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Offline Chris_

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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #100 on: February 12, 2014, 03:44:51 PM »
Quote from: RobJohnson on February 12, 2014, 02:59:49 PM
Don't forget they also will owe you for the tax, license and registration on the new vehicle which is above and beyond the price of the "total loss" payment.
I will remember to include that in my expenses.  Thanks.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #101 on: February 12, 2014, 03:47:08 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on February 12, 2014, 03:36:33 PM
I couldn't get an MRI becuase nobody could get any information on the surgery I had in 2003 when the doctor put in one of these. 



I'll have to follow up on my own and get the information myself.


I give up! I have a coupla pounds of hardware but have no idea what that is, boss!
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #102 on: February 12, 2014, 03:50:18 PM »
:rofl: It's a pressure valve.  The old one was just a piece of rubber and plastic (back when they made stuff that would last 20 years before breaking).  This one's got a bunch of fancy crap I didn't need.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #103 on: February 12, 2014, 03:58:14 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on February 12, 2014, 03:50:18 PM
:rofl: It's a pressure valve.  The old one was just a piece of rubber and plastic (back when they made stuff that would last 20 years before breaking).  This one's got a bunch of fancy crap I didn't need.
I have recently heard of an LVAD, but not of these adjustable shunt valves. Learn something new every day.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #104 on: February 12, 2014, 03:59:44 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on February 12, 2014, 03:50:18 PM
:rofl: It's a pressure valve.  The old one was just a piece of rubber and plastic (back when they made stuff that would last 20 years before breaking).  This one's got a bunch of fancy crap I didn't need.

MRI's are only subject to metal as it's basically a bazillion magnets bouncin' around a culvert. Should have no effect on plastic.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #105 on: February 12, 2014, 08:13:38 PM »
Got the car.  I pick it up Saturday.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #106 on: February 13, 2014, 01:13:54 PM »
At least grab a photo of it.  Wanna see.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #107 on: February 13, 2014, 01:28:49 PM »
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Other than the console lid between the front seats, the car is immaculately clean... it looks like the previous owner's dog attacked it and chewed it up.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #108 on: February 13, 2014, 03:03:53 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on February 13, 2014, 01:28:49 PM
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Other than the console lid between the front seats, the car is immaculately clean... it looks like the previous owner's dog attacked it and chewed it up.
If you have any of those "Pick-a-part" places near you. You might find a replacement fairly cheap.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #109 on: February 13, 2014, 03:07:32 PM »
Quote from: Skul on February 13, 2014, 03:03:53 PM
If you have any of those "Pick-a-part" places near you. You might find a replacement fairly cheap.
There are two, usually with plenty of late-model stuff.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #110 on: February 13, 2014, 04:36:25 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on February 13, 2014, 01:28:49 PM
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Other than the console lid between the front seats, the car is immaculately clean... it looks like the previous owner's dog attacked it and chewed it up.


That's not a car.  That's 14 feet of beige.  :-)

I rented a Camry like that many moons ago to go on one of our trips to FL.  It was boring inside, but roomy, got good gas mileage (we averaged over 30MPG, and plenty of power for what it was.  You really can't go wrong with a Camry.     
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #111 on: February 13, 2014, 04:39:43 PM »
Easy to work on, cheap to fix.  This makes Camry #4.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #112 on: February 13, 2014, 04:40:42 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on February 13, 2014, 04:39:43 PM
Easy to work on, cheap to fix.  This makes Camry #4.

!  I thought this was only #2?  What were the others before the '96? 
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #113 on: February 13, 2014, 04:45:17 PM »
I had a '92 when I was school about ten years ago.  The '95 was a 5-speed manual I drove for a few years until the clutch hydraulic system got too boogered to repair. I replaced it with the '96 which I had for all of one year (my original tags haven't even expired).
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #114 on: February 13, 2014, 05:16:39 PM »
AND...they last forever! We had an emerald green Toyota Camry for like 15 years...
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #115 on: February 13, 2014, 07:00:54 PM »
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AND...they last forever! We had an emerald green Toyota Camry for like 15 years...

 :rofl:

That's the same color the Camry my sister and brother-in-law owned.  That's about the only color I seem to see them in, if they're not beige.  I was going to ask Chris if any of his were green, but thought, "Nah".  

I'll ask now, though.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #116 on: February 13, 2014, 08:17:43 PM »
Quote from: BattleHymn on February 13, 2014, 07:00:54 PM
:rofl:

That's the same color the Camry my sister and brother-in-law owned.  That's about the only color I seem to see them in, if they're not beige.  I was going to ask Chris if any of his were green, but thought, "Nah".  

I'll ask now, though.
The first two were the same green color.  The last one was a gray-blue color.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #117 on: February 13, 2014, 09:01:55 PM »
Jesus another one? hehe ok well ok I guess.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #118 on: February 14, 2014, 04:37:22 AM »
Quote from: Chris_ on February 13, 2014, 04:39:43 PM
Easy to work on, cheap to fix.  This makes Camry #4.

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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #119 on: February 16, 2014, 06:39:16 PM »
I will say the previous owner took excellent care of this car.  It's got a very pricey set of Pirelli tires.

I found one problem with the car (maybe two) and they might be related.  The driver window stops going up/down intermittently and the door speaker cuts in/out as well.  Minor problems.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #120 on: February 17, 2014, 08:26:10 AM »
I sure hope it's not due a timing belt.
Those can be a pain to swap out.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #121 on: February 20, 2014, 12:48:14 PM »
I submitted my final expenses to the insurance company... over two thousand dollars in out-of-pocket costs. 

I got a raise on Jan 1 and never noticed (I don't see my pay stubs).  I had to submit a new document for the work I missed.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #122 on: March 02, 2014, 09:44:25 PM »
Been off the cave for a bit....How you doing Chris? pain gone? ....new (used) car running good?
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #123 on: March 02, 2014, 09:46:10 PM »
I'm good, the new car is good (could use some new wipers).  The insurance company still owes me a thousand dollars... they paid for the totaled car and the rentals I was using, but nothing else at this point.
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Re: I didn't like that car anyway
« Reply #124 on: April 01, 2014, 12:46:46 PM »
I finally got the last invoice from the hospital.  Now maybe Farm Bureau can come up with the last $1500 they owe me. ::)
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