I haven't been on here in a while because I didn't have my laptop with me. 20 December, the day before I was to leave for my dental surgery, I was in the parking lot of the South Medford Walmart, trying to turn from the main driveway into the parking space area, when a woman walked in front of my car unexpectedly, forcing me to brake. Then a bunch of other people decided to follow her. In addition, the sun was just rising and there was lots of glare.
I must have unknowingly let my foot off the brake because there was suddenly a huge BANG!!!! I had run into one of the sign poles in the parking lot. At this Walmart the metal sign poles are encased in concrete to about 3 feet off the ground. My car had a huge V shaped dent in the front. I had to call a tow truck to take me to Lithia Motors's body shop, the only reputable body shop in the Rogue Valley. I then had to have somebody drive me to Rogue Valley Airport where the car rental places are. I was lucky to find a Nissan Sentra sedan for rent to get to Sacramento the next day.
So, I've been here in Sacramento without a car since 21 December. I had to have my uncle drive me to Medford on 11 January to get my stuff out of my car, which the insurance company totaled. (I also had to stop by home to grab a few things, including my laptop.)The insurance company says they will give me $7200 for my 2016 Hyundai Accent 5 door, which will be a downpayment on a Kia Soul from Hertz Car Sales, since compact hatchbacks are no longer sold in America. (Hertz is a rental car agency that sells their fleet cars after two years of use. Hertz takes really good care of their fleet so used Hertz fleet cars are desirable. My Hyundai was a Hertz car.)
I must have unknowingly let my foot off the brake because there was suddenly a huge BANG!!!! I had run into one of the sign poles in the parking lot. At this Walmart the metal sign poles are encased in concrete to about 3 feet off the ground. My car had a huge V shaped dent in the front. I had to call a tow truck to take me to Lithia Motors's body shop, the only reputable body shop in the Rogue Valley. I then had to have somebody drive me to Rogue Valley Airport where the car rental places are. I was lucky to find a Nissan Sentra sedan for rent to get to Sacramento the next day.
So, I've been here in Sacramento without a car since 21 December. I had to have my uncle drive me to Medford on 11 January to get my stuff out of my car, which the insurance company totaled. (I also had to stop by home to grab a few things, including my laptop.)The insurance company says they will give me $7200 for my 2016 Hyundai Accent 5 door, which will be a downpayment on a Kia Soul from Hertz Car Sales, since compact hatchbacks are no longer sold in America. (Hertz is a rental car agency that sells their fleet cars after two years of use. Hertz takes really good care of their fleet so used Hertz fleet cars are desirable. My Hyundai was a Hertz car.)
I hope that with a 2022 model that the additional increase won't be too bad.
