TrepMan
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We'll my mom came in last week for Eli's 4th birthday party, and on Thursday took my '96 Merc Wagon and Eli out for lunch and shopping for birthday presents. Long story short around 2pm while cruising in traffic on a local busy road (3 lanes each way) driving at about 45mph someone decides to stop short for a just turned yellow light and the brakes get hit by everyone. Unfortunetly my mom and my wagon have anti-lock breaks and no where to turn/drive so she hits the guy in front of her. Well both airbags deploy, Isuzu Rodeo in front has a hitch with a ball which goes straight thru my hood/radiator. Fenders are shot, hood dead, bumper gone, windshield shot and so on.
LUCKILY no one was hurt at all! Mom is fine and back in AZ, Eli's car seat (Gotta love those 5 point harnesses) not hurt a bit except a small bruise where the center strap clip pushed into his chest, and no one else in the crash (total of 3 cars) hurt. Oh and while watching my mom's accident STUPID rubberneckers in the next lane have a 2 car crash too!
So, we're waiting on the final word on the wagon but there is no way a '96 wagon in that much damage is being repaired. So I had to go out and buy a new car yesterday, while not planning to spend any $$ on vehicles for 3 more years (heck I just dropped a trany and new tires on the wagon in the last 5 months). COuld NOT find another wagon I liked so back to a Sedan, got a 2002 Saturn SL2 4 door still under warranty and a great deal too.
We looked LONG and hard for 4 days on-line and driving the car lots looking for a late 90's wagon with less then 60k and under $9k. Found a few saturn/ford wagons but all were in terrible shape. So on to my 3rd Saturn so I know the quality will be there and with only 22k miles and warranty no costs for a few years.
May the JarJar Mobile rest in peace!
LUCKILY no one was hurt at all! Mom is fine and back in AZ, Eli's car seat (Gotta love those 5 point harnesses) not hurt a bit except a small bruise where the center strap clip pushed into his chest, and no one else in the crash (total of 3 cars) hurt. Oh and while watching my mom's accident STUPID rubberneckers in the next lane have a 2 car crash too!
So, we're waiting on the final word on the wagon but there is no way a '96 wagon in that much damage is being repaired. So I had to go out and buy a new car yesterday, while not planning to spend any $$ on vehicles for 3 more years (heck I just dropped a trany and new tires on the wagon in the last 5 months). COuld NOT find another wagon I liked so back to a Sedan, got a 2002 Saturn SL2 4 door still under warranty and a great deal too.
We looked LONG and hard for 4 days on-line and driving the car lots looking for a late 90's wagon with less then 60k and under $9k. Found a few saturn/ford wagons but all were in terrible shape. So on to my 3rd Saturn so I know the quality will be there and with only 22k miles and warranty no costs for a few years.
May the JarJar Mobile rest in peace!
