Wagon down
Well, Brown Betty took one in the ass today. I really hate driving in Austin.
Guy didn't watch me braking hard for traffic at a light and just plowed into me going somewhere between 30-40mph.
He tried to tell cops that the guy in front of me slammed on his brakes and ran. That the accident was that driver's fault... Well, the front of my car didn't hit anything.
He Acura Legend looked like crap, though.
As for Betty? Looks like a total loss in the eye of any insurance adjuster. The roof line is bent at the break between the rear glass and the rear passenger door. The whole back qtr panel is toast. Both passenger doors are pushed into each other and cannot be opened.
And to top it all off, it was running like a finely oiled machine. Well, it was a finely oiled machine. I just changed it, new filters all around. Tightened the new belts up a little more, too. Smooth and powerful to and from work and the A/C almost hurt it was so cold. Screw you, Murphy!
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'85 300TD "Puff The Magic Wagon" - Rolling Resto
'19 Mazda CX-9 Signature - Wife's sled
'21 Morgan 3-Wheeler P101 Edition
'95 E300d - SOLD
'84 300TD "Brown Betty" - Miss this one
'81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter
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