On the night of Dec. 4th someone sailed through a stop sign & I hit him. My front end was taken out, it was awful. There was a lot of damage and the car was towed to Russell’s. I had GEICO leave the car there for their adjuster to see, and lo and behold I was shocked that they didn’t total it. It’s a 2008 Altima, 90K miles, stick shift, but I guess it held it’s value. The estimate came to almost 6K. I didn’t have to pay — GEICO covered it, and since the other driver was at fault, his insurance covered it. No deductible, woo hoo! What with the holidays and the crappy weather as of late, it took awhile to get the car back. However, it was worth the wait! It looks better than ever. You can’t tell that it was in an accident, the dings/dents on the doors(one side from a shopping cart, the other from some idiot on Canal St going towards the Holland Tunnel) were also gone. The car looks great, and more importantly, it rides smoothly! After picking it up yesterday I headed up to Westchester and the car handled well. It was great in today’s snow squall, too, so I guess the frame work is perfect. Thanks, Russ, the car looks great and I appreciate you throwing in the jar of touch-up paint.
