My car was supposed to be done on Wednesday. The body shop called and changed it to Thursday. Today is Saturday and I finally got my car back. I didn’t care about how long it took to fix my car. There were some issues with the tailgate and getting the right tire cover. Meh, I had a 2011 Toyota Rav4 rental that I wasn’t paying for.

There were more things I disliked than liked about the Rav. I liked it’s oomph, that it was new and that it had a large backseat.  That’s about it. Nice car to drive but I wouldn’t want to buy one. Plus the rental I had was white. My truck was white. My current car is black. I prefer vehicles that aren’t the reflection of all colors. 🙂 If I have a choice, my next car probably won’t be black. A blue would be nice.

My brother-in-law was hoping my car would be totaled from the accident so I could get a new vehicle. There’s nothing bad about my current car, it’s just 11 years old and quickly creeping up on 200k miles. My truck had 286k before it was stolen, so I probably have a bit more to go before I can justify getting a new SUV.

Final damage total on the repairs was around $1800. Didn’t matter to me. I didn’t have to pay for it. Of course, though, it’s in the 30s today and raining. Just not quite cold enough for it to snow. Noah was working (shocking!) but thankfully in Boulder and was able to meet Logan and me at the body shop to help corral the kid and reinstall the car seat. Logan had a grand time standing it the back on my car watching the rain. He was bundled up and the hatch above the tailgate offered a fantastic rain shield. Logan was bummed when it was time to get back in his seat.

The Rav had a floor gear shifter and my CR-V has one on the steering column. So the first couple of days I kept hitting the wipers on the Rav out of habit. When I got my car back this morning I kept grabbing the e-brake. Oops.  I am glad to have my car back that. I know the bumpers and I can once again listen to Pandora while I drive. That’s really what’s important. Plus, my car had been detailed inside and out. No more cheerios on the floor! 🙂