| [Deep Freeze] Friday, January 09, 2009 8:33:23 AM | |
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Well, I have no great love for SUV's. Our rental is a Sportage and, of course, the Princess just loves it. Practical and all. I could do without it, though. Just a truck in disguise as far as I am concerned and I am not a fan of trucks, either.
The Mercedes 3 Series are nice. Problem is, the Princess has her son here and I am not too keen on kids (teenagers) climbing in and out of my vehicle. I do like a few of the new "muscle" cars. I am a horsepower fan. Maybe I will go that route? |
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| [Head banger] Friday, January 09, 2009 8:28:14 AM | |
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probably not, since the distances are different, north americans drive further and have less public transport options, so probably spend more on gas. being more car reliant and spending so much time in the car makes the requirements different.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, January 09, 2009 7:43:24 AM)| |  | _strat_ wrote: | | Well, that still means that you could pay half as much for gas than an average European does.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | remember, gas costs half over here. most cars are more thirsty. most now are not uncomfortable, and the higher seating alows easier entry and exit.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Ugh... I take it youve never been to Italy. Hardly a car there that isnt bumped or damaged in some way.
Anyway, (another anti-yank rant incoming) why an SUV? Why are all yanks so crazy about them? Theyre thirsty, big, uncomfortable... Right?
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [Deep Freeze] Friday, January 09, 2009 8:24:01 AM | |
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| A fabulous Friday to one and all! Shuffling about this morning, stupid car on my mind! Starting to look like Ozzy the way and mutter to myself as I wander around here trying to decide what to do. HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope all of you have a GREAT weekend. I will be "in and out", as it were. |
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| [_strat_] Friday, January 09, 2009 7:43:24 AM | |
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Well, that still means that you could pay half as much for gas than an average European does.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Friday, January 09, 2009 7:39:50 AM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | remember, gas costs half over here. most cars are more thirsty. most now are not uncomfortable, and the higher seating alows easier entry and exit.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Ugh... I take it youve never been to Italy. Hardly a car there that isnt bumped or damaged in some way.
Anyway, (another anti-yank rant incoming) why an SUV? Why are all yanks so crazy about them? Theyre thirsty, big, uncomfortable... Right?
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [Head banger] Friday, January 09, 2009 7:39:50 AM | |
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remember, gas costs half over here. most cars are more thirsty. most now are not uncomfortable, and the higher seating alows easier entry and exit.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, January 09, 2009 1:51:37 AM)| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Ugh... I take it youve never been to Italy. Hardly a car there that isnt bumped or damaged in some way.
Anyway, (another anti-yank rant incoming) why an SUV? Why are all yanks so crazy about them? Theyre thirsty, big, uncomfortable... Right?
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [_strat_] Friday, January 09, 2009 1:51:37 AM | |
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Ugh... I take it youve never been to Italy. Hardly a car there that isnt bumped or damaged in some way.
Anyway, (another anti-yank rant incoming) why an SUV? Why are all yanks so crazy about them? Theyre thirsty, big, uncomfortable... Right?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:44:32 PM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [Head banger] Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:53:23 PM | |
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had I known where he lived, that or a kick in the ass would have been, alas....
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:34:11 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Hummmmm, seems like a midnight attack on all four of his tires would have been in order. BWAHHHAAHAHAHAH!
| | | Head banger wrote: | | at least the first one left a number and paid for it. the second one was a kid that went to school with my nefew, but he didnt leave a note, and despite his braging around the school, the cops did nothing.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Those damn UFO, (or is that UDV?) drive by's! LOL
| | | Head banger wrote: | | on two different trips to NZ my dads car was parked in front of my house and was hit. bizare.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Bizzare happenings with vehicles. I know the story well. I always park my car away from everyone at work so as not to get door dings, but I have strange paint scuffs (which will buff out) from incidents of unknown origin.
This fall I had some sort of road hazzard thrown at me which I could not identify right away, I was looking and saying "What the F" and that is all I got out, ....but as it hit the car at the windsheild, made a loud bang, and then fell away my first instinct was to look out the driver's side window, which was GONE!
I drove for about 80 miles more before I got the nerve up to look at the outside of the car. Amazingly, the only part of the car damaged and gone was the driver side mirror, not one nick or scratch on the rest of the car!
Needless to say I was happy and thankfull.
I carry zero deductable on comprehensive so I got it fixed for FREE! ......................Yes!
