The Cars

Isaac seems to have bad luck with cars. About 17 months ago, he totalled our Accord. It was a very sad day. We bought this used Avalon for him, intending to replace it as early as late 2010 if possible/necessary. It had fairly hideous, torn-up upholstery but it runs great.

Recently, Isaac was waiting for the gate to our complex to open, car stopped momentarily and minding its own business, when WHAM! Someone backed into him from a visitor parking space.

The guy who hit Isaac was cool about the whole thing, and we both have AAA insurance, so it was easy to report. It isn't pretty, and the front door takes some force to close, but we didn't think it would be too bad. We were wrong. It's totalled.

They weren't offering enough to fix the car (LAME), and rather than buy ANOTHER used car, we opted to take the money and put it towards his next car, keeping a salvage title for now. DMV deems it a "safe vehicle," so our insurance covers it still, and it seems okay. Just so long as it stays running smoothly and doesn't fall apart, I guess we'll just deal with it rather than pay THIRTY EIGHT HUNDRED dollars to fix it.

I was annoyed about the remote on my car door going out, so I have to always use the key now, but that pales in comparison to this. It's all in the perspective, right? Hooray for my car that has not been totalled.