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Old 04-29-2007, 11:45 PM
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so much for it not being wrecked. What's your estimate?

I was merging (trying to) onto the interstate....lady with poodle in lap stops halfway in road and halfway on shoulder instead of accelerating (note: not a good idea to drive with a f*ing poodle in your lap). As I was halfway in the process of accelerating and merging behind her, and had room, I got around her in time to avoid creaming her.......but the car that had slowed to let us in sped up, so THEN I was forced to make a fast glance in my side mirror and get out of the way. Unfortunately, the spot was clear until the Hyundai jumped into it at 75-80mph and we tried to share lanes. I think he hit my front wheel, because I went pirhouetting and doing figure 8s all teh way off the shoulder. Could not steer out of it. He, however, didn't spin, and stopped 1/4 down the road. Long of the short.....she's not a damage-virgin anymore (oh well, was a nice 10 years)

Car's only worth about $7k retail with 153k miles. Surely they wouldn't total it, but I don't know. I'm thinking this is in the $2-3k range anyway......which should keep me from having to deal with a total-loss situation. The wheel was scraped up, and these wheels are $600 each, but I think I can get it fixed for $80ish.

POINT OF MY POST - what are your visual estimates? I'm thinking $3k is th high end, but I Don't know. Car drives fine; doesn't even seem to need an alignment.

Rear door lightly dented, scraped. Front door has 3-4 waves in it, including around doorhandle where the handle got hit and pushed the doorskin in. Doorhandle - infrared - broken. Fender damaged. Wheel scraped. Bumper cover just need a spot-paint. Doesn't look THAT bad in the pics, but we're talking pulling dents out, bondo, 3 panels of paint, and depending on how the adjuster sees it, a new AMG wheel and an IF doorhandle.

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