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [spapad] Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:35:04 PM | |
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| [spapad] Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:34:11 PM | |
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Hummmmm, seems like a midnight attack on all four of his tires would have been in order. BWAHHHAAHAHAHAH!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:24:17 PM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | at least the first one left a number and paid for it. the second one was a kid that went to school with my nefew, but he didnt leave a note, and despite his braging around the school, the cops did nothing.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Those damn UFO, (or is that UDV?) drive by's! LOL
| | | Head banger wrote: | | on two different trips to NZ my dads car was parked in front of my house and was hit. bizare.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Bizzare happenings with vehicles. I know the story well. I always park my car away from everyone at work so as not to get door dings, but I have strange paint scuffs (which will buff out) from incidents of unknown origin.
This fall I had some sort of road hazzard thrown at me which I could not identify right away, I was looking and saying "What the F" and that is all I got out, ....but as it hit the car at the windsheild, made a loud bang, and then fell away my first instinct was to look out the driver's side window, which was GONE!
I drove for about 80 miles more before I got the nerve up to look at the outside of the car. Amazingly, the only part of the car damaged and gone was the driver side mirror, not one nick or scratch on the rest of the car!
Needless to say I was happy and thankfull.
I carry zero deductable on comprehensive so I got it fixed for FREE! ......................Yes!
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [Deep Freeze] Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:25:21 PM | |
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| Well, insurance or not I am still irritated. Damn thing was almost paid off! AAARRRGGGHH!!! Not much use crying about it. I will certainly let all of you know what we end up getting. And now.....Night Night!! |
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| [Head banger] Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:24:17 PM | |
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at least the first one left a number and paid for it. the second one was a kid that went to school with my nefew, but he didnt leave a note, and despite his braging around the school, the cops did nothing.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:20:37 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Those damn UFO, (or is that UDV?) drive by's! LOL
| | | Head banger wrote: | | on two different trips to NZ my dads car was parked in front of my house and was hit. bizare.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Bizzare happenings with vehicles. I know the story well. I always park my car away from everyone at work so as not to get door dings, but I have strange paint scuffs (which will buff out) from incidents of unknown origin.
This fall I had some sort of road hazzard thrown at me which I could not identify right away, I was looking and saying "What the F" and that is all I got out, ....but as it hit the car at the windsheild, made a loud bang, and then fell away my first instinct was to look out the driver's side window, which was GONE!
I drove for about 80 miles more before I got the nerve up to look at the outside of the car. Amazingly, the only part of the car damaged and gone was the driver side mirror, not one nick or scratch on the rest of the car!
Needless to say I was happy and thankfull.
I carry zero deductable on comprehensive so I got it fixed for FREE! ......................Yes!
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [spapad] Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:20:37 PM | |
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Those damn UFO, (or is that UDV?) drive by's! LOL
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:05:06 PM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | on two different trips to NZ my dads car was parked in front of my house and was hit. bizare.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Bizzare happenings with vehicles. I know the story well. I always park my car away from everyone at work so as not to get door dings, but I have strange paint scuffs (which will buff out) from incidents of unknown origin.
This fall I had some sort of road hazzard thrown at me which I could not identify right away, I was looking and saying "What the F" and that is all I got out, ....but as it hit the car at the windsheild, made a loud bang, and then fell away my first instinct was to look out the driver's side window, which was GONE!
I drove for about 80 miles more before I got the nerve up to look at the outside of the car. Amazingly, the only part of the car damaged and gone was the driver side mirror, not one nick or scratch on the rest of the car!
Needless to say I was happy and thankfull.
I carry zero deductable on comprehensive so I got it fixed for FREE! ......................Yes!
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [spapad] Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:17:41 PM | |
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Shit happens! LOL Thank God for good insurance!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Jeanine from Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:57:40 PM)| | | Jeanine wrote: | | holy crap! unbelievable.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Bizzare happenings with vehicles. I know the story well. I always park my car away from everyone at work so as not to get door dings, but I have strange paint scuffs (which will buff out) from incidents of unknown origin.
This fall I had some sort of road hazzard thrown at me which I could not identify right away, I was looking and saying "What the F" and that is all I got out, ....but as it hit the car at the windsheild, made a loud bang, and then fell away my first instinct was to look out the driver's side window, which was GONE!
I drove for about 80 miles more before I got the nerve up to look at the outside of the car. Amazingly, the only part of the car damaged and gone was the driver side mirror, not one nick or scratch on the rest of the car!
Needless to say I was happy and thankfull.
