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Scarlet13



Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Changwon

PostPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:01 am    Post subject: Buying a car? Reply with quote

Can someone give me an idea of how much I should expect to pay? Insurance rates?
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I-am-me



Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Hermit Kingdom

PostPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A nice lambourghini runs about $600,000. Not really sure about insurance on it. I guess it really depends what you are looking for. Rolling Eyes
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esetters21



Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have an older Korean car, and my insurance runs around 450,000 for liability only for the year. It is a Korean "sports car" Laughing . Mind you that it has been worked and is actually quite fast. The insurance company doesn't know that though. Wink

Your best bet might be to grab a car off a foreigner leaving the country to get a good price on the actual car. The insurance isn't going to vary too much, especially for liability only. If you want full coverage; then the make model and age factor into the equation.
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haute 4 teacher



Joined: 19 Nov 2007

PostPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cheap car=7 large

legal=2 more

bus=3 man won

bike= (-1leg)
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TheChickenLover



Joined: 17 Dec 2007
Location: The Chicken Coop

PostPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought a new Hyundai last summer. Total cost (after credit discounts) was 11.3M for a diesel 1.5L click registered to my name.

Insurance was 580k

That was it, pretty cheap overall.

Chicken
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Typhoon



Joined: 29 May 2007
Location: Daejeon

PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It depends on the car and how old it is. Insurance for my wife and I costs 650 000 and that is full coverage. Insurance gets cheaper the longer you have been here. Our original insurance was almost 1 000 000 Won.
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ajuma



Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!

PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Insurance will be cheaper if you're over 28. Under 28 and you're going to pay a lot more. It also depends on if you're going to be the only driver or not. That means no lending your car to your friends unless they are willing to pay for any fines/accidents they may get.

FYI: Korean insurance includes "AAA" coverage, which means if you need a tow or run out of gas, you can call your insurance company and they'll take care of it.
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