Archive for the 'Car' Category

Car Insurance Small Change

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Washington Post:
With gas prices rising and the stock market diving, we could all use ideas for saving a little money. Here’s one we thought was worth passing along:
If you’re carpooling in someone else’s car or using mass transit instead of driving to work, call your car insurance company to see if you’re eligible for […]

How To Cut Car Insurance Costs

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

CNNMoney.com:
Prune coverage on old cars - Once your vehicle is worth less than 10 times what you pay each year to insure it, get rid of comprehensive and collision. Find your car’s estimated value at kbb.com.
Raise your deductible - The point of car insurance is to protect you from catastrophic costs (your emergency fund […]

How To Get Your Antique Car Insured At Competitive Prices

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

World Village:
An antique car can be a beautiful thing to share, especially if you are someone that takes them to shows for all to see; no serious owner would ever fail to insure this prized possession. With such interest in old cars you will not be surprised to learn there are antique car insurance companies […]

Cheap Auto Insurance

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Macedônia:
We all need it. We all have it. We all hate paying for it.
At CheapAutosInsurance.com, they are devoted to helping you find the lowest price insurance that will meet your needs, and they offer information from hundreds of insurance companies to help you do just that, but sometimes it helps to be pro-active, so let’s […]

How To Lower Your Auto Insurance Premium

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Wall Street Journal:
Auto-insurance premiums dropped last year for the first time since 1999, but only by an average of 1%. So getting that lower rate might still mean work. We looked at how insurers are calculating premiums these days - even your credit score can matter - and compiled a few tips.
Shop once a year. […]

Cheap Auto Loans: How To Get The Car Without Any Cost

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Best Syndication:
Nowadays we simply do not want to take huge loans from the market at high interest rates that could create some credit related problems. But still we have our dreams to fulfill. Many of us have dream of driving our own car, but due to some financial imbalance in our life we are unable […]

The Easiest Car Insurance Trick

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Motley Fool UK:
Financial firms spend billions of pounds a year on advertising in order to recruit new customers. However, this can be at the expense of existing customers, who usually get a raw deal.
Take, for example, car insurance. It’s almost impossible to watch an advertising break on television without seeing one or more ads […]

Top Ways To Cut Your Car Insurance Costs

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

MSNBC:
1. Shop Around - Different companies charge different rates for the same coverage. Check your state insurance department’s website to see if the carrier you plan on going with has a high number of complaints and use online resources like Bankrate.com to cross-shop insurances rates.
2. Maintain Good Credit - About 10 years ago, insurance carriers […]

Car Insurance Online And The Hassle Free Method

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

American Chronicle:
Using the Internet to find information has never been easier. The Internet gives readers the chance to learn everything they need to know about auto insurance related issues, including the specific information for particular states. The only problem might be in finding the right sites to use. Fortunately, consumers can go online and take […]

How To Cut Your Car Insurance Costs

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Money High Street:
There is a very good chance that at this very moment you are paying too much for your car insurance. There is an even better chance that you could get a better rate, from another insurance company, than you could from your existing insurer.
The fact is that the Internet has created increasing competition […]

First The Insurance, Then The Car

Monday, March 24th, 2008

New York Times:
Hyper fuel efficiency for cars we’re still working on. Sponsorships are something we’re already expert in. To wit: the newly introduced ‘Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize.’
That’s the new name for contest formerly known as, simply, the Automotive X Prize, a $10 million competition to inspire development of super fuel-efficient vehicles. The concept is […]

Shocking Invention: Intelligent Glasses Can Find Your Car Keys, iPod

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

National Ledger:
This is an invention that can finally help. Are you always losing your car keys around the house? And once you spend 15 minutes finally locating those where is your iPod so you can jam out on some tunes on your trip? It happens to everyone and you can’t just call it like you […]

How To Save Money On Car Insurance?

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Car Insurance Guru:
Just like everything in the market today, car insurance costs do not really come cheap. Economic trends dictate that prices for consumer goods and services increase at some point. However, with the increased competition in the auto insurance market, there are means and ways to get the price you want – or at […]

Auto Performance Center - A Biz You Can Start Today

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Entrepreneur:
With more than 100 million cars and trucks registered in the United States, you can’t go wrong with starting an auto performance center that specializes in selling the latest and hottest automobile accessories.
Stock and sell items such as mag rims and tires, wheel covers, engine performance parts, audio equipment and alarms, spoilers and body kits, […]

Browsing For A Better Auto Insurance Deal

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Boston Globe:
Drivers, start your engines.
For the first time in 30 years, Massachusetts motorists can today start comparison shopping for competitively priced auto insurance.
The Division of Insurance has launched a website - mass.gov/autorates - that allows consumers to get competitive quotes from the roughly 20 companies that sell auto insurance in the state. The average driver […]

Car Insurance By The Mile

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Springwise:
Back in 2005, we covered Norwich Union’s Pay-as-You-Drive program in the UK to charge consumers for auto insurance based on how often, when and where they use their vehicles. Starting in Texas, the United States will soon see a similar service for the first time thanks to MileMeter’s ‘auto insurance buy the mile.’
Like Norwich Union’s […]

How To Not Save A Lot Of Money On Car Insurance

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

New York Times:
Teenagers everywhere: Break every rule of car insurance thriftiness and you might just give your mother the most flabbergasting phone call of her life. From the Edmonton Journal:
Barbara Wellensiek knew her son’s insurance bill would be steep because of his driving record, but when the renewal notice arrived she was shocked to see […]

Cheap Auto Insurance For Teenagers And SR22 Insurance For DUI Offenders

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

PRWeb:
Cheap Teenager Auto Insurance - That actually sounds like an oxymoron to most people. As soon as teenagers begin wanting to drive a car, parents begin dreading the cost of teenage driver auto insurance. When teens begin researching acquiring his or her own car, the problem of costly teenager insurance coverage becomes even more problematic.
Teenage […]

Can I Make A Business Car Personal?

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Fortune Small Business:
Question: I have an S-corporation and wanted to know how to go about it if I want to sell/transfer a business car to a personal car? What are the tax implications? Would a sales tax need to be paid? - Gregg Slimski, Voorhees, N.J.
Answer: It’s a little more complicated than merely peeling off […]

Should You Buy Car Rental Insurance?

Monday, December 10th, 2007

San Jose Mercury News:
It’s a question many of us wrestle with at the counter of a car-rental agency: Do I really need rental insurance? Unfortunately, there is no simple answer. For some, it’s a waste of money; for others, it can mean the difference between paying out thousands of dollars for repairs and walking away […]