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... specifically, my car is.
(And boy... am I glad that I didn't pay $1000 to get the AC replaced? I would have been so beside myself right now.)
Finally heard from the claim guy. A lot of paperwork lies before me, including getting a Recovered Motor Vehicle Report and so on and so forth.
Long story short, there was a lot more damage than first reported -- it sounds like it got pretty banged up by whoever took it (my supposition is drag-racing, seriously, it's a standard) and their policy is not to allow claimants to buy back totalled stolen cars, because a) there are enough shady people out there to stage a "fake" car theft and b) the engine/ transmission /whatever could have taken a whole lot of damage from the rough handling.
I'll end up getting enough back from the insurance for a downpayment on a replacement car, anyway.
Now, I'm just going to have to devote some time to arranging the disposition of the old car -- have to get up to the towyard in Everett (!!!) to get my stuff out of the back of it, as well as arranging for the police reports, et cetera.
But of course, I'm thinking over my options for a replacement car. Because, geez, it's been 8 years, but I still mourn the loss of my old Audi 5000, and there is a world of exciting and affordable cars out there, all of them with working AC and manual transmissions.
(And boy... am I glad that I didn't pay $1000 to get the AC replaced? I would have been so beside myself right now.)
Finally heard from the claim guy. A lot of paperwork lies before me, including getting a Recovered Motor Vehicle Report and so on and so forth.
Long story short, there was a lot more damage than first reported -- it sounds like it got pretty banged up by whoever took it (my supposition is drag-racing, seriously, it's a standard) and their policy is not to allow claimants to buy back totalled stolen cars, because a) there are enough shady people out there to stage a "fake" car theft and b) the engine/ transmission /whatever could have taken a whole lot of damage from the rough handling.
I'll end up getting enough back from the insurance for a downpayment on a replacement car, anyway.
Now, I'm just going to have to devote some time to arranging the disposition of the old car -- have to get up to the towyard in Everett (!!!) to get my stuff out of the back of it, as well as arranging for the police reports, et cetera.
But of course, I'm thinking over my options for a replacement car. Because, geez, it's been 8 years, but I still mourn the loss of my old Audi 5000, and there is a world of exciting and affordable cars out there, all of them with working AC and manual transmissions.
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If you want to go cheaper, I hear the Echo is a good little car.
BTW, we have been told by several sources that the Honda Civic is the most stolen car in N. Am. I asked why, and I was told they sold them for parts! Go figure.
But I'm guessing yours wasn't stolen for that reason. =>}
Good luck finding a new car that suits you. =>}
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(Go Honda. Choose Honda.)
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Toyotas are nice!
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(Very cool that you can drive standard ... I never learned. *sigh*)
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still, new car! with a/c!
i can take you to everett if you need a ride.
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Have you given up on the idea of a Prius, because they're not available with a manual transmission? (I think that there are Honda hybrids with manual transmission, though.)