• mika_mika@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I had a 135hp vehicle that I paid more on insurance for because it was red and had 2 doors. Very visible.

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      7 months ago

      Its because insurance stats found red 2 doors get in more accidents, usually a new male driver is buying a red 2 door. While a a middle aged dude is getting a 4 door for the fam

      • herrvogel@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        People who get red coupes are more likely to be the kind of people who are more likely to end up making insurance claims or, as you mentioned, get tickets. If you get a red coupe, you enter the same group with those people and your premium goes up.

        So it’s not the car or its color, it’s the people who tend to buy it.