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Sounds like a good plan! 
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Originally posted by alexey:
hey dude dont be hard on your son... i know what its like [censored] up parents cars... so ya go easy..
Yeah, I managed to total my dad's '95 V8 T-Bird. I slammed on my brakes to avoid rearending a "brake rider", you know those people, and then got rearended myself. He bought it very used and got a good deal, which meant he actually made money from the insurance. But if you can manage to find a cheap but good body man your all set, or learn collision repair in you spare time.
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Originally posted by HITMANinMI:
Hey will that passanger side headlight fit a 96 tour GL???? If so how much you want for it?
Oh yeah sorry about your car.
You gotta love the parts vultures around here. The f**king car is still warm and you've got the guy playing Mr. Pick 'n Pull. 
How many damn Contours are in junkyards across this great land? Go buy a friggin' headlight assembly for 10 bucks and let my man mourn in peace.
2000 SVT Contour -- SOLD! New car coming soon...
1980 Triumph TR7 -- Needs a new home...
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Sorry to hear about that. Hopefully everything turns out well.
98 Lime Green SE w/SVT Kit, Projectors, CF Hood, 18" Rims, GC's, Shaved, System
98.5 Silver SVT #5737 Black FSVT Rims, MSDS, BAT Drop
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Sorry to hear that. Accidents do happen.  Maybe you can look into getting an SVT now?
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I presume you'll be grabbin' the bug for yourself to drive.
Sending him for estimates is a good beginning to instilling the value of a dollar & the importance of more attentive driving.
My daughter clipped a concrete filled post at a gas station in my BMW a few years ago. I had her gather estimates for the repair (then fixed it myself a few months later). That really made an impact on her. I then had her take a defensive driving course on her dime - which she was happy to do as apposed to any other punishment I might have chosen. All has worked out fine.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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An SVT would be a great thing to have but, my insurance rates would go off like a bottle rocket. Maybe after he leaves to nest, I can have one. He's the reason I only had liability insurance on it in the first place. $180 a month and he has a spotless driving record. Full coverage would have exceeded the value of the car in a short time. Now I have less than that. It went from being a $3000 car down to a $600 car in one day. I feel like I just bought a new car, for somebody else!  BrittB
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When you save money on insurance by cutting coverage it's a good idea to take a portion of the savings & fund an emergency account for just such an event. I learned the hard way years ago. I continue to drive without comprehensive - I just have liquidity to cover any unfortunate events. Now I do the same thing with my mortgage. WOW!! talk about hauling in the cabbage! I've got a 1.25% loan. MY payments are WAAAY down, I'm debt free otherwise, I save what would have been the difference on a 30 year fixed loan (which is easy 'cause I have no other debt), & I am paying off principal more than twice as fast to boot!! By the time I retire, I expect to have over 2 million in savings and I'll have paid off my home. Not at all shabby.  The great thing is... anybody can do it! 
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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Originally posted by TourDeForce:
By the time I retire, I expect to have over 2 million in savings and I'll have paid off my home.
Can I have $1500 to fix my contour? It'll look shiney! And I'll let you take pictures of it! 
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Originally posted by rkneeshaw:
Originally posted by TourDeForce:
By the time I retire, I expect to have over 2 million in savings and I'll have paid off my home.
Can I have $1500 to fix my contour? It'll look shiney! And I'll let you take pictures of it!
Hey! You're messin' with my retirement fund. Stop that!
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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