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October 20th, 2019 at 02:01 pm

I got a call at 3 am this morning. I didn't recognize the number, so didn't answer, but then it started ringing again. I answered this time, and it was the police.

It turned out that an impaired driver smashed into two cars that were parked on the street. One of them was mine. The trunk is completely smashed in. The car has been towed away. I will try calling insurance today, but I don't think I will actually reach anyone until Monday.

I have a bad feeling about this. It's a 2010 Honda Civic and I bought it for $10K. I think it may be totaled, especially if the frame has been bent. I don't know what they'll give me if it's totaled, but I suspect it won't be $10K. I only have $3900 in savings to put toward a replacement.

And I'm going to be without wheels for a while. Luckily, I am well-stocked with food and don't really have to go anywhere. I've let DS know that I probably won't be available for music lessons this week.

I'm kind of stunned, but I am thankful that it was only this. When the police started out the phone conversation with "There's been an accident..." my heart was in my mouth.

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13 Responses to “Murphy!”

  1. Wink Says:
    October 20th, 2019 at 02:22 pm 1571581370
    1571581370

    Oh No CB! Does insurance cover a rental car if need be? I'm so sorry you have to deal with this.

  2. MonkeyMama Says:
    October 20th, 2019 at 02:32 pm 1571581952
    1571581952

    Oh my gosh! So sorry to read this.

  3. latestart Says:
    October 20th, 2019 at 02:32 pm 1571581972
    1571581972

    Sorry you have to deal with this.

  4. creditcardfree Says:
    October 20th, 2019 at 03:58 pm 1571587094
    1571587094

    I am so sorry! You will get something from insurance, but you are right it is rarely ever what we paid for the vehicle. It sounds like no one was hurt. This too shall pass, good luck with all the particulars in the meantime.

  5. Carol Says:
    October 20th, 2019 at 04:20 pm 1571588408
    1571588408

    So sorry this happened; glad you weren't in it!

  6. Sue Says:
    October 20th, 2019 at 04:49 pm 1571590155
    1571590155

    The EXACT same thing happened to us - the drunk smashed into my husbands car (totaling it) and then sideswiped my daugher's car which were sitting in front of our house. Insurance was fantastic, but unfortunately, only gave us a small amount toward the car which was SUPPOSED to last until my husband retired in 4 years (and it would have, it was a great car).

    It is a royal pain in the neck, but at least no one was in the cars at the time!! Our idiot had no insurance, hope you are luckier!!!

    Sue L.

  7. crazyliblady Says:
    October 20th, 2019 at 04:52 pm 1571590371
    1571590371

    I'm so sorry your car has been damaged, but thankful that no one was hurt in the process. I am hoping that you have a quick resolution to the lack of a car. Do you live in a city with good metro transit or taxis until you have a better option?

  8. Dido Says:
    October 20th, 2019 at 05:21 pm 1571592093
    1571592093

    Yikes! I'm sorry to hear about the inconvenience and financial blow but am very glad you weren't anywhere nearby when it happened and that no one was hurt!

  9. AnotherReader Says:
    October 20th, 2019 at 05:40 pm 1571593244
    1571593244

    There should be a central phone number for your insurance company that takes claims calls 24/7. If you have rental car coverage, they should help you with that today. If you got a police report number or something similar, that should help get the ball rolling.

  10. rob62521 Says:
    October 20th, 2019 at 08:46 pm 1571604366
    1571604366

    I am very sorry. Hopefully you have rental car damage. Glad you weren't in the car when it was hit. I also hope the person who did this has insurance.

  11. Lucky Robin Says:
    October 21st, 2019 at 01:45 am 1571622303
    1571622303

    Oh, that's horrible. I hope it all works out in your favor. I nearly hit a car last night who ran their stop sign. It was very scary and I kept thinking how bad it would be if our car was totaled. It's a 2011, but it only has 44,000 miles on it. I doubt we'd have gotten that value out of it.

  12. LivingAlmostLarge Says:
    October 24th, 2019 at 07:18 pm 1571944699
    1571944699

    Do you have rental car coverage?

  13. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    October 26th, 2019 at 06:47 pm 1572115649
    1572115649

    I'm sorry to hear about your car! Hopefully insurance will come through better than you think.

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