Poor Tom.....
10-30-2006 | 03:35 PM
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From: Philly (Narberth)
Poor Tom.....
Many of you have met Tom717 and his lovely +1, Susan. He was one of the group leaders at Gettysburg and also joined the vintage crowd at Watkins Glen.
Thankfully, he's OK but reported the following bad luck story by email:
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tom xxxxxx
To: Jerry Kreider
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 5:01 PM
........On Friday at 8 am I was on the way to a real estate settlement and a lady from Virginia hit the rear of the new one (the blue one)
Thankfully, he's OK but reported the following bad luck story by email:
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tom xxxxxx
To: Jerry Kreider
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 5:01 PM
........On Friday at 8 am I was on the way to a real estate settlement and a lady from Virginia hit the rear of the new one (the blue one)
10-30-2006 | 05:20 PM
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Ouch! Glad no one was hurt! I suspect your Laguna will be good as new in no time - easy for me to say - I'm not the one without his car....
$870 doesn't sound too bad - what was damaged other than the license plate holder?
Dave
$870 doesn't sound too bad - what was damaged other than the license plate holder?
Dave
10-30-2006 | 05:51 PM
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^This blue one. It's no fun letting anyone take away your S to repair. My '01 was in the body shop after a bungled soft top replacement so I visited it. They had the hood open and put 3 miles on it. The repairs needed were in the side behind the door, because the tech slipped with a screw driver.
10-30-2006 | 06:41 PM
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Geeze and here I thought I was the only one who visisted my S when it was in the shop!
I've taken to writing down mileage, and resetting both trip odometers to 0. They seem to put about 3 miles on after each fluid change - that's OK - the service memo denotes they did a test drive. I average an oil change every 6 weeks, so they see me quite often, and have gotten used to my visits.
I just HATE it when I can't go check on my baby in the garage, tho.
Dave
I've taken to writing down mileage, and resetting both trip odometers to 0. They seem to put about 3 miles on after each fluid change - that's OK - the service memo denotes they did a test drive. I average an oil change every 6 weeks, so they see me quite often, and have gotten used to my visits.
I just HATE it when I can't go check on my baby in the garage, tho.
Dave
Sorry to hear about this, but happy that no one was injured.
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10-31-2006 | 03:38 AM
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^ 
Glad everything is OK, Tom...my ex's Mercedes (beautiful older red convertible) got hit by some idiot backing out of a parking space. Geico was the insurer and came through really quickly on an estimate and a check for repairs. Glad your experience was similar. 
Glad everything is OK, Tom...my ex's Mercedes (beautiful older red convertible) got hit by some idiot backing out of a parking space. Geico was the insurer and came through really quickly on an estimate and a check for repairs. Glad your experience was similar.
10-31-2006 | 03:53 AM
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Glad to hear that neither you or the car suffered significant damage. That repair quote was a much lower number than I expected to see after reading the first part of your account.
Gotta get your LBP baby back out on the road and visible. Our color has made a big splash in just it's first year, and really stands out among those "vintage" colors in group pics.
Gotta get your LBP baby back out on the road and visible. Our color has made a big splash in just it's first year, and really stands out among those "vintage" colors in group pics.
It is a beautiful color.