galaxy
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So probably not much can be added, but need to vent on a recent incident. About a month ago, I lost my DD in an accident. Rear ended while sitting still in traffic on the freeway. Lady behind me decided not to stop. I will post pics from home later, but my DD is (was) a 2002 Lexus IS300. The car is immaculate. And I mean immaculate by anyone's standards, much less for the mileage. And the mileage is where it gets interesting. 300,000 miles (297,xxx at the crash), one owner (that's me). Bought the car brand new. i really need to come back and post pics just so you can see how nice it really was.
insurance payoff...$2,400. Is that fair? this is where my venting starts...
There is no way on gods green earth this car can be replaced apples to apples for $2,400. In fact, you can't replace this car for $5,400. I literally learned the meaning of the term priceless from this mishap. I've been doing homework and shopping and homeork and shopping, and literally...and I do mean literally...there is not a 2002 IS available for sale at ANY mileage in the condition of my car. Hell, i couldn't even find one good enough (at any mileage) to serve as a platform to start on and try to return it to my car. But then why on earth would you want to take a car and put that much money into it anyways? So it pretty much just sucks for you!
And the icing on the cake is there's no recourse. Can't refuse the money from the settlement. The cars worthless. Sue the lady in civil court for the difference, but good luck proving the car is worth anything more than market or book value. Literally just helplessly shit out of luck.
Now stuck shopping for a car that I didn't want to buy because, due to someone else's negligence, my property was taken away from me. And sure as heck not gonna find a nice, intermediate luxury car on that level for under $10K.
Thanks for listening...now back to your regularly scheduled program already in progress.
insurance payoff...$2,400. Is that fair? this is where my venting starts...
There is no way on gods green earth this car can be replaced apples to apples for $2,400. In fact, you can't replace this car for $5,400. I literally learned the meaning of the term priceless from this mishap. I've been doing homework and shopping and homeork and shopping, and literally...and I do mean literally...there is not a 2002 IS available for sale at ANY mileage in the condition of my car. Hell, i couldn't even find one good enough (at any mileage) to serve as a platform to start on and try to return it to my car. But then why on earth would you want to take a car and put that much money into it anyways? So it pretty much just sucks for you!
And the icing on the cake is there's no recourse. Can't refuse the money from the settlement. The cars worthless. Sue the lady in civil court for the difference, but good luck proving the car is worth anything more than market or book value. Literally just helplessly shit out of luck.
Now stuck shopping for a car that I didn't want to buy because, due to someone else's negligence, my property was taken away from me. And sure as heck not gonna find a nice, intermediate luxury car on that level for under $10K.
Thanks for listening...now back to your regularly scheduled program already in progress.
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