Well, damn.

Linda was driving east on Grant when a carload of Arabs blew out of a parking lot and broadsided her. Ripped the rear door skin right off. Looks like the front fender took a hit, but the rear quarter damage is minimal. Linda is going to take some pics from the inside and sighting down the rh side of the car tonite.

No confirmation on whether or not they have insurance, Infinity Insurance refused to disclose if they were covered or not. Called the police, but of course since they did not see it, they only exchanged info. Linda did have a witness, thank goodness.

Sure looks like they will total it if insured. If not, I'm not in a position to fix the the car remotely.

She drove the car home after crash, and reported that it drove normally, oil and temp were fine. Car had a slight pull to the right, not much at all.

This car had one of the nicest OM617 engines I've seen lately (229K), and there are a lot of replacement items under the hood. All the water hoses, belts, A/C lines and components, and oil cooler lines are new. We just changed out the air, fuel, and oil filters last week. Tires are new in back, two years old (but low mileage) in front. Matching Michelins, plus a new spare.

I'll post better pictures tonite when I get them.

Anyone in Tucson or AZ interested? I'm sure it will drive fine to Phoenix or further if needed. If not, I'll likely offer it to the mechanic that maintained the car for the last 13 years.

I'm really bummed, my wife was bonding with this car bigtime.

Jim

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