Injury, collision rating from liberty mutual - Benzworld.org

02-05-2002, 10:50 AM

i got this newsletter from liberty mutual. it is in my surprise that oldsmobile bravada and GMC Jimmy 2dr/4dr have a better rating than the M class. (those rating are for the models yr 98 - 2000 only) 
 
to find out more 
<a href='http://www.libertymutualinsurance.com'>CLICK HERE</a>, then go to Auto section and click on 'Safety', then click on 'Car safety score'.

02-05-2002, 11:28 AM

My insurance company, MetLife, rates the ML pretty damn well - it was the cheapest of any of the SUVs I was looking at, in terms of liability, including the X5. Apparently - they considered the flammability of the X5 as part of the liabilty (maybe someone passing by would be lit on fire? :) <ul><hr>Originally posted by 52cars i got this newsletter from liberty mutual. it is in my surprise that oldsmobile bravada and GMC Jimmy 2dr/4dr have a better rating than the M class. (those rating are for the models yr 98 - 2000 only) to find out more <a href='http://www.libertymutualinsurance.com'>CLICK HERE</a>, then go to Auto section and click on 'Safety', then click on 'Car safety score'.<hr></ul>

02-05-2002, 11:56 AM

Interesting, since they also get their info from the HLDI (which shares their <a href='http://www.carsafety.org'>website</a> with the Insurance Institute for Highway safety), which in turn rated the related GM products as 'poor' and the ML as 'best overall pick'. 
 
Tarik

02-05-2002, 01:51 PM

for the same coverage, and the ML was > $10,000 more expensive. 
I figured that was due to the low claim rate on MLs....

02-05-2002, 02:06 PM

Hum... My insurance on my '02 ML320 is actually lower than my '97 Accord...

02-05-2002, 04:02 PM

midsize(98-02) injury * collision * theft 
 
oldsmobile 52 * 58 * 48 
gmc jimmy 2dr 53 * 82 * n/a 
gmc jimmy 4 dr 59 * 68 * 93 
mb m class 59 * 82 * 127 
JGC 62 * 76 * 127 
rx 300 63 * 87 * 157 
ford explorer 4dr 70 * 82 * 74 
chevrolet blazer 72 * 67 * 80 
mercury mountaineer 72 * 82 * 85 
dodge durango 73 * 91 * 206 
land rover dis. II 74 * 174 * n/a 
nissan xterra 76 * 78 * 76 
infiniti qx4 77 * 109 * 236 
isuzu trooper 79 * 93 * 88 
chevrolet blazer 2dr 84 * 95 * 115 
ford explorer 2dr 93 * 124 * 144 
toyota 4runner 96 * 131 * 246 
isuzu rodeo 97 * 107 * 117 
nissan pathfinder 103 * 126 * 212 
honda passport 116 * 109 * 123 
montero sport 134 * 132 * 412 
 
please go to their website for accuracy/explaination

02-05-2002, 06:10 PM

My 02 ML500 costs only $35.00 per year more than my previous 98 ML320. Its also a bit less than my 01 E320 4matic. I live in a suburban area of a large city with high rates and my ML ins. cost is only $1200 per year carrying 1 million liability $250 deductable on collision and thats with uninsured motorist coverage and 0 deductable on comprehensive/fire/theft.

02-05-2002, 07:59 PM

They have to have made an error. GM as a whole is poor on the safety front. Not even the new models fare well.

02-06-2002, 09:24 AM

i question that myself. but apparently, liberty mutual thinks GMC Jimmy 4dr is better than the M class. :=(

02-06-2002, 09:28 AM

I'm also a bit confused about the theft number. Unless they mean vandalizm or theft of interior components I would think that the M class is immune to the common are thief thanks to the laser cut transponder key.