Last Thursday, I had the delight of a highway fender-bender. Very nerve-wracking. Three cars in front of me all hit their brakes hard and I followed suit. Luckily, with my new tires, I was able to NOT slide and hit the truck in front of me. However, the truck behind me was not so lucky - and technically, neither was the back of my van! All humans involved are fine.
The damage didn't look that extensive - although the total came to around $3k to repair. There's some scratches on the bumper - which is also cracked. Also, the trunk/hatch (whatever it's called) is bent right at the latch area, so we couldn't open it. That's going to make the camping/canoe trip next weekend very interesting!
Anyway, the guy's insurance is covering the damage and the rental vehicle, so that's good. The downside, I'm probably going to be in this van until it finally ups and dies at this point. It has now been damaged on three sides (I tried to remove the driver's door with the garage frame one day and a guy hit the sliding passenger door in the work parking lot one day) and I honestly think this thing is cursed!
Lord - save me from running into anything head-first. Or if I do, please let me total the thing (but no one inside it!) so I might finally be rid of this albatross!
If I can get pics from the insurance agency I'll post them later.
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