The verdict's in

It's a writeoff! Nearly $12,000 damage on a $16,000 vehicle. Hard to believe that only the front end was damaged. But, I guess that's where all the expensive stuff is... the engine, coolant system, air conditioning, and airbags. Add to that the body damage, and it became way too expensive to fix.

So, my wife spent part of the day doing her final test drives. We had already tentatively decided on the next vehicle, subject to the financing being what we expected. When the dealer confirmed the numbers we had seen on the web, it was a done deal. In a few days, my wife will take delivery of her brand new Toyota RAV4.