What is the avg rent around Las Vegas? - Page 2

Spook · #11 09-10-2005, 08:38 AM

I am moving in two days, and have been looking for rooms off of craigslist.

A few months ago, there were many more 375-450 range. Now rooms in a house run more like 450-550.

Luv2DriveTT · #12 09-10-2005, 10:24 AM

I am surprised the Vegas pool is more tainted than Minnesota. Wouldn't snow be a legitimate factor? FWIW when I moved to NJ the first quote I got for my insurance was 7K (never an accident either). I got it down eventually to 1.7k/year by shopping around.

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Michael O'Malley · #13 09-10-2005, 10:31 AM

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The one thing that I found cost a hell of a lot more than I was used to was auto insurance. The insurance pool in Las Vegas is VERY dirty. My rep told me that more than 60% of the drivers have at least one accident.

I have a Ford Mustang. I have been driving for 28 years with no tickets and no accidents. It cost me $400 a year in Wisconsin to insure. It cost me $700 a year in Minnesota to insure. It now costs me $2200 a year in Vegas to insure. That is VERY ugly.

Will

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Something isnt right with your situation. I have been driving for 17 years with a few tickets (only one speeding on my record now) and last year I paid $700/year for an 02 Lexus and $600/year for an 02 Tahoe. Neither of those were a multi car policy.
Although Vegas is known to be in the higher range when it comes to insurance, what you are paying makes no sense.

Scoobytx · #14 09-10-2005, 11:36 AM

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The one thing that I found cost a hell of a lot more than I was used to was auto insurance. The insurance pool in Las Vegas is VERY dirty. My rep told me that more than 60% of the drivers have at least one accident.

[/ QUOTE ]Only 60%? The drivers in Vegas suck balls. When I go, I make sure to get the insurance on my rent car. It's not the damage that I'm worried about (that's covered by my insurance and my credit card used to rent the car), but the huge daily fee charged while the rent car is out of service (it was quoted to me as $57/day for a cheap compact car).

All I need is to get sideswiped by some drunk Vegas driver and have my rent car end up costing me an extra $2000 because the body shops (which I'm sure do killer business in Vegas) take over a month to fix it. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

PhatCasino · #15 09-10-2005, 12:37 PM

could you actually have bodywork done on a rental - sorta like its nobodies business, then the rental place will never know? ? ?

- i thought bodywork places always ask for registration and such

Scoobytx · #16 09-10-2005, 01:46 PM

No, the rental company gets the body work done. Since they are making more revenue on a car out of commission ($57/day vs. ~$35/day if the car is rented 100% of the time), I'm sure they don't pressure the body shop to hurry.

Last time I had a car in the body shop (years ago), it took almost a month, and I was on them at least three times a week. I don't know how slow repairs would be if no one pressured them.

StevieG · #17 09-10-2005, 07:35 PM

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I am surprised the Vegas pool is more tainted than Minnesota. Wouldn't snow be a legitimate factor?

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Nah, they get so much practice driving carefully, and the road crews are so quick in cleaning thing up that it snow is less of a factor there than you might guess. Black ice sucks, though.

It's more likely that the local % of uninsured is what taints the pool.

PhatCasino · #18 09-10-2005, 09:36 PM

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No, the rental company gets the body work done.

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I meant to keep the accident on the downlow from the rental company so they don't charge you THOUSANDS ... you fix it for a few hundred (since you didn't have it insured etc.) Honestly i really don't know.. can someone fill me in on insurance/repairs/creditcard wavier insurance and all that bs? thanks

- i always try to save when i rent and DONT take theyre BS insurance. but now im thinking it may be worth it ..

Al P · #19 09-10-2005, 10:11 PM

Wow, rental companies charge you while the car is in the shop even if it's not your fault? That's skanky.

any2cards · #20 09-10-2005, 11:13 PM

Michael ...

I find the rates that you are paying incredible to say the least (not doubting you, just surprised). I received quotes from 5 different major vendors, and all of them were within 1-2% of each other, all around $2200 per year.

It is possible that my level of coverages and/or deductibles are significantly different than yours. This obviously would make comparing our situations difficult.

I consulted All State, State Farm, Progressive, American Family, and Geico. Would love to hear who provides your coverage.

Will