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2000 Car Guide
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Our Criteria
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The criteria used for selecting the models in our Car Guide include:
- Personal injury loss statistics that are average, better-than-average,
or substantially better-than-average based on insurance company
loss experience from the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety.
- Driver Death Rate statistics that are average, better-than-average,
or substantially better-than-average based on information from the
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
- Collision loss statistics that are average, better-than-average,
or substantially better-than-average based on insurance company loss
experience from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
- Overall Crashworthiness Evaluation of Good, Acceptable, or
Marginal based on recent Crash Test Data from the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety. Recent data includes model years 1996
through 1998.
Vehicles which earned an overall evaluation of "Poor" failed
to meet this criteria.
- A minimum of dual front driver and passenger air bags. Some
models are now equipped with side-impact air bags.
- Four-Wheel Antilock Brakes are either standard equipment, or
available as an extra-cost option.
- No rating increase has been assigned based on ERIE's Car Experience
Rating (ERC) program. This program rates vehicles based on their overall
physical damage loss experience.
- No performance car surcharges apply.
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Discounts for safety features
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Erie Insurance continues
to recognize the safety benefits of antilock brakes when used correctly.
In fact, we offer a 10% discount on some coverages if the vehicle is
equipped with antilock brakes on all four wheels.
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* -- Indicates 1999
model year price(s). 2000 pricing not yet available.
See Below references apply to new or substantially restyled models that
have not yet achieved actual on-road loss experience. They have been
included conditionally at this time, but are subject to further evaluations
in the future.
Information provided here is based on safety and insurance value projections
and it is not an endorsement of any particular make or model. Approximate
2000 price ranges supplied by the manufacturers are shown in parentheses.
Some models (and their pricing) will not be introduced until later in
the model year.
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