Whats insurance like?
What companies are preferred?

 

depends on your driving history and location. give a few insurance places a call.

 

any recommendations for companies?
just need a place to start
I've searched the forums but haven't seen much for younger drivers
cause i know its expensive and I'm just trying to find a good/fair rate

 

i use state farm. i am not use if they are the cheapest but i have had a really good experience with them so far. took care of me really well when i had a accident in my suby.

 

yea if its gonna be just starting off and you have no history with other insurance companies its gonne be expensive anywhere. Im with american family and they offer discounts with tenure. just call and check! good luck!

 

i'm a 20 year old driving an 07. in california with clean driving record. i pay about 240-250/month and i'm insured with AAA. it was pretty much the same when i was 18.

 

I have mercury and i pay 115 a month but that's under my dad's name with 6 cars and 1 motorcycle in the policy. (05 350z, 03 CTS, 08 yaris, 92 300zx, 84 300zx, my00 s2000, and 07 R6) it really depends on your history, i have zero accidents (at fault), zero tickets, plus good student discount (15% off), multi car discount (%5) and multi policy discount. hope that helps.

 

When I was 19 my insurance was 260 a month for full coverage with Nationwide and I had no prior accidents or tickets. When I turned 21 my rates went down to around 150.

 

I hear wawanesa(sp?) is good on rates

 

Check state farm... I dont pay that much anymore but it did drop quite a bit after i hit 20 or so.

Keep in mind different insurance companies do things differently, for instance if you're in an accident, one will only use aftermarket parts if available (its written in the policy). State farm doesn't have that issue last ive known.