Went through your experience, using Progressive for the initial 6 months, then premium went up next 6 months, then went up again for next 6 months and I saw no end in sight. Then, Tesla insurance became available in Texas and I jumped on it ASAP. Much less expensive, however, the safety score messes with your sanity and reduces the Tesla driving experience. You have to determine what is more important.
So, if you're following at a reasonable distance, and someone in front of you slams on their brakes, your safety score will be impacted because you had to stop quickly? And if you had to make a turn aggressively because the person behind you wasn't slowing down and you needed to get out of the way quickly to avoid getting rear ended, your safety score will be impacted because you made a turn too quickly for the car's liking? Or what if you take your car to the drag strip and drive it like you never would on a road?
@@JustinDaniels Excatly right! Not that one should but I hesitate using the brakes or hard turning to avoid because it will affect my rate. The forward collision system is also too sensitive as it pertains to how people actually drive being licensed for 30+ years.
i had it also I felt like that’s how they get you to pay more you can be so far yet the car infront we’ll be red for no reason it’s like you have to drive your car with a Bubble radius
The way i view it is no matter what the score is, Tesla insurance will still be cheaper because there is such a huge price gap between the two. So drive however you please because either way you're saving money.
@@TheKwattK Precisely. So many people missing the point is that Tesla insurance is cheaper in most cases. I hate the legacy insurance industry. They give you a reasonable rate to get you to sign up, then jacking it up at least 10% every six months.
If you call Tesla Insurance you can increase the coverage to try to get a fair comparison. And they will also ensure all vehicles including your roadster assuming you have at least one Tesla on the account already. That non-Tesla or roadster in your case would not have the real time safety score but would benefit from a group discount
We had progressive as soon as we bought our Tesla and we had it at $330 a month. We got Tesla insurance 2 days later for the exact same coverage at $114 a month. So far so good. Driving score is about 94
is that for the whole family? I drive a leaf, my wife is getting her Y soon..If I drive her Tesla occasionally, I would need to sign up for Tesla insurance too?
@@giomusah2155 I don’t believe so. Because there is only 1 driving score and that’s just for the car. Because insurance doesn’t necessarily care who drives it. They care how it’s being driven. So you won’t have to sign up for Tesla insurance if you already have under her name. But I could be wrong about this. Only 1 primary person drives our car
@@phantomjosh2148 yes it will go up. Speeding doesn’t really bring it up too much but driving crazy definitely will. Be a safe driver. Even if you know what you’re doing, it can impact others around you who may not be that experienced. Stay safe.
@@DillonCleans well damn thanks for telling me I’ll definitely stick to geico. I don’t want my insurance going up because I like to cut through traffic when the speed limit is 65 and everyone’s going 50 😭 and I also like to accelerate fast at stop signs and red lights
considering how sketchy they are about independent repairs and being able to 'turn off' things you bought , more then likely they are going to be extra scummy to insurance claims.
Im 26 and I have a Tesla and Tesla insurance. I originally had progressive with minimum coverage and paid 94/month. I now have Tesla and pay 130/month but I have FULL coverage. Full coverage with progressive was 329/month. So it’s definitely worth it!
The coverages are king that what makes premiums go up. My step mom had a bad accident years ago and the lower coverages she had almost screwed her. My family bumped up coverage levels just to make sure. Cool video.
I hope you're comparing coverages. I wanted to go Tesla too, but my coverage limits are considerably better for the same premium as Tesla wanted. I would even pay slightly more, but Tesla wouldn't let me up the coverages to match my current insurance policy.
@@angrilothangriloth3558 He actually doesn't because he quickly finds that Tesla doesn't offer the same levels of coverage that the guy insurance shopping already had with Progressive--which was 3X+ what Tesla was offering at its base level.
May be u need to look at what's more important to u. To be involved in an accident and make a claim or hope never to have one and pay less in insurance. I think he chose the latter.
Most insurance companies where I live have $1M coverages outlined especially liability in case you cause personal injuries or hit a house, etc. think twice about such low coverage
I wish we could have seen the diving scores on other vehicles, like the one you drive. I know you said you drive aggressively, so it would be interesting to see.
I have a model 3 lr that I bought a year ago, almost to the day in Texas. I had Safeco insurance (2 vehicles, 2 harleys and our home). They wanted $90/month. Tesla started with the 90 safety score at $75/month with exactly matching coverages. I typically run 97 on my safety score which has averaged $68.53 for the year. I was just informed that Tesla was changing from using an underwriter to having Tesla underwrite and that my new premium after the change would be $60.55 which was over $8 less. I drive less than you. The safety score process will incentivise you and yours to be better drivers. It's more about ego than money. The good part is they are very clear about what they don't like. They don't care at all about acceleration or speed. Tailgaters beware. Use autopilot, it can brake hard in situations that would earn you a ding. It also can corner faster without a ding.
