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.jrjo
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 Posted: 04/07/06 - 10:43 Post subject:
| RangerG wrote: | What fires me up about this is that insurance will probably total MW's car, and even tho it was garage kept with low mileage, and looked in new condition, because of age will give her some paltry amount that will not replace it... 
Yes...my buttons are pushed. God help the insurance adjustor.... |
Isn't 20-yrs old make it a 'classic'? There's gotta be some kind of additional value there?
That sucks if they only give a blue book few hundred bucks 
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gretriever
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Posted: 04/07/06 - 10:47 Post subject:
I'd guess it would have more value for the fact it was low mileage than its age. I'm not seeing an '86 Honda Civic as a classic.
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.jrjo
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Posted: 04/07/06 - 10:52 Post subject:
| gretriever wrote: | | I'd guess it would have more value for the fact it was low mileage than its age. I'm not seeing an '86 Honda Civic as a classic. |
1986 was a VERY good year 
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gretriever
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Posted: 04/07/06 - 11:09 Post subject:
| .jrjo wrote: | | gretriever wrote: | | I'd guess it would have more value for the fact it was low mileage than its age. I'm not seeing an '86 Honda Civic as a classic. |
1986 was a VERY good year |
For cars, too, if memory serves me correct. 
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rolling rock
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Posted: 04/07/06 - 11:26 Post subject:
 so sorry MW. but glad you are OK, how scary for you.
i learned to drive in the 70s, my mom taught me. she almost used to piss me off when she'd say "teenage girls are the worst drivers out there -- watch out for your peers" and they didn't even have cell phones!
some things never change.
glad you're ok. really.
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runaroundsue
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Posted: 04/07/06 - 11:33 Post subject:
MW
glad you're okay. Did you make a complete statement?
I was in a 5 car pile up as a passenger. We were number 4. We had stopped in time, but then car 5 pushed us into car 3. We were in a hurry and police said we could leave as car 3 didn't get damage from the rear and my friend said she didn't care about the ding in her rear from car 5.
I told her that I wanted to make a quick statement as she did have me as a witness. Anyway, it was a good thing. Car #2 was a jag and was severely damaged and car #3 had no insurance. So car#2 insurance company was trying to claim that #4 (us) slammed into #3 had a high speed and it was this second impact that caused the damage to car #2.
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airehead
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Posted: 04/07/06 - 12:12 Post subject:
Wow. That sucketh. I am glad you are ok.
Aire Jr doesn't drive yet.
He will not drive if his grades aren't good. He's also been told that if I ever catch him using the phone while driving, he's lost his car privileges.
On the freeway in Cali a numbf*888 actually had a laptop open and in use while he was driving.
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Posted: 04/07/06 - 12:15 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | Wow. That sucketh. I am glad you are ok.
Aire Jr doesn't drive yet.
He will not drive if his grades aren't good. He's also been told that if I ever catch him using the phone while driving, he's lost his car privileges.
On the freeway in Cali a numbf*888 actually had a laptop open and in use while he was driving. |
I've seen that as well.
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Posted: 04/07/06 - 12:19 Post subject:
| j1miller wrote: | | airehead wrote: | Wow. That sucketh. I am glad you are ok.
Aire Jr doesn't drive yet.
He will not drive if his grades aren't good. He's also been told that if I ever catch him using the phone while driving, he's lost his car privileges.
On the freeway in Cali a numbf*888 actually had a laptop open and in use while he was driving. |
I've seen that as well. |
I had never seen that before, it made me HOT!
I remember one little teenaged chick had a broken arm, a cellphone, was painting her nails all while driving.
Her dash and the back of the car all had little stone figurines glued/taped down. (In an accident those would become projectiles.)
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brie k
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Posted: 04/07/06 - 13:51 Post subject:
Libby is still a couple years from driving (thank God) but I am CONSTANTLY talking to all 3 kids about how to be safe drivers. Seriously, every time I see some idiot on the road, I use it as a teaching moment.
I'm glad you are ok. Hope the little old lady is too.
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Posted: 04/07/06 - 14:27 Post subject:
| rolling rock wrote: | so sorry MW. but glad you are OK, how scary for you.
i learned to drive in the 70s, my mom taught me. she almost used to piss me off when she'd say "teenage girls are the worst drivers out there -- watch out for your peers" and they didn't even have cell phones!
some things never change.
glad you're ok. really. |
they don't change!!! I still think my peers are the worst!! I "know" I'm bad and don't even talk to my passengers. Moms picking up kids to and from school are VERY bad. How can you not know the speed limit in a school zone when you just dropped yours off?
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Posted: 04/07/06 - 14:37 Post subject:
| runaroundsue wrote: | | they don't change!!! I still think my peers are the worst!! I "know" I'm bad and don't even talk to my passengers. Moms picking up kids to and from school are VERY bad. How can you not know the speed limit in a school zone when you just dropped yours off? |
Because, hey, I dropped my kids off, so these dumb speed limits don't apply to me now!
(it wouldn't surprise me if some of 'em actually use that reasoning )
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