Really ??
Never thought of that.
So just not having a back seat reclassifies it as a truck?
What about trucks with backseats? Are they passenger cars and not trucks?
The Vette doesn't have a back seat but I don't think they'll let me register that as a truck.
Hell now I have myself confused.
No - there are several requirements in order to be classified as a truck (in Manitoba).
Once the Jeep has the rear seat removed, it meets those requirements.
(or at least it did several years ago when I, and several other people did it).
Built on a frame, above a certain weight (3000lbs?) and
certain sized cargo bed were also requirements - ones your Vette would not meet.
My Jeep TJ Sport was the most expensive to register.
Both the above model Sahara and the below model SE were cheaper, so I won't pretend their reasoning is logical. (I believe that one was based purely on "stats", and since more ppl drove the Sport, it was either in accidents or stolen more often. But the lady doing the registration was adamant the Sport was the unsafest one of those 3.
Additional weirdness, I knew a guy that saved money on his minivan because it was classified as a motor home. Something about requiring 3 of: a bed, sink, refrigerator, or stove.
The Mazda RX-8 was also unusually cheaper to insure than comparable sports cars.
Why? Well, part of their reasoning in the size of the engine, which they measure in L (or cc). The rotary engine in an RX-8 is much smaller than a comparable engine of the same horsepower.
Also, the tiny "near suicide doors" classified the RX-8 as a coup and not a sports car.
Again though - I'm guessing this is very dependent on where you live. The government essentially controls our insurance here (not privatized), so don't expect logic to ever play a part in their decisions.