RJ I feel so bad for you!!!!

My MRI and CT scan that was done TODAY (I drove my *** back to the ER I went to work and was in SO MUCH PAIN... my god!!) show negative nothing, and they reviewed the studies with me (and I have documentation that I was at the hospital, studies, discharge papers, etc) there's nothing pressing or bulging, I'm having horrible muscle spasms though. They shot me with klotilopak or something like that in my spine for the pain... I can WALK now! lol

The problem is, I had broken all the fingers on my right hand against my ex husband's face about six months ago, and now they're starting to feel tingly.... I am going to call a doctor tomorrow morning ASAP... I CAN'T WORK UNTIL FRIDAY! This is BULL S! I love my job... and how much you want to bet they're gonna try to fire me over this. Because it's "attendance occurances". I WANT TO BE AT WORK! honestly! I'd rather be there than laying here IN PAIN!

I hate this ****. I loved that car. And since I have limited tort..... PA law says "you can't sue for pain and suffering". I HATE THIS STATE!!!!!

Sorry for sounding like a whiner. I'm just pissed. And seeing everybody's beautiful montes rollin around town just makes me cry and miss mine that much more. I actually kissed mine on the hood when I left the lot....

I might be crazy, and yeah I've been known to kiss my cars a few times over the years... but that just means I'm a woman who knows what's going on under that hood!! That and I'm really emotional. She was my pride and joy. The first thing I could ever do for myself. Made me feel like a real responsible human being, being able to have what's mine and take care of my own. And to be able to help my parents out while buying the car and all her upgrades. Made me feel good.

Now I feel like ten pounds of crap in a five pound bag, and I'm probably going to have to borrow money from daddy to buy a car. I don't want to have to do that. My dad is older and needs to retire. But if nationwide lowballs me on an estimate.....

 

Now I feel like ten pounds of crap in a five pound bag

honestly, i feel the same as you! goodluck, see ya

 

Aww Chris... we'll commiserate together since we're in pittsburgh. We should meet up when I buy my new monte.. I'm lookin at a 2003 (wrecked a bit in the front) for 1500 on craigslist. It starts runs and drives, but I gotta drive to rochester to get it if I buy it.

I'm in south hills area, if you want to do a meet n greet (I'll make a posting on craigslist even) for all pittsburgh area monte carlo owners and lovers we should do that at like quaker steak and have a monte carlo cruise, show our LOVE!!! We could even make little window vinyl stickers that say "montecarloforums.com"... that'd be shweet. hopefully i'll be on the road next sunday in my new whips. Otherwise... looks like I'll be spending my birthday WITHOUT my car...

I had such BIG PLANS for her. And now she's sleeping in a landfill somewhere. You know it's bad when I can honestly say I loved that car more than I loved my ex husband.... ever....at any point in our marriage...

Am I slightly obsessed?? LOL

 

Yes, you are obsessed. Too obsessed to be honest. IMO you should not get another car. There's nothing wrong with loving a car or hating an ex-husband, but we can not make these cars the complete source of our livelihood. They are not alive. And cars are not made to survive these days. One day we all will lose our Monte's in similar fashion. I know that my Monte is here today, gone tomorrow. I try to be prepared to let go. Life is short - Monte's lives are shorter

 

Looks like I'm in trouble.

 

Me too RJ. Looks like I need to see a counselor or something.

And btw... if you knew my ex husband... you would understand why I loved an inanimate object more than I loved him... my car would have survived, had the ******* behind me been paying attention.

They gave me an offer of 1757 for the car and i laughed in their faces. I have receipts totaling more than that for any and all parts that were bought and put into it this year. The tires...brakes...sparkplugs....the rebuilt engine.... shall I go on?

If you're in the mindset that your car will not survive, you must be one of those people that doesn't check their fluids and keep up on maintenance. As long as you take care of it, these cars will drive until the wheels fall off. I buy nothing but the best of parts for any car i've ever owned, and i've gotten much more mileage and performance out of them had I just used cheap junky parts from autozone or wherever. It all increases the resale value.

 

resale value = what other people are willing to pay for your car.

not what you want for your car.

your car could be worth 25,000 but if everyone that wants to buy it only thinks its worth 20,000....looks like its really only worth 20,000.

as far as your insurance goes, i think you MIGHT be able to squeeze 2,000 out of them, not a penny more. but i hope they will give you more.

she was old, tired. im sure you took care of it but insurance goes by their own book they have of what a vehicle is worth, not what oil you used and how clean your air filter is. sucks its like that.

if you got 2,000 for it, thats a pretty sweet downpayment on a 2003. im sure you could pick a nice used one up for 6,000 - 7,000 with pretty decent miles. 4,000 over 2 years is only 170/month payment. i love my 2003 SS. check ebay for local dealers that might be selling them, craigslist is good too.

 

SS dude.... I do not WANT a payment. Right now with this economy the way it is, I do NOT want to have to worry about that!

I see a 96 z34 for 2000... i think that's a bit much....

btw the adjuster said, if i can get him the receipts for the rebuilt engine, they will give me more for the car. Anything that was done to it this year. And they'll pay me back for the title and license plate which was smashed in half. So, if I can get them to give me at least 2,2 I'll be HAPPY. I only paid 500 for it!!

 

it was just a suggestion since you mentioned an 03. without a payment or 6,000 its out of range i think. might find a 2000 for the price range your looking for. you come on the forums looking for suggestions and help, we give it to you. you dont have to like it, because they arent your suggestions. at least take them they are better than nothing. no need for the emphasis on the NOT and WANT. Ultimately, it is up to you to find a new car whether it be a monte or not.

 

I wasn't not taking it. I thank everybody for their suggestions, and I know without a payment it is out of my range. I saw a 2000 for my price range but it had an airbag sensor problem. I wasn't going to even try to have that repaired, it would probably cost me just about as much as the car would.

I'm looking at a 96 z34, white like my 98. has less mileage than my 98, kid only wants 1700 for it. I have money in the bank, and my folks will help me too if they have to. I just feel cheated yknow? I didn't even get to wash or wax her yet, it's been raining so hard here. And BAM. Accident.