Christmas Extended Edition (Mostly car talk.)

[prog]

My dad got an idea for further gifting, and let me give him a ride to the Sam's Club in Augusta where he renewed his membership, and I (under said membership) bought four new all-weather tires that cost me about the same as my shoes. This is great; my tires are old (two are as old as the car, and one is possibly even older (bought it used)), and very slippy on disagreeable surfaces. I hope these new guys'll let me brake in snow/slush without sliding diagonally for 15 feet every time.

Now I have to decide what to do about the big ol' dent. I get the impression that it's largely an aesthetic issue, and now that the insurance company estimate has arrived -- it's more than $3,000, where I'd pay $1,000 myself, and then let State Farm have their way with my premium -- I'm wondering if maybe I should just fuggetabout it. I think that I'll go in for my annual state inspection after returning to MA, and if they say that it must be fixed first, I'll definitely bear the cost. Else... dunno yet.

Comments

[poetgeek.livejournal.com]

We need a picture of the dent and a poll....

[prog.livejournal.com]

Good idea. Feel free to go out back and shoot my car. You just wandered away from your desk so I will now get up and follow you to tell you this but I will post this anyway for the amusement of the etc.

[keimel.livejournal.com]

You are telling the wrong person to "go out back and shoot my car".

;)

Take the insurance money, change insurance companies, leave the dent and spend on the money on something else ;) That's probably illegal. IANAL