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Author:  Aethien [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Parked-car crash
Yesterday morning, I was getting ready to go to work, about to put on my shoes. Standing in the bedroom, which fronts on the street, I heard a loud crash. Thinking a branch had come down in the rain or something, I looked outside. What do I see, but a car with a smashed front and steam coming out of it, rolling backwards slowly down the street into a parking spot. And my car, which had just been rear-ended, while parked on the street.

Nice way to start the day.

At least the other driver didn't leave, so I was able to get insurance info, name, phone number, etc. But I fear the Subaru is not long for this world; it's 12 years old, not worth a lot from the insurance co. perspective, and the accident mashed up three separate chunks of the car - left rear quarter-panel, the bumper, and the gate (it's a wagon). Oh, and the muffler got dinged, too. Somehow, I can't see this costing less than a couple thousand to replace, which would be about 70 percent of the car's value - the magic level at which the insurance company will just cash it out to us.

Just what we don't freakin' need right now, a car payment. But I hate buying really old cars, fearing the inevitable maintenance and repair bills. I like two- to three-year old cars, for the most part.

Just pretty bummed out that the car got wrecked. I was planning on giving it to my daughter as her car in a few years. OK, seven, but, it's a Subaru, it would still have been running by that time!
Author:  Kaffis Mark V [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:55 pm ]
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Well, now you'll be able to give your daughter a 10 year old car instead of one that's older than she is.

But, yeah, car-buying is a nuisance, especially when you're replacing something that worked fine but wasn't technically worth much. I agree with you, by the way -- I have no problem with old cars, so long as they're known old cars. But buying stuff that would be in the same age/value range as the one that just got wrecked would give me the willies due to the uncertainty involved.
Author:  darksiege [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:35 pm ]
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Sorry to hear about this Aethien. Hope all goes well in the search for a new vehicle.
Author:  Aethien [ Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:15 am ]
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Thanks, gents. My wife is now pulling for the no-payment route, which means something older or not quite what I'm hoping for. This one may challenge all of my car-buying skills.
Author:  Jasmy [ Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Parked-car crash
Had something similar happen to my F-150 a few years back, except it was a hit and run! Insurance company
totaled the truck, we bought it back, had it semi-fixed and it's still running great! Just had to have the rear bumper, tailgate, and wheel well semi-straightened (has a couple of wrinkles in the wheel well and bumper still).
Author:  Aethien [ Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:47 pm ]
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Got some good news today - the body shop, at least, says it's fixable. Not much frame damage, I guess. Kind of surprising, but if we can get another couple years out of it, that will be good.

Just have to put off that truck for a little while longer.
Author:  Vindicarre [ Fri Feb 18, 2011 3:10 pm ]
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Good news. At least this gives you an opportunity to start saving now to avoid those car payments in the future.
Author:  Aethien [ Fri Feb 18, 2011 3:25 pm ]
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Vindicarre wrote:
Good news. At least this gives you an opportunity to start saving now to avoid those car payments in the future.

Yeah, but we'll actually spend the money on a staircase inside our house that we would like to build. But it's a good reminder that even Subarus don't run forever.

And, hey, update your signature image!
Author:  Vindicarre [ Fri Feb 18, 2011 3:50 pm ]
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D'oh!
Author:  Aethien [ Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:57 pm ]
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Nice!
Author:  Jasmy [ Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Parked-car crash
Good news Aethien!
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