So I had my car assessed by AAMI today. And, of course, it passed with flying colours. :D
The repairs were awarded to one of my preferred panel repairers, which is awesome.
Repair costs have come to a little over $4,000.
And in two weeks, my little baby will be good as new.
I went to the skidpan on Sunday! I had a lot of fun.
Learned how to catch my car a lot better. And I'm becoming more confident with using the throttle to control where the rear of the car is pointing.
Thats the good news.
The bad news now... Totally separate to the skidpan (opposite side of the city) I was involved in a car accident. And it happened thusly;
I was following Scott to a car wash at Chermside. There was a lane closure on Lutwyche Rd just outside the Officeworks. I was in the rightmost lane, traveling at 40kmh just like the sign told me. I was passing some cars that were at a stop because of the construction. The first I noticed a problem was when my car shifted a foot to the right. Not the usual kind of turning shift… more an unnatural jarring. A sensation I’m not familiar with. I came to a stop, and after a few seconds I realised “someone’s hit me”. I looked around, noticing that none of the cars around me are moving. Except the one with its front corner in my passenger door.
We pull into the Officeworks, and begin talking about what happened. I pointed out the damage, stating that you’ve hit me. She tried to assure me that I was speeding, and she didn’t see me, and because of that, she’s not at fault. After this conversation, she refused to provide any insurance details until her husband showed up. Scott had circled around, parked nearby, and was taking photos of the damage on both cars, and the location of the accident.
Her husband shows up, and informs me that he owns a panel shop, and will happily fix any damage for free. I point out that my car is a year old, and I’m going through insurance. None too happy with this, he tells me how there’s going to be a lot of paperwork for me to go through, which I agree with, but am totally fine with. He then explains that because I’ll have an excess to pay. I explain that I wont have to pay anything because I’m not at fault. He then informed me that because they don’t have any excess to pay either, no one will have to pay anything. I’m not sure I believe them. After finally getting her details, and giving mine, they leave.
I then spend the next 30 minutes on the phone to AAMI explaining what happened, and working out the best course of action to get my little car all better.
On Monday, I got a few quotes on getting it all fixed. The average was approximately $5,000. This includes a new door skin, potentially a new rear wheel, respraying the front corner panel, the side skirt, the rear corner panel and the new door. So much damage for such a little mistake.
I'll never understand Daylight Savings Time. I never will.
If you wanted to get up earlier, then just get up earlier!
The implications on software are just stupid.
http://www.microsoft.com/australia/athome/daylightsaving/default.aspx
GRRR!
