We just received the police report. The driver that did the colliding was cited for "Failure to reduce speed".
Seems the state of NC has a minimalist bent in their descriptions.
So..... we have a repair estimate!
$9,452.41
I don't have any idea if any body shop will accept this. Yet.
Also, we were unable to get any controls working (P-R-D), and it's now been moved (on and off a roll-back) at least 4 times.
Thoughts?
Hubby here.....
I asked the officer if they check cell phones to see if she (21 yo) was 'distracted'. He said they only check phones if there's a fatality.
I'm ambivalent about getting this fixed vs totaled. In the second photo you can see the rear bumper cover folded inside -out, up the the...
The last time I used nav in my car was months ago.
I plugged my Android in to freshen the battery and continue Pandora. As soon as I started the car it announced: (paraphrasing) "The planned route may have delays". 10 seconds later it started playing music.
What the ..... ?
When they turn off while driving we'll really have something to complain about. In the meantime, the college kids are hard at work fixing their self-inflicted headaches.
The outer diameter of the tire doesn't change. Even if it did, you'd only increase the ground clearance by the radius.
I suggest leaving the gas tank half full to lighten the load.
Wind, solar and nuclear were still decades away as was a reliable power grid. ICE had to be the stepping stone back to EV. You could carry flamable liquids in a bucket.... That's too easy to ignore.
Can we all hold hands and recall the day a Tesla's roof blew off on the way home from the showroom?
They have since become the #1 EV maker.
The market can absorb a LOT of abuse.
Millionaires showing off for their side-chicks. It's astounding what someone with money will spend to soothe their ego.
I built a custom MGTC/Q Special and put it up for auction on Bring a Trailer. It should have gone for $60k. It sold for $75.5k. You only need 2 to want to take the toys for...
Interesting read on the future of gasoline, it’s cost, reluctance to throw money at aging infrastructure and the rising cost of insuring a refinery. It's easier to pull the plug.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/26/biden-gas-prices-inflation-future-00046083?utm_source=pocket-newtab