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Lute Skywatcher
06-23-2006, 10:40 AM
Geico really does have low rates, but after a couple of accidents they'll either triple your rate or drop you like a hot potato.

Bippy the Beardless
06-23-2006, 12:02 PM
Hell, even with a clean record Geiko was much more expensive for me than AAA.

Lute Skywatcher
06-23-2006, 01:55 PM
Sports car?

Mahaloth
06-23-2006, 02:27 PM
Hell, even with a clean record Geiko was much more expensive for me than AAA.

Me too. $50 more actually.

Mama Tiger
06-23-2006, 03:15 PM
My son just checked into rates for his first car. Geico came in at more than twice as expensive as USAA. Guess which one he's going with?

velvetjones
06-23-2006, 03:24 PM
I talked to the Gecko too and they were much more expensive than my current company (Allstate) so I'm just keeping what I have.

Troy McClure SF
06-23-2006, 04:30 PM
I saved a ton of money leaving GEICO and going to AIS. And my record is spotless, save some parking tickets.

tashabot
06-23-2006, 04:39 PM
I've got Progressive. Geico wanted like three times what Progressive wanted. Even AAA was cheaper, but Progressive has us at a rate of like 60 bucks a month for three people and two cars, so we went with them. They're also pretty good for customer service - or at least they have been with me.

I liked the old Gecko's voice. Anyone else annoyed by the weird faux-Australian thing he's got going on now?

~Tahsa

jsgoddess
06-23-2006, 04:50 PM
I was with Progressive. I got a big discount switching to Geico, but after a year my rates shot up (no claims) and then they wouldn't take credit card payments on their website. I looked at Progressive again and my rate with them was then $70 cheaper than Geico. So I switched back.

Ragiel
06-23-2006, 05:38 PM
USAA offered much better rates than my old GEICO policy, so I switched about 10 years ago. I enjoy getting the dividend checks come year's end too. Sorry, gecko.

ladybug
06-23-2006, 06:02 PM
I seem to be the oddball in this thread. For me, Geico was up to $200 cheaper than the other major insurance companies for a six-month policy. And I have a spotless driving record, too. Response Insurance is slightly cheaper, but I'm not sure if it's worth switching to save $7.63 a month.

I miss the days when I paid $344 for a 12-month policy.

Nanoda
06-23-2006, 07:35 PM
I liked the old Gecko's voice. Anyone else annoyed by the weird faux-Australian thing he's got going on now?
I like it - though you're the 2nd person I've read here saying he sounded Australian. He's actually got a Cockney London accent (http://www.geico.com/fun/blog/blog42.htm).

Ferret Herder
06-23-2006, 07:40 PM
I seem to be the oddball in this thread. For me, Geico was up to $200 cheaper than the other major insurance companies for a six-month policy. And I have a spotless driving record, too.
Same here, my husband and I saved by switching from State Farm to Geico. However, we don't have more than a ticket or so on our driving records, we own a boring sedan, and we've only put about 55,000 miles on our car in the last 5.5 years.

mhendo
06-23-2006, 09:16 PM
I like it - though you're the 2nd person I've read here saying he sounded Australian. He's actually got a Cockney London accent (http://www.geico.com/fun/blog/blog42.htm).Yep, definitely not Australian.