Bad day.....

[catnapper]

Sigh,..... my little bad day is costing quite a pretty penny. It cost $420 to fix the whell. Its not aligning properly, despite looking like its aligned. They said a specialist needs to fix it. Since I never reported this to insurance (because I'm stupid) its all out of pocket. The alignment thing will have to wait til after New Years. I don't drive much anyway, so it not a big deal.

We haven't gotten any quotes to fix the roof.... we're kinda hoping it was a fluke thing. It leaked once last year. Maybe it'll be a year before it leaks again? Maybe?

[Husky_mom]

I´m sorry all this happened to you... and sorry the car is not quite as it was...

does it "goes" to one side while driving?...I mean if going straight and let go the steering wheel does it starts going to one side?... if it´s too pronounced you might wanna have that alignment done... it takes just less than an hour and it should cost around 13 bucks... well that´s what we charge for that service... so it´s not THAT expensive..... having a car with poor alignment might sound no prob but at the med-long run it can make your tires to end quicker....

on the roof thing... is it raining now?.. you can check and try see if the roof has any cracks or peeling.. and migt as well get some...arrgg... forgot the name... something to fill in the crack, which you can get a home depot or any hardware store even walmart and fill in then apply a lil coat of sealer... you won´t need a bucket just maybe a lil can, depending on roof damage...

[catnapper]

I´m sorry all this happened to you... and sorry the car is not quite as it was...

does it "goes" to one side while driving?...I mean if going straight and let go the steering wheel does it starts going to one side?... if it´s too pronounced you might wanna have that alignment done... it takes just less than an hour and it should cost around 13 bucks... well that´s what we charge for that service... so it´s not THAT expensive..... having a car with poor alignment might sound no prob but at the med-long run it can make your tires to end quicker.....

Try 13 x10. The quote I got for the specialist runs between $1200 and $1500. I don't just do things halfway.... I do it completely!!! As in, I completely ruined my beautiful new car

Cameron knows Grandmom broke her car and keeps asking when we'll go to pick it up from being fixed. He keeps saying, "Ut-oh, grandmom broke it!" whenever he sees my kind of car on the road.

[Cinder & Smoke]

It cost $420 to fix the wheel. Its not aligning properly, despite looking like its aligned.
They said a specialist needs to fix it.

Since I never reported this to insurance (because I'm stupid) its all out of pocket.
The alignment thing will have to wait til after New Years.
I don't drive much anyway, so it not a big deal.

It's not "too late" to report a claim to the insurance company.
Just tell 'em the truth - that you thought it was minor damage and not
worthy of an insurance calim. They're used to that.

BUT - what is your deductable? IF you have a high deductable, it might not be
worth the bother of a claim. You NEED to go to a reliable body or alignment shop
to get a firm estimate of the costs to make the car "right" again.
If you wait till next year - to find out it's going to be REALLY Expensive to fix the damage -
you might be a lot more UNhappy! THEN it will be too late to make a claim.

Good Luck!