The reality of my collision-mate not having insurance has necessitated that I take matters into my own hands. Step one was getting an estimate on repairs for Ol' Blue. Step two will be contacting Ms. Inattentive Driver and seeing just what she's prepared to pay out to make this matter go away. Step three will be either cashing her check, or giving her some hell in small claims court. That last one depends on what happens in step two of course.
As far as step one goes, I took Blue down to Lehman's Garage in Bloomington today and have them size up the situation. Jim, the gentleman that gave me the quote was a pretty nice guy. He looked Blue over while I finished my lunch and when he came back, he had kind of a funny look on his face. He handed me the estimate sheet and simultaneously said, "It's pretty high".
Ok now, prepare yourselves.
Seven thousand three hundred seventy four dollars and ninety two cents, or $7374.92
I love Blue, I really do. But he is not worth seven thousand dollars even in prison. Just not so.
So what this does, at least from what I can tell, is give me a big number to leverage against her for payment. I paid less than $2,000 for the vehicle and probably put in another $600 over the course of the year for repairs and maintenance. Needless to say, were I to get what I paid for the car and then some after driving it for a year, I'd be elated.
Time to put the ball in her court.
And here is the rest of it.
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