DeTomaso Mailing List: April 99, Message #19

Small world - congratulations John!! Seems like all Panteras spend a lot of
time traveling from coast to coast!! I'm not good at remembering names, but a
few weeks ago someone was trying to figure out how to get one from the West
coast to one of the middle states. Then there was "welcome to the new kitty" a
few days ago. You're going from ID to CA and if the Schwab people can finally
make the money transfer correctly, I'll be taking one from CA to CT.

I've talked to my "independent agent" and they are hooking me up with a
company that is going to cost a little less than $300 a year. Believe it or
not - I haven't asked the name of the company yet because I have to go to the
agent's office for the paperwork. Don't laugh, but I think it's called "The
Great American Insurance Co." My other cars are with Colonial Penn - they'll
insure the Pantera for $1800 a year for what they call an undisclosed book
value - I was curious about adding it to my existing policy with no
restrictions. I knew it would be way to high and it's not covered for anywhere
near appraised value. Anyhow - another short story made long by the Scruffy
One. The $290 will get me Body Injury of 250K / 500K, Property Damage of 100K
(should I become a missile) and last but not least 25K Collision. I might
raise the 25K but don't have the car in my hands yet so I'm going one step at
a time. There are some limits/requirements: 2,500 miles per year max, garaged,
can't be used for daily work, it can be driven to and from shows, events or
occasional pleasure rides. I'm not sure about collision deductible - I think
they said there is no deductible, but I may have misunderstood. I also need to
prove that I have at least one other car insured for daily driving - by a copy
of my existing cover page. And they want photos of the car, engine, wheels,
etc. They don't require written appraisal but based on my past experiences
with other things I think I'll eventually get one just for the records. 

I think when the others jump in, you will find something around $300 to be
ballpark. 
One other thing I just thought of that might affect what you pay is age. I am
way over 25 and I think that makes a difference. 

Have a safe trip and enjoy!! ~ Scruff