These 29 car brands can be tricky to insure in New York

Do you want to buy a new or new car soon? New York State is warning car owners that these 29 cars may be difficult to insure. Bearing in mind that there is a shortage of cars at the moment, so options are limited, you might want to avoid one of the models below. It’s bad enough that you’re likely to pay inflated prices due to the shortage, but having trouble insuring your car only adds insult to injury. Many insurance companies are unwilling to insure these particular vehicles according to the New York Department of Financial Services,

The following table lists the vehicles for which a certain number of insurers have indicated their refusal to insure voluntarily or their willingness to insure only under certain strict conditions or for certain types of operators. This hard-to-insure list does not apply to all insurers for every vehicle featured, but generally encompasses data provided by many of the leading private passenger auto insurance underwriters in New York State. For each vehicle featured, there are a significant number of insurers who are unwilling to underwrite the vehicle in question, due to adverse loss experience, high cost or limited availability of spare parts, or of a high number of thefts.

If you’re able to get coverage on one of the vehicles below, you could end up paying higher premiums. If you want to file a complaint with the New York Department of Financial Services, you can file it online here.

1. Acura (one of the models below)
Integra GS-R, Legend GS, Legend L, Legend LS, NSX, NSX-T, NSX De Tomaso, SLX, TL, CL, RSX

2. Aston Martin (all models)

3. Audi (one of the models below)
5000, some Quattro models, R8, S, SQ5, RS and TT models, E-Tron GT

4. Bentley (all models)

5. BMW (one of the models below)
760Li (12 cylinders), Alpina B7, CS series, i8, “L” series, “M” series, 21, “Z” series, 760Li (12 cylinders); Series 135, 335, 435, 550, 650, 750, 840, 850, G3 GTR; Dinan models; I4

6. Bugatti (all models)

7. Buick (one of the models below)
GNX, Reatta, Regal GMX, Regal Grand National, Regal GS, Skyhawk Turbo

8. Cadillac (one of the models below)
Allante, ATS-V, CTS-V; CTS-V Sports; Deville convertible, Eldorado models, XLR-V; XTS-V Sports; Hearse and limo models; CT4-V Blackwing

9. Chevrolet (one of the models below)

Berlinetta, Camaro IROC-Z, Z-28, RS, ZL1; Cavalier Z24, Caprice LS, Corvette models, El Camino, Express models, G2500 and G3500 series, Grand Sport/GT Championship Edition/Z06/ZR-1, Impala SS (396/427)(before 1994), Hammer, K3500, Lingenfelter , Lumina Z34, “SS” models, Silverado C3500, Sparks Turbo, Vans (extended and full size), some RV models

10. Daimler Chrysler (one of the models below)
300 SRT, Conquest & Conquest TSI, Crossfire, GEM models, Laser, Maybach, TC, Limousine models, ME, Prowler

11. Dodge (one of the models below)
B350, B3500, Challenger, Charger, Colt GTS Turbo, Conquest, Durango (SRT Trim 8 Cylinder), Some Daytona-esp. Turbos and IROC-Z, Neon, Raider, Ram Wagon, Shelby Models, Spirit R/T, Sprinter Vans, SRT, Stealth, Viper

12. Ford (one of the models below)
Aspire, Bronco II, EXP Lightning, Club Wagon – E350, Cobra Econoline Wagon models – E350, Focus RS, Focus ZX2, F350, Limo models, some Mustang models, Pantera, Ponoz Roadster, some Probe-esp models. GT, RV models, Saleen and Shelby models, Sierra models, GT 40, GT420, GT Supercar, Taurus SHO, Think models, Thunderbird Sport models, Transit, SC, Torino GT (390), SVT/Lightning

13. GMC (one of the models below)
Syclone, EV-1, Hummer, P-30, Rally Wagon, RV models, Savana 2500 and 3500 series, Typhoon

14. Honda (one of the models below)
Civic Del Sol SI and VT, CRX and CRX Si, EV Plus, FCX, Prelude SI
& VT, VTEC, S2000

15. Hyundai (one of the models below)
Certain Genesis, Scoupe, Tiburon GT models

16.Infiniti
FX45, G35, G37, IPL-G, M45, Q50, QX60, QX70

17. Jeep (one of the models below)
Kaiser, Postal Units, Scrambler, Willie, Wrangler, CJ Series, DJ-5, Grand Cherokee SRT 8 (425 HP Hemi), Trackhawk

18. Kia (K-900)

19. Lexus (one of the models below)
IS-F, LS 500, SC300, SC400, SC430, LFA

20. Lincoln (one of the models below)
Mark VIIB, Mark VII LSC, Mark VIII

21. Mercedes-Benz (one of the models below)
550, 560, 600, some AMG models, SLS, CL models, LFA, S65, SL, SL63 Black, SL65, SLR, S600Roadsters, Sprinter, EQC, EQS

22. Mitsubishi (one of the models below)
3000 Models, Eclipse Models, Evolution, Lancer EVO, Montero, Starion Ralliart, EVO-RS

23. Nissan (one of the models below)
200SX/240SX/300ZX, Roadster Models, GTR, Pulsar, NV Models, NX2000, Sentra SE-R, Skyline, Stillen Models, Z Models, ZX Models

24. Pontiac (one of the models below)
350, Fiero / Firebird / Formula / Solstice models, Trans-Am, Grand Am GT, LE, SE, High Output models, Grand Prix GT/G TP, SE, GTO, Lingenfelter models, Sunbird GT, Sunbird SE

25. Subaru (one of the models below)
Brat, Impreza STI, Legacy GT, Postal models, some XT models, SVX, WRT-STi, WRX Turbo, WRX-STI

26. Tesla (all models)

27. Toyota (one of the models below)
All Trac, Celica GT, Celica Supra, Improved HKS Supra Turbos, Landcruiser (2-Dr Hardtop), MR2, Scion IQ Electric

28. Volkswagen (one of the models below)
Cabrio, Corrado, Passat W8, Phaeton, Golf R, GTI, Scirocco 16v, R32, Touareq V8/V10, Thing

29. Volvo (one of the models below)
850 R, 850 Turbo, C70, S80 T6

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