Chuckanut
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Not driving after 6 weeks!!
About a week ago, I was telling my lady friend that I wanted to get into my car and take a short test drive in my neighborhood. I want to make sure that my right leg can react quickly enough in case of an emergency.
I had told me daughter to take the car to run some erands so it gets some use at least once a week. I get a call shortly after talking to my friend and she sounds very cautious. 'Dad, I've got some bad news'.
It seems that while the car was parked, some guy in an F150 backed out of his parking stall and bashed into a rear corner of my car. And I do mean bashed. This is not a fender bender. Nobody was in the car, so there were no injuries. I am very thankful for that.
But....
The frame is badly bent. The sheet metal and plastic bumper parts are seriously damaged. The trunk is badly bent. The repair shop was up to $10,000 in damage and they had not yet cut away enough sheet metal to see what else might need fixing. Alas, the insurance company is totaling the car. My wonderful 2012 Camry Hybrid will be a donor vehicle.
Just what I did not need while recovering from surgery.
About a week ago, I was telling my lady friend that I wanted to get into my car and take a short test drive in my neighborhood. I want to make sure that my right leg can react quickly enough in case of an emergency.
I had told me daughter to take the car to run some erands so it gets some use at least once a week. I get a call shortly after talking to my friend and she sounds very cautious. 'Dad, I've got some bad news'.
It seems that while the car was parked, some guy in an F150 backed out of his parking stall and bashed into a rear corner of my car. And I do mean bashed. This is not a fender bender. Nobody was in the car, so there were no injuries. I am very thankful for that.
But....
The frame is badly bent. The sheet metal and plastic bumper parts are seriously damaged. The trunk is badly bent. The repair shop was up to $10,000 in damage and they had not yet cut away enough sheet metal to see what else might need fixing. Alas, the insurance company is totaling the car. My wonderful 2012 Camry Hybrid will be a donor vehicle.
Just what I did not need while recovering from surgery.