State of illinois no longer considers my wagon a wagon

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OrangeGT
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State of illinois no longer considers my wagon a wagon

Post by OrangeGT »

I just got my registration in the mail to renew plates and i see that it is now considered 4dr hatchback, not wagon. So at least i can say its a hatchback. Wagon sounded sorta frumpy.

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zionzr2
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Re: State of illinois no longer considers my wagon a wagon (OrangeGT)

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Did that affect the cost of your registration at all?
GrayFox
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Re: State of illinois no longer considers my wagon a wagon (zionzr2)

Post by GrayFox »

I wish arkansas would do the same... my insurance would go down a little
Whelan
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Re: State of illinois no longer considers my wagon a wagon (ANO_Vibe)

Post by Whelan »

I was registered in CT as being a 5 door hatch.
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coldmm803
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Re: State of illinois no longer considers my wagon a wagon (ANO_Vibe)

Post by coldmm803 »

Quote, originally posted by ANO_Vibe »my insurance would go down a little how do you know that it would go down/ why would a hatch be cheaper than a wagon. imo its all the same
GrayFox
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Re: State of illinois no longer considers my wagon a wagon (coldmm803)

Post by GrayFox »

well when I went from a 2dr Sunfire to a 4dr Vibe (wagon) my Insurance went up a little b/c it's a "wagon" or a larger car than a sedan... (also b/c I went from a 01 to 05 but I asked & they said it wasn't as much year-model difference as it was body style)I figure if it was classified as a hatchback it'd be about the same rate as a sedan. It's all the same IMO, too... but apparently the ins co. thinks differently
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Re: State of illinois no longer considers my wagon a wagon (ANO_Vibe)

Post by Whelan »

Did you go from a base sunfire to a vibe GT? I went from a 02 Civic EX Coupe (which they class in the same category as the Si, yet the LX is not) because it had the 127hp VTec. So I paid more than I do for my 05 XR AWD. Nice $200 difference!
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Re: State of illinois no longer considers my wagon a wagon (Whelan)

Post by GrayFox »

no GT... just a good ol' base model It' didn't go up much but when I asked why it went up (I was expecting it to be the same or less due to it being 4dr) they said it's b/c of the "wagon" classification.From what I understand they don't look at performance specs... They look at body style (size of vehicle), trim level (GT and whatnot), and year model.
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