I do most of my shopping online, and I recently started paying the majority of my bills online as well. A while back I started looking for car insurance quotes online. My current insurance company will not allow me to pay my bill online for some reason, so I was looking for one who would. I came across an insurance website that lists most car insurance providers and found several companies that gave me a free insurance quote right online without having to wait. I’m not sure which one I am going to go with yet, but whoever I choose must accept online payments.

I had to tow my RV last weekend and let me say that it wasn’t good for me at all since this has never happened to me and I wasn’t sure if it would be done right. But thankfully the RV towing company that I called was able to get the job done quickly and effectively. The guys evaluated the trailer’s weight and knew exactly how to load it.

I have owned an older car for many years now. I have kept it stored in my detached garage of my home. I finally decided, after about 12 years, to fix it up to race it at a local drag strip. I wanted to get the engine and other mechanical parts installed before doing any body work to it. I found out that by buying special performance parts for it, it would run so much better, and last longer. It may have cost a little more money, but will last so much longer than if I bought cheap parts that were not made for racing. After I was done with all the mechanical work on it, I fixed the body up. I began racing almost every weekend and have won several trophies and money prizes. If I had not have used the special performance parts, It might not be running today, and I would not be able to race. It’s been so much fun and exciting drag racing and I have now talked a couple of my friends into doing it, too.

A few weeks ago someone ran a stop sign and put a small ding in my rear bumper. I got out and went to exchange information with the guy and he informed me that he didn’t even have auto insurance. He begged me not to call the police and offered to let me follow him to the bank and he would get out $1,000 and give it to me for the damage. I was kind of leary to follow him. I mean, who has $1,000 they can just hand over, but they can’t afford car insurance? I told him to just get out of here and don’t worry about it. I can’t stand irresponsible people like that.

My car was getting older, but still was in good shape. When shopping at car dealerships for a new one, I was also getting a price of what they would offer me for my car, for a trade in for another. After comparing what I could sell it for and trade in price I could get, I decided to sell it outright. I ended up getting a nice car, even though it didn’t look as sporty as I was hoping for. To help dress it up and make it look sportier, I shopped around for spoilers, which I wanted to have installed on the back of my car. I ended up having a rear spoiler on my new car, which makes it look more like a real sports car and I have received many compliments on it.

Auto insurance is truly a good coverage to have. You never quite appreciate this type of insurance until you get into an accident and it isn’t your fault. Last week I crashed my Ford Expedition and an Eddie Bauer edition to boot while driving  in the nasty New England weather. And as much as I was upset about how the accident happened, having insurance definitely took the load off my shoulders. What’s even sweeter is that my insurance company has opted to pay half of the car rental fees until my ride gets fixed.

I always wanted to buy a GPS unit for my truck. When pricing them in a store, they seemed way too expensive. I finally bought one and now I don’t know what I ever did without it. It is the best thing I have ever purchased for any of my vehicles that I have ever owned. I don’t have to drive forever, and waste gas, or stop and ask for directions. The GPS navigation unit is a very handy item. It also saves me from driving as much, especially with the cost of gas prices being so high now.

A friend of mine recently joined a program that allows him to buy auto accessories at direct wholesale prices. He’s thinking about opening his own website to sell stuff on, since he can get such a great deal on it all. He has already made orders for probably $7,000 worth of parts and accessories just from his friends trying to get good deals on things.