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texxgadgetWe are a hybrid family now.
At the end of 2020, I inherited Dads 2001 Buick Regal when he bought a new Honda Accord.
That was an amazing car.
The old 1989 Buick Skyhawk became too much of a money pit and was no longer smoggable.
The morning of 2023 Nov 1, I was rearended on the freeway.
I made it home, somehow with a dragging rear bumper.
With a dragtging bumper, I couldnt take it out for an estimaste and Dickens was starting up.
It was finally late Jan before I finally got it dealt with and into a shop for estimae.
We expected it to be totalled.
A month later the insurance co decided to repair it (13k repair bill)
We were surprised but the body shops couldnt get parts, so we started slowly shopping for used.
Dads research said Toyota or Honda.
I was getting a ride to Bart, Bart to Fremont, Bus and then half mi walk to Amazon, and then Bus, Bart and another bus to a half mi walk home 6 days a week since Nov.
Dad also thought I should be driving less than 10 yrs old.
We were waiting on one to come out of the service bay after being certified.
One morning, Dad spotted same dealer another car same dealer 2015.
We were the first people to look at it.
Its a hybrid. I was excited that it had a moon roof.
Dad was always bummed that the 2020 didnt have a cd player.
Dad mostly drove around town.
Dad decided I should drive the 2020 because most of my miles are freeway and hed take the hybrid.
According to the dials, Im getting above 45 to the gallon. Its amazing.
Im still trying to get Android Auto working on both cars.
We just discovered the hybrid has a hard drive in it and we can preloasd it with music.
I got the pass through trunk for carrying bulky stuff but he got the moon roof.
Being hybrid, the trunk is tiny.
My sisters family is all hondas too, buth neices are in Honda fits.
Growing up, we were a Ford family, then we started getting used card froms Dads company fleet, so Mom Dad nad I became Buick folk.
At the end of 2020, I inherited Dads 2001 Buick Regal when he bought a new Honda Accord.
That was an amazing car.
The old 1989 Buick Skyhawk became too much of a money pit and was no longer smoggable.
The morning of 2023 Nov 1, I was rearended on the freeway.
I made it home, somehow with a dragging rear bumper.
With a dragtging bumper, I couldnt take it out for an estimaste and Dickens was starting up.
It was finally late Jan before I finally got it dealt with and into a shop for estimae.
We expected it to be totalled.
A month later the insurance co decided to repair it (13k repair bill)
We were surprised but the body shops couldnt get parts, so we started slowly shopping for used.
Dads research said Toyota or Honda.
I was getting a ride to Bart, Bart to Fremont, Bus and then half mi walk to Amazon, and then Bus, Bart and another bus to a half mi walk home 6 days a week since Nov.
Dad also thought I should be driving less than 10 yrs old.
We were waiting on one to come out of the service bay after being certified.
One morning, Dad spotted same dealer another car same dealer 2015.
We were the first people to look at it.
Its a hybrid. I was excited that it had a moon roof.
Dad was always bummed that the 2020 didnt have a cd player.
Dad mostly drove around town.
Dad decided I should drive the 2020 because most of my miles are freeway and hed take the hybrid.
According to the dials, Im getting above 45 to the gallon. Its amazing.
Im still trying to get Android Auto working on both cars.
We just discovered the hybrid has a hard drive in it and we can preloasd it with music.
I got the pass through trunk for carrying bulky stuff but he got the moon roof.
Being hybrid, the trunk is tiny.
My sisters family is all hondas too, buth neices are in Honda fits.
Growing up, we were a Ford family, then we started getting used card froms Dads company fleet, so Mom Dad nad I became Buick folk.
