I finally got around to taking my car into the body shop last week. The damage to the car from when I got rear ended wasn't all that serious, but I did want a car with a bumper that was at 100% of its bumper capacity if you know what I mean. The other guy's insurance arranged for me to get a rental car from Enterprise (motto: we'll pick you up. Hope you're prepared to wait a while). Seriously, if I had known how long that was going to take, I would have gotten a ride.
And once I got there, the guy actually said to me "hey, the car we were going to give you needs an oil change. It should take about 20 minutes. Is that ok?" I then explained that I really had to get to work at some point that day and asked if they had anything else available. You know it would have been more than 20 minutes, and frankly I'm surprise they even had the nerve to ask me given how long they'd left me waiting at the bodyshop.
This is how I ended up driving a cute little VW Beetle. I have to say it was fun to drive a car with personality. I love my Honda Civic Hybrid, but it is reliable and practical and efficient, but it is not a fun car. The Beetle is. I'll never buy a VW again after the spectacularly bad experience I had with my Jetta, but it wasn't a bad car to drive for a few days. Plus, it had heated seats. I LOVE heated seats and have decided they are an absolute must for my next car. However, it turns out that I've gotten really used to my digital spedometer in the Honda. I felt like I was guessing at my speed in the VW. Also, I was lost without the jack to plug my iPod into the stereo. Funny how stuff you never even knew you cared about becomes indispensable after a while. So I'm happy to be back in my boring Civic. Plus the bodyshop got it so clean it's like a new car!
