g0lden

I just picked up my girlfriends old car which is a 2004 TL navi. I went to get insurance on the car, and State Farm told me I have the Type -S. I thought the car was the base model with navi, not an A-spec model.

playa4real

iTrader: (3)

2004 model year was just the base model, not the TypeS

TypeS was/is available 07 and 08

g0lden

This is what I thought. I am confused why she is giving me Type -S insurance rates.

playa4real

iTrader: (3)

yeah def talk to her about it, make sure she doesnt give you higher rates because of it

i know wikipedia is not an official honda/acura site, but this is the closest thing i could find.. LINKY. print it out and show her..look at 2007 it says..

hope this helps.

Thorin78

Did you give her the VIN number? That would be the most accurate way for a quote.

g0lden

Yeah I gave her the VIN#. Thats what trips me out. I am going to call her again and double check she was hearing me correctly.

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Bearcat94

2002 & 2003 also had the Type-S (2nd Gen).

Then (as noted) TL-S returns in 2007 & 2008.

I wonder if they are mistakenly thinking the '04 is a 2nd Gen MY??

XjoEnX

iTrader: (2)

she's ripping you off and she knows she is. gotta set her striaght man.

xenonhid

LOL, looks like your insurance agent barely passed her insurance license examination.


Insurance agents sometimes do not know what they are doing. One agent I asked if there were discounts for having LOJACK, he didn't even know what that was.


Maybe you should go with Geico if you like cavemen.

NightRider

Yes...it is an 03 Type S...that's what it is insurance lady...

Thorin78

Funny, I had to argue with my insurance agent that the engine disabling chip in the car was a security device. She said that only an alarm is a security device as it prevents the thief from stealing the car. I was all nuts about the fact that the alarm does nothing from preventing the thief at all. But the chip in the key disables the engine from starting that prevents a thief from really driving the car away. Argh lousy 5%.

cristphoto

Tell her you have this option (see link). That should get you the lowered rate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geynA-JYDHE

Steve

DMZ

Unofficially, the '04/5/6 6MT is the Type-S

Bearcat94

Really?

I thought all the Type-S Acura's had higher HP ratings than the non-S models?

I think they ('04/'05/'06 6MT's) are referred to as "Sport", not "unofficial" Type-S.

As in:

Base
Base w/Navi
Sport
Sport w/Navi

DMZ

The '04/5/6 6MT has Brembo Brakes, thicker stabilizer bars, and obviously somewhat faster acceleration.

S PAW 1

Unless the car is debadged, you'll see a red "Type S" on the trunklid.

Bearcat94

Hence "Sport".

Look here under "door/version":


http://www.acuraautomotiveparts.org/...arch=&ListAll=


Acura has *always* used the Type-S to denote more HP PLUS Sport features. The 6MT (pre-'07) had only a few of the Sport features (no improved exhaust, no less restrictive Cats, no HP bump, no styling cues, etc).

black label

04-06 VIN
19UUA662xxxxxxxxx Automatic
19UUA655xxxxxxxxx Manual
19UUA656xxxxxxxxx Manual with High Performance tires

07-08 VIN
19UUA662xxxxxxxxx Base model (always Automatic)
19UUA755xxxxxxxxx Type S Manual
19UUA765xxxxxxxxx Type S Automatic
19UUA756xxxxxxxxx Type S Manual with High Performance tires
19UUA766xxxxxxxxx Type S Automatic with High Performance tires

Tripnbeats

stick or auto??? if its stick it might be considered type s of its time.

S PAW 1

I had an '05 6MT which I traded for my '07 TL-S. Yep, the '05 had firmer suspension with larger stabilizer bars/ Brembos than the 5AT of that year, but nothing designated it as a Type "S". I haven't seen any increase in insurance from State Farm whether I had my '01 CL Type "S", my '05 TL 6MT, or my '07 TL-S. If anything, my '07 rates have dropped mainly due to additional safety features and crash test results.
Though it's hard to compare older people's rates and location factors.

rksokol

Caveman say "Fuggit"! Switch to Geico!