You mean I don't NEED a crewcab to get to work? That's blasphemy!
I have another solution too:
How about the State only charges the average citizen for one registration per licenced driver and the Insurance Companies only charge to insure THE DRIVER and not each vehicle and most people that are commuting in their SUV or pick-up might get an economy car to commute in.
I would except the fuel savings won't pay for another vehicles upkeep, licence/registration and insurance premiums!
Someone needs to tell the gov't and insurance companies to TAKE A HIT ONCE IN A WHILE and quit blaming the citizens for everything.
Can I get an AMEN from the back?!?!?!
You mean I don't NEED a crewcab to get to work? That's blasphemy!
I have another solution too:
How about the State only charges the average citizen for one registration per licenced driver and the Insurance Companies only charge to insure THE DRIVER and not each vehicle and most people that are commuting in their SUV or pick-up might get an economy car to commute in.
I would except the fuel savings won't pay for another vehicles upkeep, licence/registration and insurance premiums!
Someone needs to tell the gov't and insurance companies to TAKE A HIT ONCE IN A WHILE and quit blaming the citizens for everything.
Can I get an AMEN from the back?!?!?!
AMEN!!!
I never could figure out how to drive my F350, Honda Accord, and 64 Falcon at the same time. I asked the insurance agent once, and he gave me a really odd look
Actually, I wouldn't mind paying a little more for each vehicle in case a hail storm wiped them all out or something. But to charge me tripple for driving no more miles than I would if I only had the truck is theft.
But to charge me tripple for driving no more miles than I would if I only had the truck is theft.
yeah, tbone91, but it's LEGAL theft, therefore you're going to get that stupid look from your agent. that's why i don't like to drive anything new. yeah, the fuel cost a little more, but it's cheaper to insure and cheaper to tag.
And you all thought that by the 1990's we should have had flying cars that run on garbage
that wasn't suppose to happen untill 2001
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Registered as 85 F-250. Farm truck from East Texas C-6 auto 6.9 ltr stock dana 70HD dooley 4.10 limited slip powr lok.IT just runs and runs new belts old tires. Its a 85 f-350 with 85 f-250 cab does that make it an f-300?
I never could figure out how to drive my F350, Honda Accord, and 64 Falcon at the same time. I asked the insurance agent once, and he gave me a really odd look
Actually, I wouldn't mind paying a little more for each vehicle in case a hail storm wiped them all out or something. But to charge me tripple for driving no more miles than I would if I only had the truck is theft.
How is that theft? You are paying to insure the vehicle not paying for how many miles you drive.
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1994 Mustang GT
1992 Explorer XLT
2000 Expedition EB
Like I said. I don't mind paying to insure the vehicles (theft, storms, fire, rocks, kids...). But that's only a very small part of what I pay. Nearly all of the money goes to insure against the risk of a crash. It's just common sense that there's gotta be at least some correlation between how many miles I drive and how likely I'll crash in a given year. It's a lot less obvious that only ever driving one vehicle reduces that risk.
Am I three times more likely to crash, and thus cause the investment (oops' I meant insurance) company some loss of profit, just because I own three vehicles? No, but I am (probably slightly) more likely to crash in the truck driving 70 trying to not be late to work during rush hour than I am in the Honda doing the same thing. On the other hand, when I need to haul something, I load up the truck and go. Both vehicles cost about the same to insure, so where's my discount for driving each one only half as much?
I'm being responsible and reasonable. I'm reducing my (and the insurance company's) risks by using common sense and driving what's appropriate for the task at hand. Not to mention, I'm doing my part to save fuel for everyone else to enjoy, etc, etc... At least the investors are happy.
Well I have the Dick Tracy digital wrist watch, I can send pictures with my cell phone which is in my shirt pocket instead of on my wrist, I have a TV that fits in my shirt pocket as well.
Our first phone had a crank, every call went through the operator at the switch board.
And everyone that picked up the reciever could listen to your call, I think there were 12 families on our line.
I also have a wireless laptop, that can connect to the internet from my truck.
And right now I am typing on a computer, and what I type can be read in Japan 30 seconds after I hit post reply.
I also watched the Shock and Awe bombing on a live TV feed from Iraq in color.
My first 47 Ford truck radio had tubes, it had to warm up before it made a sound and there was only AM radio.
Also remember when we got our first TV, black and white with a round tube, but we did get one station which went off the air at midnight.
A Coke was 5 cents, and it was in a glass bottle.
Brand new Ford car, top of the line was under 3000 dollars.
And yes, we have a picture of my grandfather meeting Henry shaking his hand.
My grandfather owned the local Ford dealership, we sold cars, trucks and tractors back in the day.
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86 F250 HD 6.9 IDI ATS turbo "not exactly" stock 4x4 T19 BW1345 3.55LS both ends D60 front, 10.25" Sterling rear, ram air, dual stacks.
Well my first vehicle was a '52 Willys/Overland 4wd 1-ton pick-up!
But it was "OLD" by the time I bought it from my maternal Grandfather and my Dad and I rebuilt pretty much the whole thing, starting when I was 15. I had it on the road and in the woods by 16.
I took it over to get new glass put in it and the employees pushed it around the whole time because they had never seen a "foot operated" starter before.
