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Subject:Re: Insuring a Camper
From:Phil Meyers
Date:Fri, 12 Sep 1997 19:14:04 -0500

In Texas, State Farm considers your vehicle a MotorHome as long as it has a
sink in it.

I have been around and around with my agent regarding this.  The only
problem...State Fram will not give you a Multi-car discount (10% of the
top) with a Westie another vehicle.

Regards,

Phil Meyers
'84 Intercontinetal Ballistic Westie
'92 Miata

>> Chris,
>>
>> I live in Stockton and have lower cost State Farm policy on my 1983.5
>> Adventurewagen. All it took was for my agent to inspect it and submit
>> photo's of the interior and exterior. In California the Adventurewagen's
>> are classified as housecars the same as regular class A, B, and C's. I
pay
>> $541.74 a year but that includes higher coverages as well as comp and
>> collision. When I switched from 3-A to State Farm in 1990 I saved over
$400
>> a year.
>>
>> I'm not sure whether the inclusion of the holding tank or Porta-Potti
>> toilet is what's needed to earn the classification. California owners of
>> Westy's could verify whether their campers also have the same DMV
>> classification.
>>
>> Garrett
>> 83.5 Adventurewagen