When Justin got into a little fender bender the day before we were leaving for our vacation, we were glad he wasn't driving our van since we needed to drive that to Florida! But it meant that he got into a little accident with the car that we'd only had for about 2 months. It was kind of crazy getting the car situated at a body shop and making sure everything of value had been removed from it the day before we left.
The damage didn't look too bad, but since the car was 14 years old we knew there was a pretty good chance that it might be declared a total loss. Sure enough, we got a message either our first night on the road or the next night letting us know the cost to fix the car was too high a percentage of the value of the car and therefore they wouldn't be paying to fix it.
As far as losing a car, the timing was pretty good. We didn't need the car while we were out of town, we got a good settlement amount from the insurance company, and Justin had just gotten a bonus from work.
When we got back from our Disney trip, we started some serious car shopping and on Christmas Eve we bought a new 2014 Honda CRV. It is the first time Justin has ever had a brand-new car (I bought my Civic brand new as my graduation present from BYU) but there really wasn't much selection on a used CRV with low miles and we got a better deal on a 2014 than a new 2013.
We're hoping that we won't be buying any more cars for several more years!
3 comments:
Awesome. We have a Toyota RAV4 (similar, but a much older model - 2007) and really like it. So nice to have something big enough Adam can take all the kids and still haul some things. He wanted another mini-van so that he could fit all his free finds, but I didn't want another mini van and the gas mileage that goes with it. This is a great compromise.
Your new Honda CR-V looks great and perfect for your family. I hope it would bring good luck to each and everyone of you. Since it's a brand new model, I'm sure it's gonna be able to serve you for a long time. Thanks for sharing that, Justin and Julie. All the best to your family!
Diane Wilson @ Fletcher Chrysler
Honda vehicles are built like absolute tanks, and are incredibly reliable. My in-laws own two Honda Odyssey vans, and both of them have over 100,000 miles on them and are going strong. You certainly won't be needing another car for the next 7-8 years with a Honda CRV, should last for a long time.
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