | July 29, 2008 .

After the eye-opening research on car insurance in Missouri, I wanted to provide similar resources for people in other states. So here is the list of state government page that deal with car insurance. They are of variable quality, so some people will be overjoyed to find this list, and others will be sorely disappointed. [...]

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By The Numbers: Credit Scores and Car Insurance

Posted by Sean | July 20, 2008 .

Did you know your credit score can influence your car insurance rates?
You probably answered a big "YES" if you read personal finance blogs.
If not, here are five quotes to explain what is going on, by the numbers…

"According to a study by Conning and Co., more than 90% of auto insurers use a credit scoring system [...]

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Prius Owners: Are They Bad At Math?

Posted by Sean | July 18, 2008 .

Lately in the mainstream media and on personal finance blogs, I’ve have seen comments that people are uninformed or have poor math skills if they buy expensive hybrids. Hmm… why do people say Prius owners are bad at math, but not people who own Hummers?
Is it assumed that the H2 owners derive so much pleasure [...]

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The Anatomy of Car Insurance

Posted by Sean | July 13, 2008 .

We are always hearing about the huge differences in auto insurance rates.

"I just saved a bundle on car insurance"
"Save up to $300 by dealing direct."
"People who switched saved an average of $353"
"Save up to $500 by switching to us."

Then there’s the real world examples of savings at FreeMoneyFinance.com.
Read enough examples and it is clear some [...]

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Locking-In Low Gas Prices vs. Locking-In High Fuel Efficiency

Posted by Sean | July 1, 2008 .

Lately, there’s a buzz over programs to "lock in your gas prices" (Chrysler, MyGallons, etc) But are the program focusing on the price-per-gallon designed to treat the symptom instead of the problem?
These charts illustrate the total cost at gas prices from $2 to $7, if you drive 12,000 miles per year. The green line is [...]

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Are you only considering half your fuel-efficient trade-in options? (like SmartMoney?)

Posted by Sean | June 20, 2008 .

This post at SmartMoney, "Should You Sell Your Gas Guzzler" seems factual, unless you consider the facts they omit or downplay. In making the contrarian argument for SUVs, their whole focus is on used gas-guzzlers vs. new gas-misers, ignoring the very real possibility of trading a used guzzler for a used miser.
(SM = SmartMoney, FR [...]

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Tracking Price-Drops for Used Cars on Craigslist with RSS

Posted by Sean | June 16, 2008 .

"HowTo" post on getting the most out of craigslist…

What you see in the screenshot below is NOT uncommon.

If a car does not sell in the first couple weeks, chances are decent you will see a re-listing at a lower price. Not always, but often. And thanks to the wonders of technology, if a listing changes, [...]

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How Much to Spend on a Car: Automotive Sites vs. Financial Sites

Posted by Sean | June 8, 2008 .

Car-payment calculators are everywhere. The problem is they simply follow our directions. They calculate what we want to spend, or think we can spend, and neglect to tell us how much we should spend.
I’ll probably need a new vehicle in a few years, so I’m trying to work some math in advance. Unfortunately, it is [...]

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Spreadsheet: New Car Cost vs Old Car Cost, Version 1.0

Posted by Sean | June 4, 2008 .

Is It Worth It To Buy A New Car?
(Possibly a Fuel-Efficient Model?)
The goal is to make it easy for anyone to do an in-depth comparison of car costs.
Typically, this involves Old Car vs. New Car, although you could do New #1 vs. New #2.
Also, if you are curious about potential savings from fuel-efficient vehicles, I [...]

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What Happens if 100 MPG Cars go Mainstream?

Posted by Sean | June 2, 2008 .

Air-Powered Car Coming to U.S. in 2009-2010 at Sub-$18,000,
Could Hit 1000-Mile Range (www.popularmechanics.com)

To get an idea what happens before coffee drinkers have their morning coffee, I misread the above headline to say there would be a 1000 MPG car in development.
Yeah, the "2009 to 2010" should have alerted my coffee-deprived [...]

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