Busy Week
Well, I've been very busy the last few weeks.
My wife was involved in an accident last Thursday. Airbag proceeded to remove a sizeable chunk of skin from my wife's arm. Otherwise, everyone was OK. Very scary moments.
The car is totalled. Now, I have to buy a new one. Crap.
Get this... my car was a 2003 Dodge Caravan. The collision damage was estimated at around $5000. Certainly not worthy of being "totalled". But then I find out that when a Chrysler vehicle's airbags deploy, you not only have to replace each airbag, sensors, control unit, and seatbelt pretentioners; but you also have to replace the steering linkage, steering column, steering wheel, and dashboard. All that and a bag of chips comes to a whole lot of money.
So the explanation I get is that when the airbag deploys, the steering column buckles and gives to reduce injury to the driver. Once this happens, it all has to be replace.
Moral of the story... don't wreck a Chrysler product! Can we say "disposable car?"
My wife was involved in an accident last Thursday. Airbag proceeded to remove a sizeable chunk of skin from my wife's arm. Otherwise, everyone was OK. Very scary moments.
The car is totalled. Now, I have to buy a new one. Crap.
Get this... my car was a 2003 Dodge Caravan. The collision damage was estimated at around $5000. Certainly not worthy of being "totalled". But then I find out that when a Chrysler vehicle's airbags deploy, you not only have to replace each airbag, sensors, control unit, and seatbelt pretentioners; but you also have to replace the steering linkage, steering column, steering wheel, and dashboard. All that and a bag of chips comes to a whole lot of money.
So the explanation I get is that when the airbag deploys, the steering column buckles and gives to reduce injury to the driver. Once this happens, it all has to be replace.
Moral of the story... don't wreck a Chrysler product! Can we say "disposable car?"
posted by Toxic Avenger at 7:43 AM
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