I carry zero deductable on comprehensive so I got it fixed for FREE! ......................Yes!
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [Head banger] Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:07:04 PM | |
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come to calgary, our drivers are worse, and we have lots of snow. I found driving in vegas decent, the best place I have driven was southern california. havent driven in most states, but that one is good. montana is nice, hard to judge the drivers though, you can go an hour at 95 mph and not see a car in either direction
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Jeanine from Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:01:42 PM)| | | Jeanine wrote: | | Freeze, I agree the worst drivers are in Vegas. Last year my sister (who lives in Vegas) was rear ended by some crazy idiot (he did have California plates though). She saw him coming in her rear view mirror and moved, he still hit her. She ended up with a concussion and a totaled car. Sorry about your car. Glad you were not in it, especially with your back issues.
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [Head banger] Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:05:06 PM | |
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on two different trips to NZ my dads car was parked in front of my house and was hit. bizare.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:56:40 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Bizzare happenings with vehicles. I know the story well. I always park my car away from everyone at work so as not to get door dings, but I have strange paint scuffs (which will buff out) from incidents of unknown origin.
This fall I had some sort of road hazzard thrown at me which I could not identify right away, I was looking and saying "What the F" and that is all I got out, ....but as it hit the car at the windsheild, made a loud bang, and then fell away my first instinct was to look out the driver's side window, which was GONE!
I drove for about 80 miles more before I got the nerve up to look at the outside of the car. Amazingly, the only part of the car damaged and gone was the driver side mirror, not one nick or scratch on the rest of the car!
Needless to say I was happy and thankfull.
I carry zero deductable on comprehensive so I got it fixed for FREE! ......................Yes!
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [Head banger] Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:03:32 PM | |
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bmw. well, I know that its an acronym to help remember which is your water glass and bread plate at a fancy dinner.
small SUV??? Hyundai santa fe or tucson are nice, tucson I have only heard about. all Hyundais lineup is nice. skip the dodge caliber, as it sucks. not an SUV, but I cant stand them, or the smallest jeeps that are clones of same.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:44:32 PM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [Jeanine] Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:01:42 PM | |
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Freeze, I agree the worst drivers are in Vegas. Last year my sister (who lives in Vegas) was rear ended by some crazy idiot (he did have California plates though). She saw him coming in her rear view mirror and moved, he still hit her. She ended up with a concussion and a totaled car. Sorry about your car. Glad you were not in it, especially with your back issues.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:44:32 PM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [Jeanine] Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:57:40 PM | |
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holy crap! unbelievable.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:56:40 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Bizzare happenings with vehicles. I know the story well. I always park my car away from everyone at work so as not to get door dings, but I have strange paint scuffs (which will buff out) from incidents of unknown origin.
This fall I had some sort of road hazzard thrown at me which I could not identify right away, I was looking and saying "What the F" and that is all I got out, ....but as it hit the car at the windsheild, made a loud bang, and then fell away my first instinct was to look out the driver's side window, which was GONE!
I drove for about 80 miles more before I got the nerve up to look at the outside of the car. Amazingly, the only part of the car damaged and gone was the driver side mirror, not one nick or scratch on the rest of the car!
Needless to say I was happy and thankfull.
I carry zero deductable on comprehensive so I got it fixed for FREE! ......................Yes!
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [spapad] Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:56:40 PM | |
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Bizzare happenings with vehicles. I know the story well. I always park my car away from everyone at work so as not to get door dings, but I have strange paint scuffs (which will buff out) from incidents of unknown origin.
This fall I had some sort of road hazzard thrown at me which I could not identify right away, I was looking and saying "What the F" and that is all I got out, ....but as it hit the car at the windsheild, made a loud bang, and then fell away my first instinct was to look out the driver's side window, which was GONE!
I drove for about 80 miles more before I got the nerve up to look at the outside of the car. Amazingly, the only part of the car damaged and gone was the driver side mirror, not one nick or scratch on the rest of the car!
Needless to say I was happy and thankfull.
I carry zero deductable on comprehensive so I got it fixed for FREE! ......................Yes!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:44:32 PM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [Deep Freeze] Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:44:32 PM | |
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| HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will say this strat, the very worst drivers in the world apparently live in Vegas! I mean, it was PARKED for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez! Well, I have NO idea what we will buy. The Princess mentioned an SUV ( a small one) but I don't know. I really do not care for them myself. HB, what have you got in the way of a BMW.....? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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