smart .... A future collector car

[dancote]

Hagerty Insurance is the leading insurance agency for collector vehicles and boats in the nation, and host to the largest network of collector car owners. And our smart has made their list of future collector cars. Read about it
here... and ignore the first comment.

[jediknight36]

says something is wrong or that i need a password

[gamernotwatcher]

Hagerty’s Collector Cars of the Future… And Beyond!
By Robert Farago
January 30, 2008 - 522 Views




I don't really have a lot of sympathy for people who say "If only I'd held on to my Barracuda" or suchlike. Maintaining a car– keeping it taxed, insured and running for decades– is a time-consuming and expensive business. Besides, for every car we once owned that's now worth a fortune, we owned many more than are still worth bupkis. "If only I'd held onto my Ford Pinto station wagon." I don't think so. Anyway, Hagerty Insurance wants to brand that whole "collector car of the future" deal. They've released their "Hagerty Hot List," selected by none other than McKeel Hagerty, CEO of, well, you know. Frank reckons the Crown Vic fits the bill. My money's on the Chrysler 300C SRT8 (not literally of course). What motor do you think you should stash for cash? Here's Hagerty's take.

Cadillac XLR-V Roadster
Lotus Exige S
Audi S5
Mustang Shelby GT 500 KR
Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Smart
Subaru Impreza WRX STi
Honda S2000 CR
Pontiac Solstice/Saturn Sky
Dodge Charger Super Bee

[rgaus]

We've had his list posted on our website for a long time, but last year's list had the smart at #10. It's already skyrocketing toward stardom! Jumped 4 places in a year! Also, an insurance company in England (Swiftcover) does an annual review of the car models most often owned by their most wealthy clients. Called the "Rich Car List", smart finished in ninth place last year. Pretty neat!

Ron Gaus, asmartcar.com

[spyderman33]

so I tried to insure with Hagerty and they said no dice.. Not considered a collector car...

[SmartPassion]

Originally Posted by spyderman33

so I tried to insure with Hagerty and they said no dice.. Not considered a collector car...

Some of my cars are insured by Hagerty. And I was going to pick up the phone.

[rgaus]

Not sure, but I would think Hagarty would be a bit high on insurance anyway. They are a specialty insurer, I believe. USAA(?) has been an insurer of smarts at great prices for at least a year or two. Also I think State Farm is a good one. MOST insurance companies pick up the smart without a problem if you have history with that company. That's been our experience with the 450's. In some cases, folks have moved ALL of their insurance to a company that insures the smart if their's refuses. Won't take many of those cases before the underwriters finally do their "due diligence" and figure out how low a risk these cars are. Can you imagine someone stealing one of these little guys and trying to "blend" in... or better yet, try to actually sell it? Not exactly a hot "parts car" either. And the repair cost history in most countries it already exists is very low.

Ron Gaus, asmartcar.com