$#!@%*& - The Sequel!!!
04-22-08, 06:52 PM
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Despite looking like something out of a Scooby-Doo cartoon, the Prius is actually quite nice on the inside. It just feels like you're driving a microwave down the street. 
Fit and finish, road noise, and build quality are all light years ahead of the crap-tastic Ford Fusion I was stuck with last year. In fact, I like it so much that I've started attending the local Prius meets, joined Greenpeace, and started shopping at Whole Foods...
Fit and finish, road noise, and build quality are all light years ahead of the crap-tastic Ford Fusion I was stuck with last year. In fact, I like it so much that I've started attending the local Prius meets, joined Greenpeace, and started shopping at Whole Foods...In all honesty, if I would have gotten it, I probably would have not traded it for my IS350.
I probably would have kept it due to my crazy commute through the 405 Freeway, being gas efficient and carpool-lane worthy.But alas, I am now addicted to CL...
04-22-08, 09:10 PM
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04-23-08, 12:44 AM
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Javier...so sorry to see these pictures bro. I hope youre ok and you recover back to normal. As for the car, major bummer! Best of luck getting it back to normal. I hope all goes well
04-23-08, 06:44 AM
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^I was happy with the job they did on my car last time, so I brought my car to them again without hesitation. The paint match was excellent, which is saying something on a Glacier Frost Mica car...
Ok, so here's an update:
After spending the entirety of last week on the phone with what seemed like every insurance company on Earth, my car finally wound up in the shop late Tuesday of last week. When I pulled into Longo Collision, I could already see some familiar faces holding back laughter, and I couldn't help but laugh a bit myself.
My car was in the same body shop for the second time in months, and both times my car was at a standstill when struck. Oh well, at least this time someone else's insurance is gonna pay for it - or so I thought...
On a follow up phone call to the CR-V's insurance company, I was told that there was some "dispute as to liability." (What exactly the dispute is, I don't know - I was stopped, she hit me. End of story...
) Anyway, in the meantime I've been seeing a chiropractor for the back pain I've had since the accident, and I'm meeting with an attorney later this week since her insurance is being so nice... 
To solve my current needs for transportation, I walked a whole 20 steps across the office at Longo Collision to Enterprise, where I told the clerk, "I want the most fuel-efficient and un-American thing you have." His response was, "Lemme see if we have a Prius." So for the time being, I'm pimpin' a 2008 Toyota Prius. Looks like I'll be driving a Toyota to ToyotaFest!
Despite looking like something out of a Scooby-Doo cartoon, the Prius is actually quite nice on the inside. It just feels like you're driving a microwave down the street. Fit and finish, road noise, and build quality are all light years ahead of the crap-tastic Ford Fusion I was stuck with last year. In fact, I like it so much that I've started attending the local Prius meets, joined Greenpeace, and started shopping at Whole Foods...
Ok, ok, I'm just kidding - there just happened to be a Prius owner at our local Friday night meet, so of course I had to take a picture... But seriously, it's hard to complain about this car when gas is over $4/gal in southern california, and I'm getting over 50 MPG's outta this beast!!! 
So Friday, I drove the Prius to check up on my gas guzzler of an IS350. When they took me to the tear-down area, it looked like someone had just died in a hospital emergency room. There were parts spread all over the floor, the entire front end was missing from my car, and there was radiator fluid everywhere. As it turns out, the collision with the Saturn in front of me was hard enough to push back EVERYTHING on the front end, causing the horns and surrounding supports to puncture the radiator. To make a long diagnosis short, basically everything on the front end of the car has to be replaced, with the exception of the driver side fender. EVERYTHING, as in in bumper, bumper cover, bumper support, upper and lower grilles, headlights, horns, radiator support, radiator, condenser, fender linings, hood, hood dampers, upper cowl... EVERYTHING. And that's just the front. The rear is nice and flat thanks to that CR-V...
Thankfully, there's no frame damage.
