car insurance

[arethinn]

I'm curious who-all (in CA) uses what companies for their car insurance, and what your experiences have been. It looks like I may actually be buying a car in the not-too-distant future, and one decision we have to make is whether I want to start my own policy with AAA, or whether I want to switch to another insurance company when I do so. AAA is somewhat of teh debbil, and I hear vague rumour they're worse in terms of service than some others, so tell me who's better. Cost is not exactly a factor here; of course I don't want to pay something way out of line, but at least when checking online quotes, it seems that the rates for what I want to drive and my record are all pretty similar (within $50 or so of one another), so... yeah. Any recommendations, or companies to avoid like the screaming Martian plague?

Comments

[starlightforest.livejournal.com]

What do you mean by "good luck"? Is it easy to get a hold of an agent if you have questions about the coverage? Is filing a claim relatively non-stressful? You haven't found any surprises that made you go "wtf?"

[darkmoon.livejournal.com]

I haven't had to call just to ask questions, but when I've had to file claims (once or twice, I forget how many of them were through this company and how many were through the last one) they've been very easy to deal with, and I haven't come across any major surprises with them. That, and you can get a quote on their web site and do quite a bit of account management there as well, which is a big plus in my book.