I may be loosing my truck (insert country music)

[oldraven]

So that makes three times we've been rearended since we've moved to Edmonton. And that's not all the times we've been hit, either. (and by hit, I mean WE got hit)

She was taking a curved corner lane (merge) on Thursday. There was no traffic coming, so she proceeded, but had to stop anyway. Some dumb **** had pulled out of an alley to turn left just in front of her, but there was a median, so he had to stop, blocking both lanes. While he was backing back into the alley, a mid 90's corrola had taken the same turn she did, and plowed into Ange.

She was in my truck, thank heavens, so the damage is pretty much nil. A bumper and probably the bracket. The other chick, though. Her Toyo will need a lot of work. Fender, hood, grille, h/l's, bumper, rad support, etc. Total wreck. She was pretty upset, since Ange had our infant daughter with her at the time. She didn't hardly even feel it, though.

So here's to big ol' domestic pickups and a free new bumper, which had to be sandblasted and repainted anyway.

As for the typical day driving in Edmonton, I can't wait to be free of it.

Anyway on to the bad news.

Well, we just got our frist quote.

$1800.00

I just put $2500 in that thing, and now the insurance company is going to write it off. I'd be lucky if fair market value was $1500. Two tiny dents, which are covered by the bumper, and the body shop wants to replace the whole box side.

Plus, I'd love to see them match colours with my canadian tire spray can job! "The texture's all wrong! It's all shiney and mirror like!"

They also said they can't do a roll pan because they don't know how to do that sort of thing............ Aren't these guys bodymen? If you can't weld a roll pan on, you have no business being in the auto body industry. I even offered to cover any difference in cost, which turns out to be $5 US for the parts (don't need brackets).