Oh! I hope today is better, your immediate past is pretty high on the suckometer.

Good point. The real meaning of christmas - presents.

Besides, I hear christ was a crappy carpenter anyways...

He was even worse at cleaning carpets.

I must share my sad car story. Now - I know that I drive a "Mom" car...er van... with my Pontiac Montana. But it's a lovely dark green and all pretty inside with bells and whistles and a ton better then the sad old van I used to drive.

Came out one morning to find that one of the side doors had been kicked repeatedly and was bent in. I was so sad. I could see the stupid footprints on the side. Not too big - 2 different prints - kids I assume. Stupid damn kids. (Stay off my lawn!)

Even worse was the next night they came back and climbed up the front, up to the windshield and then on top, and then walked to the back and jumped off.

Ever since then I've parked in the driveway. We live in a nice neighborhood. When I lived in a crappy neighborhood this didn't happen... although with the old van maybe it did and I never would have noticed because of it's sorry state.

That is awful. Kids! Or rather, parents!!!

Well, I work in a more affluent area and the kids are awful and have such attitude. They vandalize things throughout the store. They steal.

And, today, while I was picking up {and spending} my check, a fellow co-worker said his car was stolen from the parking lot while he shopped for about an hour and forty minutes {well, a guy? Probably dealing with his check and visiting. Even I finished shopping in about an hour.}

I hope you can have it fixed? It is your car, mom car or not.

I put the first dent in my Volvo when I stood on the hood to change the lightbulb in the garage. :rolleyes:

Wait a second....I fail to see how those two points are related? Why do you not care how it looks just because you own it?

Good question. I've had so many minor accidents with this car, none my fault, all just cosmetic (though not cheap) damage. I went through all the stuff with the insurance company and the body shop and always had stuff taken care of.

About a year ago, after I'd just gotten the car paid off and passed the 100,000 mile mark, a guy in an SUV backed into the side of my car in the Metro Pointe parking garage (be warned) while I sat in my car watching and trying to figure out where my horn was. Not that honking would have helped. It was like I didn't even exist. He gave me $20 so I could have the damage to the paint buffed out at the car wash. I took his name and number but didn't follow up because it was just too much trouble.

Maybe it has more to do with the 120,000 miles I've put on the car. At this point it's transportation and I don't care what it looks like.

$20? Seriously?

Maybe you hit my car at the AAA parking lot. :)

I really wonder how much goes on while our cars are parked at malls and stuff.

Heck, I can't even see my car in the driveway.