I'm shocked by the insurance prices in the US. My insurance (on a 2010 small gas car) is $250 a year + road tax at $300 a year. I thought my insurance this year was a bit high at $1700 for a house, a car and an RV (including road tax). Don't think I'll be complaining about the insurance price any time soon. (we also don't need medical insurance because of free health care).
@@oppinoy No we don't. In 2021 the average tax rate was 5% higher here then the us. For those 5 % we get free health care, good education system (that we also don't have to pay for notebooks nor any supplies for teachers), all public universities / collages are free, payed sickleave (upto 1 year, after that you still get paid but go over to an intermediate (for 4 years) before you might get better or go on disability pay) and pension pay, just to mention some of the benefits we get.
@@random.asmr.unboxing249 I'm not comfortable saying what country I live in, but it's in Europe. Those tax prices and benefits are quite common with small variations in most of western Europe.
I've had a Model 3 for 3 years and my wife a Model Y for 2 years. We are long term State Farm policy holders. We pay $72 and $66 per month, respectively. I always hear people say how much Tesla's are to insure but that has not been our experience. In Fact, when we bought her Model Y we replaced a 2015 Mazda CX-5 with the same coverages, and the rate went down $10/mo when we bought the Model Y. We drive over 20,000 miles a year in each car.
@@jigs8437 Andy Formica, Bridgeport WV. interestingly my model 3 has gone up some but not the model Y. They claim that they are getting rated higher now because State Farm is starting to get enough claim data on these relatively new cars to support higher premiums. Still a pretty good price though in my mind. It’s also worth noting that we have a multi line discount for home,etc. not huge but I’m sure it’s a little extra savings.
Great video. Your first two months are based on a 90 score by default. We keep our scores about 96-98 and our rates dropped another 25% after those two months. Easy to monitor your score and upcoming rates in the app too! Good luck.
Tesla insurance is great in terms of the premiums and ease of use. I have had 2 glass claims with them (I live in AZ so lots of glass claims here) when they sent reimbursement checks they never sent them until I reached out and asked them about it. Not to mention if you ever call into the claims department, be prepared to wait 2+ hours on hold
I'm counting on Tesla insuring my Cybertruck. So much more likely to be less expensive, and for claims to be handled professionally. I'm also expecting Tesla insurance to make a TON of money for TSLA.
I also saved 50% versus Farmer’s in California. I had to call Tesla Insurance to raise the coverage rates to the same as Farmers (which was $250K). No brained to go with Tesla. Has a lot to do with Tesla get in far less accidents versus other cars without their active safety features.
90 is the base safety score. After 2 months your rates drop or increase based on your driving. Accelerating or speeding makes no difference in your score. I typically only get dinged in aggressive turning and occasionally hard breaking when I have to use the break. My score is 98 now and I saved an additional 30% off that initial 90 base score
Presumably you have umbrella insurance since you have a high net worth. Often the umbrella policy will require higher coverage limits on your car / home. E.g., mine is at $500k, but yours might be at $1M. I'm curious what your insurance agent said the next morning.
My coverage limits on my Tesla policy in Texas are much larger than the coverage limits on my other Farmers auto policy and SO much cheaper. Farmers couldn’t even quote me on a comparison rate because they don’t even offer limits as high as Tesla.
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In MN progressive quotes me 940 for the year so 82ish a month for a 2023 M3. Tesla for the first 2 months charged me 90 dollars a month with the assumption of a 90 safety score. I currently have a 98 safety score and my projected 3rd month is 65 dollars so 780 for the year. Its a solid savings although there is no gaming Tesla insurance so if my driving habits change or I drive more miles than what I told Tesla my premium will adjust accordingly. Where as progressive takes the info I gave them at face value and never validates it
State Farm has similar thing but you put this little senser thing in your car and it detects when you have phone distractions hard braking fast acceleration sharp turning.
@@arshbirchahal3040 You can, but not everyone looks at every bill every month and compare it to last months bill. If it gradually goes up over time, it's very easy to miss it.
Speeding and accelerating make no difference. It’s forward collision warning, hard braking, aggressive turning, auto pilot disengagements and following too close that affect your score. Only those 5 categories. I have it in CO and I save over my previous insurance. I have MYP and my hard acceleration have zero effect on my score.
I checked on my Tesla app for insuring my Tesla Model X but I didn't see if it covers Rental reimbursements that my current Allstate policy covers. Does your Policy have that coverage?
I am 18 and my first car is a tesla model s 2013 p85. My rate is 120$ and it does record the braking speed and corning speed, but thats it. I honestly love it
As a European its funny to see this. By the way i own a BMW 530D from end 2015, the Facelift model. I pay 570Euros/ year for "tax" and 167 Euros a MONTH for Insurance with 6 years of Accident Free Driving.
