It’s an issue over here, too: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/04/car-insurance-is-next-inflation-victim-as-range-rovers-hyundais-stolen/story.html
And it probably in large part went the other way around with Lizzy: RR was a premium car there that fit sporty estates.
The cliche used to be poor blacks, especially, going for flashy Caddys they couldn’t afford to try to mask their personal poverty. This story is about a couple who can’t afford a high car insurance, after streching to own a car out of their practical range.
Bloomberg on Hyundai and Range Rover thefts. And why rising automobile insurance for everyone. State Farm is the largest automobile insurer and they lost 13 billion on this last year. I am with them and they jacked up my auto insurance. During 2020-2021 peak scamdemic it was $575. Now it is $651