<VV> Antique Car Insurance

[Ron]

Just avoid Taylor!  Try a few other companies.

RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ Moorhouse" <corvair65 at verizon.net>
To: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 7:33 PM
Subject: <VV> Antique Car Insurance


> Has anyone else run into this:
>
> I applied to J.C. Taylor for insurance for my Corvair.  They ask for the
> number of drivers in the house and I listed myself and my wife, with me
> being the primary driver for the Corvair.  I also had to list other cars I
> own.  The only other vehicle we own is a 2008 Chevy Silverado.  Up until
> February of this year, we had two cars, a 2005 Silverado and a 2006 Buick
> Lacrosse that we had for my wife.  In the 2 years we had the Buick she 
> drove
> it only once.  My wife doesn't work, nor is she a shopper.  She is glad to
> stay at home with her hobbies.  I'm only 10 minutes from home when I'm
> working and if she had an emergency, I have no problem leaving work to 
> take
> care of it, but this hasn't never been the case.  I want to maintain her
> drivers license, so if I should ever need her to drive me anywhere she
> could.
>
> I was turned down by J.C.Taylor because : Each licensed driver in a
> household must have a vehicle available for their normal, everyday
> transportation needs, and we have 2 drivers and one vehicle.
>
> I called them about this and all I got was that this is company policy!  I
> explained that we had just downsized to one vehicle, because she had only
> driven her Buick once in 2 years and that was to just try it out.  There
> response was what if she has an emergency and I said I can be home in 10
> minutes, or if it's serious enough, she call an ambulance.  I'm home
> everyday by 2 pm, and we work our shopping and appointments around this
> schedule.  Also my wife doesn't drive a stick, in fact she doesn't even 
> like
> riding in the Corvair.  I can't remember the last time she's been in it.
>
> Does this mean I need to go buy an unneeded vehicle, that will sit around
> like the last one, just so I can get insurance on my Corvair.
>
> Russ Moorhouse
>
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