-OFFICIAL- MazdaSpeed3 INSURANCE - Who has it in their system? Who doesn't?

[quote author=Mathman link=topic=67660.msg1165260#msg1165260 date=1169595976]
State Farm did not, last time I checked, have the MS3 in their system. However, I told them what it was and how much it cost, and they gave me a very competitive quote. My insurance card specifies it as a ‘Mazda Speed 3.’
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before making the final decision to purchase the speed3 i contacted my state farm insurance agent to check on the rates. i wanted to be sure that going from my '05 mazda3 hb to the '07 speed3 wouldn't cost me a ridiculous amount in insurance.

he said that the speed3 was not specifically listed. but he asked for the msrp, and said that they could just base the rate on the msrp of the vehicle. he also noted that the '07 mazda3's were getting a 'better' rate than my '05 mazda3 was, apparently due to better safety rating on the '07's. initially my agent said, 'wow, it looks like your rate will be going DOWN'. i cautiously tried to ask him to verify the rate noting that the speed3 is, in fact, turbocharged and has 'more' horsepower than the regular mazda3 :lol:. again, he said that it will be based on the value of the msrp.

i figured there was NO WAY that my rates would actually go down, and once i got the new policy adjustment, the rate had gone up, but by a minimal amount... like $3 a month :cheers:

oh, and my insurance card specifies it as 'mazda 3'.