GEICO is a pretty good carrier, and after 30+ yrs of my fam (dad 1st than me when started driving) using State Farm, they canceled us b/c we had 2 claims in same year. My mom was hit, and my dad was hit (totaled his car); moms got fixed; but they dropped us w/o telling us. B/c of that, as legally need to send out documents; they allowed to stay for another 12 months, but my dad shopped for insurance asap and found GEICO to be cheaper and better. Have home, auto for ins…fyi. After using State Farm for 30 years, and only 3 claims total; all which not our fault and we’re hit in parking lot, mom hit at stop light, and dad hit driving on road and car pulled out of strip mall and t-boned him; but doesn’t matter if your at fault or not; if they gotta pay, you won’t be playing w/ them much longer…..SOP for State Farm and others. Sad though since Fam paid out more over the years t(en they had to pay; which how it goes right
Progressive was going to charge me $400! I told them Tesla insurance was offering me $200 and they literally said “oh wow, yea…we can’t match that” lmao
One important thing people forget when insuring vehicle is it would vary from state to state so it would make a big difference in which state you reside. Some states have lower rates compared to other states
I love my M3P however I hate the score not because of my driving habits but because when I tried one month beta every little tap of brake it recorded me as hard braking. Seems the score don’t want you to brake and just hit the car in front of you. At the end of month I got 99% driving score but I don’t want to keeping checking my score every trip. I rather pay more and enjoy my car.
The rate they quoted me with the same level of coverage I currently have with Liberty Mutual is $80/month cheaper. There's just something creepy about my driving habits being monitored and critiqued like Big Brother. I don't brake hard and don't tailgate but I do exceed speed limits on occasion and like to floor it sometimes. I'm sure that would raise my rates.🎉
This would be awful in Milwaukee. A stretch of road I regularly drive- even while going 10 mph over the speed limit (in front of a police station, mind you!), I get passed up like I’m standing still. It is not safe to go the “suggested” 30 mph. I would get run over! So, if I ever get a Tesla, I definitely will need make this a hard pass. But, it’s cool they do that. Hopefully, their claims service is better than their current parts replacement service….
I keep $1M coverage because I don’t want to be bankrupt if I run into an Aventador 😂😂😂. $300k is a little low imo. Bodily injury can go REALLY high, REALLY fast.
Being in insurance for over 10+ years . I’m going to point something out here . Listen from 0:38 seconds in to about 0:45 and tell me if that makes actual sense to ACTUALLY protect him and his family
I feel like have business insurance vs personal was a large factor in the cost, but I don’t know. Also, $1M coverage is a lot. I think $100K is more common, like Tesla insurance. But, maybe if the cars are registered to the LLC they need the higher coverage? Good luck. Glad I have a cheap Honda I guess, lol.
Wow your insurance is high lol. I have Progressive also and have been paying $120 a month for three cars with full coverage and one car liability with $300,000 limit and roadside assistance since i was 23 years old. "5 years"
Try American Family Insurance. I got all excited for Tesla Insurance in Utah but AMFAM blew Tesla out of the water. (Not getting paid for this, honest experience.) Disclaimer, I do have home, multiple car, and home owners discount. Compare before you go with Tesla and maybe you can save some $$.
How much coverage do you guys have for medical payments per person? I just realize mine is only covering $1,000 per person as compared to my State Farm coverage of $5,000. I want to make sure I’m not the only one and if I am, I want to see if they would adjust it for me.
I've have seen Tesla insurance cheaper for the most part it relies a lot on your driving, My understanding (and someone correct me if im wrong) If say one month you drive "Bad" then that month your insurance can go up, VS a traditional car insurance company for the most part the insurance price stays the same. I've also hear with Tesla insurance that if you have a good driving score your insurance can go down but I'm not 100% sure on that if it's true or not
Say NO to insurance companies that want to monitor your driving habits. That would be like having a cop in your backseat and giving you ticket every time you make a moving violation including driving over the speed limit.
I have Tesla insurance and am also covering my daughters non tesla. Tesla insurance is dirt cheap if you have teens and or a teen with an accident. I hate being tracked but I am literally saving 50% over AM FAM connect. I do not know how great or bad the claims process is esp with the non tesla
Fighting 8.5% inflation (more like 35%) with a 1% Fed funds interest rate is like stopping a forest fire with a bucket of water. Folks prepare accordingly. Make investment in other not to depend on the government for funds
That rating based on driving habits is bullsh!t. Chevy had me rated at 60% but when I showed them I had never been in a wreck and that the high scoring people had on average all been in wrecks they changed everything in my favor. Insurance company's will always try to use "in depth" information to screw you over.