My first car was a 1980 Dodge Colt, which my parents bought for me. It was tiny but tough, a good car.
I didn't own a car while I lived in Philly, so I married into my next car, a '97 Ford Contour. The first car I had anything to do with picking myself was a '99 Mazda 626 we got when it was clear we really needed two cars to function. We ordered it online back in 2000 in the heady days of the dotcom boom from a now-defunct used car website, which delivered it straight to our door.
We still have both of those cars, but the Contour is showing its age, and it's always guzzled gas to a ridiculous degree for such a small car, so we're hoping to replace it by year's end.
First car was a 1977 electric blue Mercury Comet.
Natch, I called it the "Batmobile".
Drove that sucker into the
ground.
First car was a hand-me-down from my mom (which *she* had bought used), a Pontiac T1000, which was pretty much the Chevette's bastard cousin.
Drove it from senior year of high school until Jake was two. A lonnnng time. Had no visors, a sprung passenger seat, and about a billion miles on it before it finally died a quiet death.
Speaking of cars, I'm happy to report that I can breath a little easier as it looks like all the damage to my rental car from my LA trip has been covered ($497). I've been sweating it out for 6 weeks as Enterprise immediately charged me a $500 deductible while I waited for Amex to resolve everything.
For future reference to potential buffista renters out there, I've never owned a car, but I rent fairly often. I have special liability insurance, but have relied on Amex coverage for any damage or theft. I've heard it can be a problem collecting on the coverage, but IME they were pretty good. I called them upon my return to report the damage, gave them my rental agreement number, and they handled the rest with Enterprise. They immediately put a dispute flag on the $500 charge so I didn't have to pay it upfront.
It took about six weeks to resolve, and initially they only paid the actual damage ($447) and not the $50 admin fee, but
with a few phone calls, either they paid it or got Enterprise to waive it because it has just been credited to my account.
Now if only the city of Pasadena would give me a response about my parking ticket...
I just bought a 40" tv. Now trying to schedule a delivery time that doesn't require time off work.
Hanging-on~ma ND. I'm so sorry that this has happened so quickly. That really sucks.
~~ma ND - or what amych said.
You'll be in my thoughts ND. I hope your father can hang on a little longer.
Safe and swift travels.
So much ~ma to you, ND, and to all your family.
