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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 03:17 AM
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Mine is Unitrin Direct, says Scion TC
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 04:57 AM
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State Farm; Toyota Scion TC
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 10:50 AM
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Just for the record, it's not your insurance company that's making the determination; it's Toyota. I first saw documentation listing it as a Toyota Scion at the dealership. My real concern would be showing a registration slip to a cop which says Toyota. Although the windshield registration sticker should say the same.
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 10:40 PM
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Nope it's a figment of my imagination.

Old Feb 8, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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my new ins card says scion tc, thats it, no toyota n e where on it. ~ statefarm
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 08:20 PM
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jw but y does it matter?
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Iride_xB04
jw but y does it matter?
Probably similar to the reason the owner of a Lincoln Navigator would rather not have it called a Ford...

We have "unique" vehicles and want to retain that "uniqeness" in the official paperwork, too.

In reality, it makes little to no difference - the vehicle doesn't change depending on the name it's given, but psychologically it makes a difference to some owners.

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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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o ok lol
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 12:19 AM
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i wonder if it was so that "toyota" could start selling cars without discounting them?
of couse only ones badged scion
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by arbnpx
Make: Toyota; Model: Scion. Blame whoever coded the VINs, I guess.
i told my insurance company about this and they didn't know wuts going on

Progressive?
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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progressive is an auto insurance around here, it looks pretty good and they always use the very first commercial with the middleaged dude
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 09:00 PM
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i meant is that progressive which had
Make: Toyota; Model: Scion ?
cuz thats what i had when i was insured by progressive

i changed to statefarm and to geico
little out of topic but,
for me, progressive was 3300 a year, statefarm was 1900 a year, and now geico is 900 a year!
huge difference!
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