Sounds familiar. I think my car is a magnet too.
We bought our car in Feb 1998. We were parked for a parade and didn't notice until we got back home that the front bumper had been clipped. It was damaged severely enough to warrant $800 in damage for a new bumper cover and headlight. Since it was "hit and run" we had to fork over the money to have it repaired. 6 months later, in September, I went school shopping for DD and was rear-ended when traffic abruptly stopped for a red light. I stopped quickly, leaving at least one car length in front of me. The car behind me didn't squealed to a halt and rear-ended me. Another $400 damaged, this time all in the rear.
Fast forward three years- In June 2001 DH dropped off a coworker after work and on his way home was invlolved in an accident, causing a good deal of damage to the front end (again).
We were fortunate to have been involved with a driver with the same insurance, therefore waiving the deductible. We didn't pay a dime for repairs- TG because it was over $2000. Then in November 2001 I pulled out from a side street, between two traffic lights. I see that both lights are red for the street I'm tunring on, but as I'm turning left I see a car approaching. I sped up, but she still caught my left rear. Neither driver was "at fault", so we have the burden of a $500 deductible to fix the damage, which is cosmetic.
So I wonder, with 2004 being three years since the last incident, will the car get hit again? We keep saying that if it does, it had better be enough damage to "total" the car. It's already had enough damage in its life to pay for half of it.
Better days have to be coming soon.
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