Update. The driver of the other vehicle did not have the owner's permission to use it. The owner is not reporting the accident to her insurance but plans to pay out of pocket. Apparently she doesn't want to get the driver in trouble. Just so my claims get paid.

My car is at the body shop. I left my iPass (tollway pass) in the car when I dropped it off, so I went over there yesterday to pick it up. It was so strange to see my car with the back bumper on the shop floor! I didn't know this, but Saturns (and maybe other cars too) have the metal bumper attached to the car. Foam padding goes over the bumper, and over that fits the cover-- which in my case is plastic. There was another car that had been hit on the front right - the tire and wheel were at about a 45-degree angle to the side of the car! Yikes!

I learned something that I want to share with you all. I hope you will never need it, but just in case. I'm driving a rental car while mine is at the body shop. I don't have rental car coverage (though that will change with the next renewal ) so I am paying for the rental separately. Enterprise was charging me $34.99 per day. I had called the insurance about something else and the claim rep asked if I was being charged the insurance rate by Enterprise. I said, "What insurance rate?" Guess what, she got right on the phone to Enterprise and my rate went down to $21 per day. That's a big help to me, almost $100 for the week. so-- take-away point, remember to ask for an insurance rate.

I'm driving a 2010 Dodge Caliber that reminds me of my first car. That one was a 1979 Dodge Omni with a 4-speed manual transmission and an AM radio. This one has an automatic transmission, power windows and door locks, an air conditioner, lots of different nooks and crannies for storage, lights over the front and back seats, cruise control, and a CD player. I like the different storage areas-- there's one on the dash board that I'm guessing is for a GPS device. And the two light fixtures really light up the interior well. The back seat is also made to hold a child's car seat securely. It's a nice little car. I miss my own car, though.