bluegargantua

*picks up phone and dials bank*
"Hi, will you give me a shitload of money to go buy a car?"
"Metric or Imperial shitload?"
"Uh...Metric?"
"One moment..."
*hold music*
"Sir?"
"Yeah?"
"You're approved for a Metric shitload of money to go buy a car. Here's the rate and the monthly payments."
"Uh...good."

later
Tom

Hey,

Some pictures from the accident yesterday:

This is my front:



And this is my back:



No word on if it's a write-off or not. Should know in a few hours.

later
Tom

The MA DMV does not send out notices when your vehicle's registration is about to expire. Check your plates and make sure you renew your registration in a timely manner. Tickets and tows are expensive.

later
Tom

Hey,

Since google searches have been uninformative or worse, can anyone recommend an auto-body shop in the metro-west area (ideally between 128 and 495?

Thanks
Tom

Hey,

So last night I went to this restaurant to get some supper. When I got in my car to leave, there was this terrible crunching noise. So I got out to look. Like a lot of parking lots, the place here had these little concrete bumpers designed to keep you from parking on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, the concrete bumper got locked up with the plastic bumper on my car and when I backed up...crunch.

So the bumper has been pulled out of alignment and if the mass of plastic screws I found on the pavement are any indication, that's a permanent condition. So I've got to get some body work done. But assuming that they won't have my bumper on hand and since I need to use my car for a few days it's going to be a bit dicey.

I lost an internal mudguard on the passenger side. Does anyone no if that will present serious problems or will they just run a hose over it to clean off the muck and be happy? I don't see any dangling bits of plastic touching the ground, but is there anything else I should check for/be worried about?

I am, of course, less than two months away from paying the car off.

later
Tom

Well...

So much for that huge tax return. If I'd brought the car in just a little bit earlier, I wouldn't be blowing it all on the brake job.

I will *not* be getting the rim job as my rim is some sort of space-age alloy that is very expensive, but also bend-y.

*cripes*
Tom