From: Arthur Bloom (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Sat Apr 01 2006 - 08:24:23 PST
----- Original Message -----
|I insure mine with progressive auto insurance thru AAA. I was going direct
From: "BJP" <bjp@cox.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Unimog insurance problems (Maine)
to progressive but AAA
| saved enough on all my cars and trucks to more than pay for membership.
|
| Brian Parent
| 62 Swiss 404
|
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Greg" <czechsix@cox.net>
| To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
| Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 9:04 AM
| Subject: Re: [MV] Unimog insurance problems (Maine)
|
|
| > Welcome to the wonderful world of Unimogs.
| >
| > This sounds like a problem related to a specific state, and the name
Unimog.
| >
| > My suggestion is to ask on the mog mailing list, RMM site, try Kulak and
see
| > if he knows anything. Heck, try Michael Smith, Dirk Rautenberg, Jim Ince
| > also, even though they're west coast. I'm in California - got rid of my
mogs
| > years back, but it was a problem for me also. The DMV here has the same
| > issues - they have no clue what the actual characteristics are of air
over
| > hydraulics, and straight air....I went to three DMV offices, in between
| > being sent to California Highway Patrol for technical inspection. Still
no
| > joy. One of the CHP officers gave me the best advice - take it to a
rural
| > DMV and process it there. I did and that took care of that.
| >
| > Greg in Vista, CA
| >
| > PS - hey Cliff, where are you?
| >
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "Stephen Grammont" <islander@midmaine.com>
| > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
| > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 2:24 AM
| > Subject: [MV] Unimog insurance problems (Maine)
| >
| >
| >> Hi all,
| >>
| >> I recently bought a 406 Unimog and was surprised to find out that
| >> insuring it is apparently a big problem in Maine. I've been quoted
| >> $1300 and can't seem to find anything less than that. Just so you can
| >> get a feel of my shock, that is more than I pay for my Pinzgauer, 97
| >> 1/2 GMC pickup, and 97 Subaru COMBINED. The problem appears to be that
| >> no normal underwriter wants to touch it, so I have to go to the
| >> insurance equivalent of a loan shark. I don't understand :-( Can
| >> anybody give me any advice?
| >>
| >> Another shocker is the need for a CDL. I know about a dozen reasons
| >> for needing a CDL, but air assisted brakes was not one of them. Just
| >> another headache to get settled before I can fully enjoy driving 45mph
| >> 8' off the ground :-)
| >>
| >> Steve
| >>
| >>
| >> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
| >> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
| >> To reach a human, contact <ackyle@gmail.com>
| >> Visit the searchable archives at http://www.mil-veh.org/archives/
| >
| >
| > ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
| > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
| > To reach a human, contact <ackyle@gmail.com>
| > Visit the searchable archives at http://www.mil-veh.org/archives/
| >
|
|
|
| ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
| To unsubscribe, send e-mail to <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
| To reach a human, contact <ackyle@gmail.com>
| Visit the searchable archives at http://www.mil-veh.org/archives/
|
|
| --
| No virus found in this incoming message.
| Checked by AVG Free Edition.
| Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 3/31/2006
|
|
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Tue Jul 18 2006 - 21:43:29 PDT