What i don't get is there are anti trust laws in this country they used them on bill gates and he wasn't doing real damage to the country he bought out competitors but did not jack the price sky high because of lack of competion. It is illegal for a group of people or cartle to get together and set the price of some thing so that there is no choise but to pay it. Does this sound like any one you know? Maybe the oil companies? If one was still selling fule for the 3.19 of months ago they would be rolling in the dough the others would lower theres to compete and people would buy much more fule. But instead they all raise the price together so we have to pay it they get more per galon but sell less. this is illegal and they can be prosecuted for it well could be but every one in the position to do it has ties to Big oil.
i alos found this interesting Bush says rebates going out Monday will boost economy - Yahoo! News The chairmen of the economic board knows nothing about what is going on. He says "Unless the administration gets OPEC to increase oil supply, American consumers are going to be in for a scorching summer of $4 gasoline with no relief in sight," Schumer said.
Wich makes no since seeing as there is a surpluss of fule that the oil companies wont releas to try to justify high prices on a shortage. And also seeing as OPEC has said they would increas oil production if they thought it would lower the price of fule in the US. Wich they as any one with common sence can see wont. Which makes me very angree with the oil companies that I am forced to agree with an organization made up primarily with arabic nations.
I'm starting to think the oil companies are trying to destroy the midle classes. Rais the price of diesel hurts middle class diesel owners and truckers raises shiping cost hurts owner operaters raises cost of al shiped goods again hurts midle class eventualy every one is either lower class or upper class.
Man I sure sound like I have a lot of conspiracy theorys.
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94 F350 Crew Cab Long bed 4X4 7.3L IDI Factory Turbo, AKA The Land Yacht. E4OD, 4.10 posi. Getting further from stock with 35 inch BFG alterains on 16 inch micky's, straight pipe, Triple A-piller pod with pyro, boost, modifyed stock oil presure gauge, tc lock light&switch
The solutions are too simple for their NOT to be a conspiracy. It's the conspiracy of greed and the gov't's in on it!
As far as insurance goes: I have only libility on ALL of my on-road vehicles so there is NO, I REPEAT NO reason I should have to pay insurance on more than one vehicle as I can only DRIVE ONE AT A TIME! As tbone91 said.
Charging rates for liability for anything but the number of drivers IS stealing and it is gov't authorised stealing at that!
Also I don't think this issue has been settled in court yet but using someones credit rating to determine their insurance premium rates is also wrong. I CAN STAND people who don't pay their bills but credit rating has nothing to do with insurance!
I'll bet blondes have more accidents than brunetts per-capita, are we going to make blondes pay more?
Insurance companies are hated by people because of their practices and policies, no pun intended. One of my best friends is an Insurance Agency owner, I like the guy but I hate his buisness. Oh. and he ain't hurtin' for money either!
We pay more for insurance because of what we have in our pants any one want to explain how that isn't discrimination? YouTube - Auto Insurance
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94 F350 Crew Cab Long bed 4X4 7.3L IDI Factory Turbo, AKA The Land Yacht. E4OD, 4.10 posi. Getting further from stock with 35 inch BFG alterains on 16 inch micky's, straight pipe, Triple A-piller pod with pyro, boost, modifyed stock oil presure gauge, tc lock light&switch
I think i discovered the real reason for the diesel price hike. Every one with a gasser was getting upset with the high prices so they rais the prise of diesel and then they are saying atleast we aren't paying 4.29 a galon. In other words they found a new way to trick people into excepting the gass prices. In stead of there old tact of raising gass prices by a lot like say2.50-2.95 then droping to 2.75 this way they don't need to drop the price. as long as diesel is higher it will make people feel like they are getting a deal on gass. But when the looming depresion hits china and indias economies will crash as they are based on good sold to us. Thus they wont need/be able to aford oil. So that will take that excuse from the oil companie but they will probly just rais prices to make up for the lose. I think we may be screwed.
These revelations brought to you by Jack Daniels.
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94 F350 Crew Cab Long bed 4X4 7.3L IDI Factory Turbo, AKA The Land Yacht. E4OD, 4.10 posi. Getting further from stock with 35 inch BFG alterains on 16 inch micky's, straight pipe, Triple A-piller pod with pyro, boost, modifyed stock oil presure gauge, tc lock light&switch
I also have a wireless laptop, that can connect to the internet from my truck.
And right now I am typing on a computer, and what I type can be read in Japan 30 seconds after I hit post reply.
Sounds like at your age, we should be thankful that you can turn the computer on at all
I got a strange look from my 6 year old daughter the other night when I told her that when I was a kid, I used to have to get up to change the channel. And we didn't have 200 of them to choose from. We had 3. And movies at home? We didn't have DVD players or VHS. We went to the theatre or watched them in our car on a big outside screen. Not while we were driving down the road.
We pay more for insurance because of what we have in our pants any one want to explain how that isn't discrimination? YouTube - Auto Insurance
LMAO!!!! thanks man, I needed to laugh
Currently less than 2 years away from maxing out my insurance discounts. We have a publuc insurance company in BC that is a government imposed monopoly. The really strange thing is, we have the best and most stable insurance rates in canada go figure that one out.
Its probably only a matter of time before there is a lawsuite against insurance companies. In canada, if it can be justified under the charter of righs and freedoms, you pretty much own the supreme court (provided you can afford the layer) its a two edged sword for sure......
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1986 F250HD Ex cab Fresh built up 6.9L diesel Lariat AC leather seats power everything w/full cluster, sterling rear 3.08LS gears, E4OD trans, ram intake ATS 088 turbo
1986 F150 Ex cab Lariat rollercam 5.0L on LPG AOD trans 3.55 gears 390 000Ks
go figure that one out.
) its a two edged sword for sure......
Lariat AC leather seats power everything w/full cluster, sterling rear 3.08LS gears, E4OD trans, ram intake ATS 088 turbo
