My Replacement Order for my Dearly Departed Prius

well, figured i would be posting here in this forum one of these days but didnt think it would be this early. having wrecked my 2004 Tidelands, got a call from the other guys insurance company and they are totaling my Prius despite what i consider only moderate damage. well promptly went down to Toyota of Olympia and ordered A Silver Pine Mica pkg # 4 (HG) yesterday. ETA 6-8 weeks.

although 6-8 weeks without a Prius will be tough, its better than the 6½ months i waited for my first one. looks like i will probably miss the Sept 30th deadline for a 100% tax credit option. oh well, dont make enough to qualify for that much of a credit anyway, but have had my tax withholding set way too low all year. normally i change Oct 1 to set it to get a minimal tax return. this year, i wont have to make any adjustments.

 

well as far as why they totalled it, probably super expensive body parts. both doors completely trashed. in fact the front door does not operate at all. no power to locks, windows (side view mirror is sitting in my living room) nothing. back door opens about an inch. although i was told last wednesday that the "total loss" department would be calling soon to give a specific dollar figure, i have not heard from them as of yet.

there was minimal collision shock, in fact so little, my sleeping SO didnt realize we were involved in the accident. she heard it, felt me swerve but didnt feel the impact. it was nearly two hours before the car was towed away and not a drop of any kind of fluid leaked out. there was no MIL or anything else that came on after the accident. so doubt that there was any major internal damage or frame damage

as far as being a senior poster, i'm not old enough, and will probably never admit to being old enough either so there!!

 

got the call this afternoon. will pick up my 2006 Silver Pine Mica pkg #4 tomorrow. that makes it a few days short of 3 weeks. there was a cancellation and it was my first choice on color and pkg. there was the floor mat upgrade to the all natural version. that is the only difference but this puts me in the 100% tax credit bracket.

cant wait !! Thank You Fred Hamilton at Toyota of Olympia!!

 

ya, i have to say, all in all, i was really lucky on this. it will cost me practically nothing to upgrade to a new car. even without the tax credit, the only real cost will be the actual cost of the upgrades...the tax credit may pay for all of them!!

one other thing i forgot to mention. the 2004 had a tax deduction so my cost was actually lower than the 22,317.44 that i paid. the tax deduction i only made about 500 on i think...but still reduces overall cost of ownership.

the kicker is... my insurance check will be here this week, i turn in my rental the same day i pick up my new car. cant ask for anything better than that!!

 

my insurance payout was $23,509.80

now i bought the car for $19,990. with taxes. title, destination, etc. total was $22,317.44. i drove it 25 months, put 28,000 miles on it and it was in good condition (dings, paint chips, etc plus general wear on the inside downgraded it to that). the replacement value for my area for a 2004 pkg #1 was $21,600. so i feel that the insurance company treated me more than fair.

plus they did pay for a rental 2005 corolla, with A/C 6 CD stereo, automatic for me to drive the entire time which i will turn in this morning. the rental car company offers rides anywhere in the local area so i will have them drop me off at the car dealership

 

oh definitely!!! they came thru the accident completely unscathed.

DUALPWR will ride again!!

 

8.2 miles on it this morning when i picked it up. now its got 132 miles on it (had to show it off!@!)

total time to delivery from order.... 18 days...

now time to change my avatar's saying....not a Prius owner wannabe any more !!