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I was in (what I thought to be) a minor fender-bender before the holidays, which was the other party's fault. The original estimate was for the right fender, right wheel and cover, front bumper, and right turn signal.
I just heard from the insurers: upon further inspection at the repair shop, additional damage to the hood and elsewhere (behind-the-panel mounting points, suchlike) are significant enough to total out the car. I suspect I'll only get 75% of the value, because of the way the at-fault party's insurance apportioned liability (they decided I was 25% to blame, for being in the left turn lane while it was still a two-way lane instead of a dedicated turn lane), which means that (1) I'm looking for a really inexpensive commute car with good fuel economy and low ongoing maintenance costs, and (2) I need it as soon as I get the insurance check.
At the moment I have a rental car, (partly) paid for by the insurers. Once I get their disbursement, that'll have to go back. So all we'll have is![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
riverheart's 4Runner, which she needs to get around town. Theoretically, in February my employers are moving our production facility from Redmond to Seattle, but not only do we not have a date but the site hasn't yet been selected. When that finally comes to pass, my daily mileage will drop by about three-quarters because I can use public transportation on the Seattle side of my commute, but until then I'm wedded to the automobile.
I've been driving a (edit: 1997) Ford Aspire (like a Geo Metro, but without the cachet) which gets 30mpg. I need a (edit: used) car that's equally economical, road-ready without repairs, and local to me in the Puget Sound.
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
I just heard from the insurers: upon further inspection at the repair shop, additional damage to the hood and elsewhere (behind-the-panel mounting points, suchlike) are significant enough to total out the car. I suspect I'll only get 75% of the value, because of the way the at-fault party's insurance apportioned liability (they decided I was 25% to blame, for being in the left turn lane while it was still a two-way lane instead of a dedicated turn lane), which means that (1) I'm looking for a really inexpensive commute car with good fuel economy and low ongoing maintenance costs, and (2) I need it as soon as I get the insurance check.
At the moment I have a rental car, (partly) paid for by the insurers. Once I get their disbursement, that'll have to go back. So all we'll have is
riverheart's 4Runner, which she needs to get around town. Theoretically, in February my employers are moving our production facility from Redmond to Seattle, but not only do we not have a date but the site hasn't yet been selected. When that finally comes to pass, my daily mileage will drop by about three-quarters because I can use public transportation on the Seattle side of my commute, but until then I'm wedded to the automobile.I've been driving a (edit: 1997) Ford Aspire (like a Geo Metro, but without the cachet) which gets 30mpg. I need a (edit: used) car that's equally economical, road-ready without repairs, and local to me in the Puget Sound.
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
