gathermewool
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Thanks to Hurricane Irene, a tree crashed down and kaplopped onto my gf's car. No other cars were damaged (nor people, thank goodness,) and the tow-truck guy said it was the worst he'd seen over the past couple of days - great...
The [censored] part is she recently had the timing belt and water pump replaced for a nice chunk of change. I also recently replaced a seized caliper, as well as the other side while I was at it, along with the rotors and pads, all for more than $250. She had some rust creeping along the top of the windshield that had worsened over the past year and 2 months she's owned the car, bubbling up and looking pretty nasty. I convinced her to pay the $300 to have it repaired before it got the point of either causing a leak or being too costly. Last, but no least, the tires are all less than 4 months old. This car was good to go for a long time to come...
Luckily, she had full coverage with a low deductible and owes a lot less than what it's worth (or so we hope.) The funny thing is, I was eye-balling the car all morning and deciding whether I should move it. The winds were THAT bad and none of the trees contiguous to the parking lot seemed as if threatening to toppled. It certainly wouldn't have been good if I'd been in the car while this occurred.
Now, we begin the search for another used car for her. She drives 15-25k miles per year, so she needs something economical, but reliable and safe are my main concerns.
The [censored] part is she recently had the timing belt and water pump replaced for a nice chunk of change. I also recently replaced a seized caliper, as well as the other side while I was at it, along with the rotors and pads, all for more than $250. She had some rust creeping along the top of the windshield that had worsened over the past year and 2 months she's owned the car, bubbling up and looking pretty nasty. I convinced her to pay the $300 to have it repaired before it got the point of either causing a leak or being too costly. Last, but no least, the tires are all less than 4 months old. This car was good to go for a long time to come...
Luckily, she had full coverage with a low deductible and owes a lot less than what it's worth (or so we hope.) The funny thing is, I was eye-balling the car all morning and deciding whether I should move it. The winds were THAT bad and none of the trees contiguous to the parking lot seemed as if threatening to toppled. It certainly wouldn't have been good if I'd been in the car while this occurred.
Now, we begin the search for another used car for her. She drives 15-25k miles per year, so she needs something economical, but reliable and safe are my main concerns.
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