To the person who hit my girlfriend and then took off on Rt 2 this morning...

[tcharron]

Just needed to vent man... Just needed to vent.

Can't take my frustrations out on the snow right now... so I do it on the internet instead.

-w

On the internet, only WE can here you scream.. :-D

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

What is a Bimmer? Do you mean a 'Beamer' or 'Beemer?'

A Bimmer is a car. A Beemer is a motorcycle.

according to the BMW Car Club of BC:

• "Bimmer - proper accepted slang for BMW cars."
• "Beamer]/Beemer - proper accepted slang for BMW motorcycles."

this is news to me....i've always called a BMW car a "beamer" but spelled it "bimmer". i guess i'm not that hip to BMW slang.

 

[thetrailboss]

i guess i'm not that hip to BMW slang.

+ 1.

 

[mondeo]

i guess i'm not that hip to BMW slang.

For the record, it's not something I'm proud of.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

For the record, it's not something I'm proud of.

Why not??? I thought you were a car nerd??

 

[WJenness]

Insurance company called me today... Body shop had called them and they've found more damage once they started to take the car apart... Insurance has to go back out and re-write the estimate, original estimated completion date was tomorrow... that is not going to happen.

Sigh... I miss my car... but at least the 2k mi + I've put on the rental car in 2 1/2 weeks didn't get put on my car.

-w

 

[thetrailboss]

Sigh... I miss my car... but at least the 2k mi + I've put on the rental car in 2 1/2 weeks didn't get put on my car.

-w

Is insurance paying for the rental car? If so, 2k less miles on your car.

 

[WJenness]

Is insurance paying for the rental car? If so, 2k less miles on your car.

Exactly... The fact that my car will have a significantly diminished value even after it's repaired (just due to having the accident on it's record) is somewhat offset by the mileage I'm saving on it by driving the rental...

-w

 

[thetrailboss]

Exactly... The fact that my car will have a significantly diminished value even after it's repaired (just due to having the accident on it's record) is somewhat offset by the mileage I'm saving on it by driving the rental...

-w

Sorry to hear that. Just trying to look at the bright side I guess.

 

[billski]

Water over the dam, but I always keep my cell phone camera ready to flick a pic of some jacka$$ driver. Makes me calm down a little, knowing I have evidence and maybe even a plate # if I come upon carnage further down the road. I started doing this several years ago with a handheld tape recorder. It got my BP level down, so I kept doing it. When cell phone cameras came along, that was even better.

I actually turned in a really bad Fedex driver who nearly ran me off the road. The pics had everything - highway, conditions, truck nr, etc. Most pics get deleted, but you never know. Makes me feel like I have a little control over my life....

 

[Glenn]

I know it stinks, as a car guy, I can related.

Well, if you trade the Audi in, the value shouldn't take a hit. Granted, I haven't bought a car in a few years...but when you get down to it, they're not running a car fax at the negotiation table.

 

[Beetlenut]

Water over the dam, but I always keep my cell phone camera ready to flick a pic of some jacka$$ driver. Makes me calm down a little, knowing I have evidence and maybe even a plate # if I come upon carnage further down the road. I started doing this several years ago with a handheld tape recorder. It got my BP level down, so I kept doing it. When cell phone cameras came along, that was even better.

I actually turned in a really bad Fedex driver who nearly ran me off the road. The pics had everything - highway, conditions, truck nr, etc. Most pics get deleted, but you never know. Makes me feel like I have a little control over my life....

You get a pic of that nasty rock in the notch that pushed you over backwards? Hows the noggin these days? And when is ACE going to get their act together for tickets?

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Sigh... I miss my car... but at least the 2k mi + I've put on the rental car in 2 1/2 weeks didn't get put on my car.

-w

Dang you drive alot..long commute?

 

[WJenness]

Dang you drive alot..long commute?

Round trip commute is only about 33mi / day (except on Wed, when I visit the other office and that adds another 15mi to the loop), what's gotten me the past few weeks has been the extracurriculars... Friend's wedding in upstate NY last weekend, the foxwoods trip the week before, and other things like that.

-w

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Round trip commute is only about 33mi / day (except on Wed, when I visit the other office and that adds another 15mi to the loop), what's gotten me the past few weeks has been the extracurriculars... Friend's wedding in upstate NY last weekend, the foxwoods trip the week before, and other things like that.

-w

So how did foxwoods go? You kill the $2/$4 NL tables?

 

[WJenness]

I know it stinks, as a car guy, I can related.

Well, if you trade the Audi in, the value shouldn't take a hit. Granted, I haven't bought a car in a few years...but when you get down to it, they're not running a car fax at the negotiation table.

I'd probably go private-party sale as it's to the point (95k mi) that it'd be much more productive than trading it in, as most dealers aren't going to try to sell the car and would just auction it with that many miles on it... and in private-party sales, the carfax quotient goes way up.

Oh well, it is what it is... I'm not that concerned about it as I don't plan on getting rid of it any time soon (unless it 'isn't right' after I get it back... then we'll see).

-w

 

[WJenness]

So how did foxwoods go? You kill the $2/$4 NL tables?

Played $2/$4 limit for a while, made $60 or so, took a dinner break and then let my friend talk me into a $120 sit and go where I went out in 5th (top 3 get paid), so down about $60 on the night, but had fun...

-w

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Played $2/$4 limit for a while, made $60 or so, took a dinner break and then let my friend talk me into a $120 sit and go where I went out in 5th (top 3 get paid), so down about $60 on the night, but had fun...

-w

That's not bad..I'm playing some torunements on Stars today after work..I need practice for the upcoming WCOOP..World Championship Of Online Poker..

 

[Glenn]

I'd probably go private-party sale as it's to the point (95k mi) that it'd be much more productive than trading it in, as most dealers aren't going to try to sell the car and would just auction it with that many miles on it... and in private-party sales, the carfax quotient goes way up.

Oh well, it is what it is... I'm not that concerned about it as I don't plan on getting rid of it any time soon (unless it 'isn't right' after I get it back... then we'll see).

-w

IMHO, if you're going to take the hit on the $ because of the accident, just trade it in. I've sold one and traded one in. Trading in is far easier. Selling is a pain in the ass unless you have people lined up with $ in hand.

 

[WJenness]

IMHO, if you're going to take the hit on the $ because of the accident, just trade it in. I've sold one and traded one in. Trading in is far easier. Selling is a pain in the ass unless you have people lined up with $ in hand.

You're probably right... but like I said, I'm going to end up hanging on to it for a bit (most likely...

I've got to help my girlfriend navigate car-buying waters for the first time as her 10 y/o Escort is dangerously close to giving up the ghost... The car was given to her by her father and is the only car she's ever owned.

-w