A rough ride, hard drivers seat, no rear window visibility and a lethargic gas pedal just to name a few negatives regarding my rental.  Goodbye Fiat 500, you little tin can, I won't miss you a bit.

In what seemed to be a marathon extended auto insurance claim process, I was finally able to get confirmation that I was not liable for the crash, then later (What, more waiting? Seriously??) that my Ford would be totaled & I needed to start looking for replacement vehicle quickly.

This all sounded so familiar when Virginia went through the same accelerated car shopping experience.

Her Toyota has turned out to be such a great used vehicle, that we used that strategy again:

So, life is finally feeling like it's getting back on track. Big exhale. Now on to the holiday pandemonium. Merry Christmas!

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