Soooooo, how much do you think the estimate come in at? A whopping $12,453. And 68 cents. Considering the value of my car is somewhere in the $28,000 range, we weren't too far from a total loss. Which is good, since I have absolutely no desire to buy a new car right now. I like my car, and since I had already planned on buying a motorcycle later this year, I won't be driving it that much anyway.
So, that's about all I can come up with for now. The battle goes on, and hopefully it won't take too long to get my car back.
Javier
Ok, so here's an update:
After spending the entirety of last week on the phone with what seemed like every insurance company on Earth, my car finally wound up in the shop late Tuesday of last week. When I pulled into Longo Collision, I could already see some familiar faces holding back laughter, and I couldn't help but laugh a bit myself.
My car was in the same body shop for the second time in months, and both times my car was at a standstill when struck. Oh well, at least this time someone else's insurance is gonna pay for it - or so I thought...On a follow up phone call to the CR-V's insurance company, I was told that there was some "dispute as to liability." (What exactly the dispute is, I don't know - I was stopped, she hit me. End of story...
) Anyway, in the meantime I've been seeing a chiropractor for the back pain I've had since the accident, and I'm meeting with an attorney later this week since her insurance is being so nice... To solve my current needs for transportation, I walked a whole 20 steps across the office at Longo Collision to Enterprise, where I told the clerk, "I want the most fuel-efficient and un-American thing you have." His response was, "Lemme see if we have a Prius." So for the time being, I'm pimpin' a 2008 Toyota Prius. Looks like I'll be driving a Toyota to ToyotaFest!
Despite looking like something out of a Scooby-Doo cartoon, the Prius is actually quite nice on the inside. It just feels like you're driving a microwave down the street.
Fit and finish, road noise, and build quality are all light years ahead of the crap-tastic Ford Fusion I was stuck with last year. In fact, I like it so much that I've started attending the local Prius meets, joined Greenpeace, and started shopping at Whole Foods...Ok, ok, I'm just kidding - there just happened to be a Prius owner at our local Friday night meet, so of course I had to take a picture...
But seriously, it's hard to complain about this car when gas is over $4/gal in southern california, and I'm getting over 50 MPG's outta this beast!!! So Friday, I drove the Prius to check up on my gas guzzler of an IS350. When they took me to the tear-down area, it looked like someone had just died in a hospital emergency room. There were parts spread all over the floor, the entire front end was missing from my car, and there was radiator fluid everywhere. As it turns out, the collision with the Saturn in front of me was hard enough to push back EVERYTHING on the front end, causing the horns and surrounding supports to puncture the radiator. To make a long diagnosis short, basically everything on the front end of the car has to be replaced, with the exception of the driver side fender. EVERYTHING, as in in bumper, bumper cover, bumper support, upper and lower grilles, headlights, horns, radiator support, radiator, condenser, fender linings, hood, hood dampers, upper cowl... EVERYTHING. And that's just the front. The rear is nice and flat thanks to that CR-V...
Thankfully, there's no frame damage.Soooooo, how much do you think the estimate come in at? A whopping $12,453. And 68 cents. Considering the value of my car is somewhere in the $28,000 range, we weren't too far from a total loss. Which is good, since I have absolutely no desire to buy a new car right now. I like my car, and since I had already planned on buying a motorcycle later this year, I won't be driving it that much anyway.
So, that's about all I can come up with for now. The battle goes on, and hopefully it won't take too long to get my car back.
Javier
Like I emailed you let me know if I can help get you answers, look over something for you, ect...I would be more then happy to help you out.
Nice loaner
OT..What kind of motorcycle are you looking into?
Mike
04-23-08, 08:31 AM
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javy sorry about your car. i know it is a late response but i haven't been on CL for awhile and man that **** sux........dont feel bad.....i've been into 11 accidents in 3 years. and none of them were my fault. hope that made you feel better. i feel like i spent more tiem driving a rental than I do drive my own.
04-23-08, 09:18 AM
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javy sorry about your car. i know it is a late response but i haven't been on CL for awhile and man that **** sux........dont feel bad.....i've been into 11 accidents in 3 years. and none of them were my fault. hope that made you feel better. i feel like i spent more tiem driving a rental than I do drive my own.
Javier
