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All About Bodily Injury Liability Insurance
Bodily injury liability insurance helps if you get in a car crash that causes injury or death. Most states require you to buy bodily injury insurance.
When to Buy Short-Term Car Insurance
You should always drive while covered by an insurance policy, even if you’re borrowing a car or owning it for a short time.
How to Find Car Insurance Records
Buying a car is an exciting and challenging time. It’s possible to go through the whole process of buying a car, transferring the title, and obtaining car insurance without asking the previous owner whether there were any...
How a DUI Affects Car Insurance Rates
Drivers convicted of a DUI will face a suspended license and increased car insurance rates. DUI convictions stay on record for at least five years.
The Best and Worst States to Drive in
America's best states to drive in have cheap gas and smooth, safe roads. Minnesota and Utah are ranked as the greatest states to drive.
How Car Colors Affect Car Insurance Rates
Car paint color doesn’t affect the cost of car insurance or how often car owners are pulled over by the police.
How the Demerit Point System Affects Car Insurance Rates
Traffic infractions such as speeding and DUIs add points to your driving record which car insurance companies use to calculate your insurance rates.
How to Know if Your State Shares Speeding Ticket Information
Speeding tickets you get in another state will be shared through the Driver License Compact and Non-Resident Violator Compact in 44 states.
How to Compare Car Insurance Companies
Car owners should compare car insurance companies to find the best coverage. Use the same data to accurately compare car insurance companies.
How to Bundle Your Car Insurance and Homeowners Insurance
Home and auto insurance quotes are often cheaper if bundled together into one policy. Bundled insurance policies are less costly and easier to manage.
A Guide to Rideshare Insurance
As a rideshare driver, you need special insurance to cover what rideshare companies don’t. Here’s how to purchase it and file a claim.
How to Rent a Car while Visiting the U.S.
Visiting America for a short trip? Whether it's for work or pleasure, know the ins-and-outs of renting a car in the United States.
How to Calculate the Diminished Value of Your Car
The primary reason an individual would need to calculate the diminished value of a car is to submit an insurance claim after an accident. Naturally, if a car can no longer run or has undergone significant cosmetic damage, it isn’t...
How to File a Claim When Bad Roads Damage Your Car
Potholes and rough roads can damage car tires, wheels, and exhaust. Gather evidence and documentation to file a car insurance claim for road damage.
How Bad Credit Affects Your Car Insurance Rate
Bad credit scores can increase how much you pay for car insurance. Monitor your credit rating and make regular payments to lower car insurance rates.
How to Save on Car Insurance With a Defensive Driving Discount
Defensive driving classes can reduce your car insurance rate and teach you essential driving skills like how to handle skids and use anti-lock brakes.
How to Tell if You Need Car Gap Insurance
Car gap insurance is also known as loan-lease payoff coverage, because it pays the difference between the value and outstanding balance of your car.
All About Full Coverage Car Insurance
Car insurance keeps car owners protected. Full coverage car insurance includes state-mandated coverage, plus collision and comprehensive coverage.
The States With the Highest Number of Deer Accidents
If you hit a deer while driving it can cause major damage to your car. You're most likely to hit a deer in West Virginia, Montana, and Pennsylvania.
5 Ways to Deal With a Totaled Car After a Car Crash
You have options if you get in a car crash and your car is totaled. You can fix your car, sell individual car parts, or donate your car to charity.

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Flooded car please help, potential damage? write off?
When the under vehicle got soaked and sat in the water the brakes tend to lock up after that if you had the parking brake on and then when you go to release it the rear drum brakes may stick...
Can an accident cause the alignment to be off and the front left strut to leak even when only the body was damaged visually?
If the speed at time of impact was over 10 MPH and you jumped the curb, the alignment can easily be disturbed not to mention the possibility, indeed likelihood if the speed was high enough, of damage to the unibody...
My 2003 Subaru WRX crashed and my insurance is giving me two options.
I would recommend taking the $6000 and getting another car with the money. The body damage is only an estimate of the damages the body shop can see and estimate. There is always hidden damage the body shop cannot see...
What is "diminished value" as it refers to a totaled car?
Hi, thanks for writing in. The insurance company can use "diminished value" for a number of reasons. The overall condition of the vehicle not including the wreck, above average mileage, etc. I would ask them what criteria they are using...
Advice on buying a car with hail damage
Realize that hail damage is just pieces of ice falling down on the car and denting the heck out of everything. It may look horrible but the actual hail itself doesn't damage the car. So as long as it runs...
Is it Legal to Drive With a Damaged or Missing Mirror?
According to the California Vehicle Code, Section 26709 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=veh&group=26001-27000&file=26700-26712), every motor vehicle that is subject to registration in the state of California, except motorcycles, must have two mirrors (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-adjust-car-mirrors-for-your-height) that reflect to the driver a view of the highway for...
My park 2003 Cadillac Escalade was hit on the front driver side knock a foot from where it was parked and back up on the center is.
Due to the collusion on the vehicle, the exhaust system was damaged and causing excessive air to get into the exhaust before the oxygen sensors. If the engine light was not on before the accident and now it is on,...
what would be the average cost to own my vehicle over a ten year period
Typical "lifecycle" vehicle ownership and operation costs, such as you are inquiring about, are calculated on a 5 year interval. Going out 10 years has too much inherent uncertainly in inflation projections, and the costs of fuel, insurance, and repairs....
Do I need gap insurance?
Gap insurance is designed to cover the difference between what is owed on the vehicle (your car loan) and what the insurance company may pay out in the event of an accident or loss. Any example might be a situation...
A lot of damage, shops are backed up, mostly wondering if I'm possibly looking at a totaled vehicle.
You will likely need to get at least 3 different estimates on the vehicle to have a good idea of the costs. This way you can go to the insurance company with a fair estimate of the cost to repair...
Advice on buying the first car
Unfortunately, I don't want to jinx you, but the first car people get is the first car they wreck. I would say get a nice, used Toyota (https://www.yourmechanic.com/cars/toyota). You pay less, your insurance will be a lot cheaper. As time...

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