January 30, 2007
Update to Car Accident
It’s been almost a week, and I finally have an estimate for repairs: $8900.
Hoy moly. And no, that doesn’t include getting new parts for everything (or most things). Pretty shocking - I really thought it was going to be $5000ish.
It looks like I’ll be driving my rental car around for another few weeks! Speaking of which, I managed to trade in the Ford Mustang that Hertz gave me for a car with 4 doors:
The 2 door nature of the Mustang really bugged me since my parking spot at home was pretty tight, and I had trouble getting in and out of it. It’s a lot easier with this 4 door Volvo. And quieter too - I think the Mustang was permanently set to be in 2nd gear. The Volvo handles pretty well, and the seat is pretty comfy. I also like the key!
One nit about this Volvo though: for a brand that’s so associated with safety, I’m a little disappointed that the mirrors are so much worse (smaller) than the Mustang.
Update: I got the full estimate. Both headlamps need to be replaced. Each one is $805. Well that explains part of the price.
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3 Comments to “Update to Car Accident”
January 30th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
Yoicks. Hope the insurance is paying almost all of that.
January 30th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Yeah - they are. This was pretty close to being declared Totalled.
March 1st, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Thats really quite big expenses. Glad to hear that the insurance would. Its really expensive to repair a car. You need lots of bucks for finding parts and pay for the repair/installation. Well, a couple of months ago, I had my VW headlights replaced, spend a couple of bucks and I’m hoping it will last long…
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