How to Lower Your BMW 330i Insurance Rates In Five Minutes or Less
If shopping your car insurance around was fun, we'd do it much more often. But we always seem to pay too much for coverage and most people would rather go to the dentist. Finding affordable insurance for your BMW 330i is probably the same story.
Step One: Insurance Rate Comparison Quotes
The antiquated method of shopping for car insurance included a high pressure visit to the office of your local insurance agent. Not anymore!
Almost every car insurance company now offers online quotes, and you can actually get insurance quotes for a BMW 330i without even visiting their websites!
Start a free rate quote comparison now by clicking the link below. Once you complete the short form, you'll be able to compare rates and then move on to our next section on how to lower rates even further.
Important! If you already have liability and physical damage coverage on your 330i, it's important to keep the same limits and deductibles throughout the quote process. This allows you to fairly compare rates for many companies. If you use different limits and coverages for each quote, you won't be able to judge if the final rate is better or worse than other quotes.
Step Two: Techniques to Lower your 330i Insurance Rates
There are many contributing factors that determine what you pay to insure your BMW. You can help yourself (and your wallet) by paying attention to the following rate factors.
- Vehicles that are considered high performance will have a higher insurance price tag that your average family sedan. The BMW 330i is no exception.
- Consider taking a defensive driving course. You can often make up the cost of the course in as little as a single policy renewal.
- When repairing accident damage on luxury vehicles, body shops charge more because the replacement parts are more expensive. Everything from a fender to a tail light will cost more to replace so your insurance rates will be higher as well.
- If you are a senior citizen or belong to a particular professional organization, you may qualify for a break on insurance.
- Sports cars tend to have larger engines and higher top speeds which increases the chance of an accident.
- Car insurance rates for a teen driver on a BMW 330i will be expensive no matter what kind of coverage you have. But if you don't need comprehensive and collision, consider dropping those to save money.
- Small claims that may only exceed your physical damage deductibles by a small amount are better off not being submitted to your company. Just pay the extra hundred dollars or two and keep a claim-free discount on your policy.
- If you have a high credit score, you will be rewarded with lower insurance rates. Conversely, if your credit rating is on the low site, your rates will be higher.
- If you own a home, you may get a break on your car insurance. Home ownership demonstrates financial responsibility.
- Consider using higher deductibles for physical damage coverages like comprehensive and collision. Higher deductibles save money since you're willing to pay more out-of-pocket at claim time.
- If your vehicle comes with safety features such as electronic stability control, head restraints, all-wheel drive or air bags, these all help keep insurance costs down by helping reduce accident injuries.
- If you have a speeding ticket or other moving violation, you could be charged more for insurance. If you get a ticket, find out if your county or state offers a defensive driving course that will void the ticket upon completion.
- If switching companies, always have the effective date of the new policy be identical to the expiration date on the old policy. This prevents a lapse in coverage and companies charge higher rates if you have any lapses.
- Vehicles that tend to get stolen or have high repair costs will cost you more to insure. If your 330i falls into either category, it could cost you.
Step Three: Finalize your Car Insurance Policy
Car insurance is pretty easy to buy online, but you do need to be aware that it is a legally binding contract. You need to have funds available for a down payment as well as review your coverages for any insufficiencies.
An important thing to keep in mind when buying a new policy is you want the effective date of the new policy to be the exact same as the date you are cancelling your old policy.
If you are adding a vehicle to an existing policy and not buying a new one, just make sure to get the vehicle added as soon as possible. Every insurance company offers a grace period to add new vehicles, so make sure you get the BMW added prior to the expiration of this grace period. Be sure to have a new policy ready to go if you are buying a new 330i. If you've never had car insurance or don't have a policy now, you won't have any protection on the vehicle until you add it to your policy.
Your insurance company will provide you with proof-of-insurance forms to keep in your vehicle. It's required by state law to carry at least the state minimum liability limits. An SR-22 filing may be required by your state's DMV if you've been convicted of a serious driving offense such as DUI, DWI or reckless driving. If this applies to you, make sure the car insurance company complies with the SR-22 requirement.
Car Insurance Resources
For more information on car insurance, please visit the Insurance Information Institute's auto insurance informational page.
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