Mine actually went down, but my previous car was pretty expensive to insure. I'm almost 40, so that might make a difference as well. I went from $1,100 to $600 per year.

Jeff
2008 RX400h

 

[QUOTE=jtaylor3;7093179 I'm almost 40

Jeff
2008 RX400h[/QUOTE]

When will you be trading the Lexus in for a Buick? ...

My insurance company actually offers a discount BECAUSE I'm driving a hybrid. There are also discounts for having winter tires and parking the vehicle in the garage at home. Not huge discounts, but still nice.

 

I'm an old guy and my insurance is $600 per year with all the extra stuff I wanted, un-insured, under insured, full glass, rental and $500 deductible in Arizona. Actually less than my Jeep Liberty was for the same coverage.

 

Actually, I don't think Lexus owners are much younger than Buick owners, on average

Jeff

 

Ok, I looked online and the average Lexus owner is 56-57 whereas Buick owners appear to be 66-67, so I was a bit off. Still, I'm comfortably under 57

Jeff

 

You went from a 2000 to a 2007 and a hybrid to boot, of course your insurance willl sky rocket!.

An ugly little truth about hybrids is that they cost a bunch more to fix if you get into an accident with powertrain damage (invertor and battery pack) so they cost more to insure beyond their being more expensive to buy/replace than straight gas equivilent. I pay $100 more a year for our RX400h than I would for a same year RX350.

I like the thing more than I liked our (beloved) RX330, but economically, it makes next to zero sense vs. an RX350 that would cost less to buy/insure and get the same highway mileage...unless you do a LOT of city miles, then the 25 mpg vs. 18 mpg might, eventually, add up. I'd still have bought it, though...I think.

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