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From your weight and facial expressions to your destination, cars collect a startling amount of data about you. Some of it may even raise your insurance costs.

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[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It works because liability coverage should be basically the same for both vehicles, and insignificant compared to non-liability insurance for a new car. The latter is not a legal requirement, but it is much more necessary for a new expensive car because it would be much more difficult to cover the cost of replacing such a car out of pocket if something happened to it. If you can cover the cost of replacing your car yourself, then you can avoid paying the insurance company a premium for their service. Also if the new car is purchased with a loan that insurance is probably a contractual requirement.

For these reasons these types of insurance are better considered separately, and the legally required insurance won't affect the conclusion of the analysis of which car is a better financial decision, so it is reasonable to omit mention of it.

[-] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

While your logic seems sound on the surface, the simple omission of any insurance mentioned in the first set undermines the rationalization. Whereas, including "and minimum required insurance" to said set would correct the inaccuracy, if only slightly.

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this post was submitted on 14 May 2026
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