<VV> Hagerty insurance, was: Ugliest cars/very little Corvair any more

[Mark Corbin]

I think in light of this, any Corvair person who has Hagerty as their
insurance company ought to cancel their policy, citing that "opinion" as
the reason. No customer likes (or ought to put up with) being insulted.
It's our right to take our money where we are treated better.

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> From: Tony Underwood <tonyu at roava.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> RE: Ugliest cars/very little Corvair any more
>
> At 10:02 PM 8/26/2007, Mike Ioanes wrote:
> >How many on the list have owned other cars beside the Corvair?  I've 
> >owned two, a Pacer and a Vega, and didn't think either was as bad as 
> >tehy make them out to be.
> >Busines Week obviously copied Hagerty's list, which was full of 
> >opinions, myths, and BS IMHO.
>
> BTDT already and they (Hagerty) already sent me a condescending reply 
> which was almost insulting; more a brush-off than anything resembling 
> a valid reply...
>
> ...stated that the Hagerty CEO owns a Pacer (so there for it's OK for 
> them to pass down insults about whatever car they feel is 
> disreputable) and that they saw "no harm" in making fun of "dubious 
> designs", Corvairs included.
>
> In short, Hagerty is about making money off people looking for 
> insurance, and not necessarily being educated about automotive fact 
> as regards special interest/antique cars.   Or, at least this is how 
> their PR department seems to behave.    And of course if other 
> publications who see merit in Hagerty decide to take Hagerty's 
> "contest results" and run with it, their "validation" of these facts 
> perpetuates the myths.
>
> This is NOT a good reflection on society as we know it in this day 
> and age.   Hagerty of all people should know better.
>
> tony..  
>