Are insurance companies really fooled by those tiny-ass back seats

"dogisbadob" (dogisbadob) 01/27/2015 at 21:38 • Filed to: None

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in some expensive sports cars? (like the 911 and GTR)

We all know that they have those useless back seats for insurance reasons, but why would the companies allow that knowing that nobody fits in them? The insurance companies should require the back seats to be at least a minimum size, like at least 30 cubic feet; otherwise they'd be considered 2-seaters.

Textured Soy Protein > dogisbadob 01/27/2015 at 21:40

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Shhhhh, don't tell them.

Pretty sure 911s and GT-Rs still aren't cheap to insure, regardless of official seat count.

jariten1781 > dogisbadob 01/27/2015 at 21:55

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No, the risk tables they have today are specified down to model and sometimes even trim. It has no effect on insurance rates.

It's not the 1940s anymore where you could hoodwink an agent saying you had a 4 seater and they'd be none the wiser.

Jonathan Harper > dogisbadob 01/27/2015 at 22:00

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absolutely

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > dogisbadob 01/27/2015 at 22:04

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if I glue some lego seats to my MR2's rear storage boxes then my insurance can be lower?

dogisbadob > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 01/27/2015 at 22:05

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or better yet, rumble seats behind the engine :p

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > dogisbadob 01/27/2015 at 22:09

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I'll just cut some leg holes through the tail lights so you can sit in the boot like a baby in a shopping trolley.

don't squish the bread.

gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 01/28/2015 at 01:51

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I could store at least 1 small child in the trunk of my 350z, will that help me?

Mines $2300 / year