We live in rural montana and are thinking of going on a 60 mile round trip visit to swim in a pool. Problem is: 1. We would have to use some rent money on gasoline, 2. the vehicle seats 3 and their are 4 of us, 3. the heater core is out on the truck so it may break down. We could borrow a car from a friend but we don’t have any. Their is no public transportation. It is about 100 degrees outside, and we would swim in a pool fed by hot springs. Would this be a good idea? I think not, by my girfriend thinks it would be a good idea even though we would be jepordazing our children, our transportation and spend rent money to swim. Please answer and be as cruel as you can;)

i just started having this problem i had a friend using the cell phone facing it towards the front seat dialing in numbers then my heater stopped an shut down after i shut it off then it started again i already disconnected the plus cable just in case it was the computer but it still does it off and on anyone know whats going on no money to fix a big problem

To make the story shorter this is what happen…

It was on the 22nd of this month when my girlfriend was in a rush to get something she had forgotten at a restaurant, since she was on a rush she disregard the stop sign. An suv was driving maybe at 40mph (free) when she impact with it at 65 mph. I don’t remember if I had my seat-belt on. After an hour a cop came over and told me and my girlfriend and the other guy from the suv if we needed an ambulance. We all said no. At that moment I just felt pain in my right ear, and itchiness in my right side ribs. 5 hours later I notice a big lump in by back between my neck and shoulder. its been disappearing by now. Ive been taking painkiller and I feel great but I try a day with out them and I just feel a bit of pain in my back, my ear still hurts well the external part. My grandmother told me to not worry about the money nor she being my girlfriend and for me to report her insurance to pay for me and that I must go with a doctor to x ray my back and check my nerves and all possible things because that could bring serious problem to me in the future, my grandma told me that the insurance should cover that but I don’t know. So I am planning to comment that with my girlfriend so we both go together with a doctor and check both of us because her chest hurt as hell too. The problem is that the insurance is under his dads name an he only lend it to her that day, the truck was borrowed. I dont know if the insurance will cover, or what legal actions I must take, I mean I dont have the courage because she is me girlfriend but its her fault. Please advide me what should I do? Thanks!

My 19 yr old daughter has just lost another job and I am at my wits end.
She was in rehab at the age of 17, had a baby at 18 (baby stays with father most of the time because he does not & will not work) and moved home with us (mom & pop) at 19 in January 08. When we found out she was pregnant we bought her a nice car (02 Toyota camry) because we didn’t want our grandchild riding in something that was not dependable. Since January she has worked at 3 jobs and just recently got on with JCPenney (new store they are opening). Back in May she took a rode trip to see her best friend (her dad & I tried to talk her out of it.) leaving late at night and it was about a 200 mile drive. She wrecked the car. Fortunately she ws covered under our insurance. We paid the deductible, had the car repaired.
On the way to work at JCPenney last week the car breaks down. I paid to have the car towed to a service center and then to the Toyota Dealership. Needed about 00 of repair work. I didn’t want her to loose her job and even though I work I offered to take off to transport her back & forth to work (this is not a problem with the people I work with, they have been great to me).
I should point out that even though she is living with us there are times that she does not come home at all and we do not hear from her for days at a time. We would have a blowout about this behavior ,things would be good for a while then she would start again.
She worked this past Sunday did not come home, called me Monday morning to check her Schedule to see what time she needed to go to work. She was off but needed to work Tuesday @ 8am, and Wednesday @ 8am, off on Thursday. I did not hear from or see her until Wed. Wanting some money she had asked me to hold on to for her. I asked her why she wasn’t at work, she told me she didn’t have to be there until 12noon. ( Well I didn’t think that was unusal because I had worked in retail before and my schedule would change.) The dealership called, her car was ready, her dad and I went down and picked it up. She has ragged the car out. Stains all over seats and floor mats. Radio yanked out of it. Took it home and put it in the barn. I didn’t see her until Thursday Afternoon. Didn’t tell her the car was there. This morning she told me how much she hated living there,… that I was bringing her down. Later she called me at work and asked me when her car was supposed to be ready. I tell her if she is honest with me I will be honest with her. Did she still have a job? No. Did she work Tuesday or Wednesday? No Why not? Don’t know.
So then I tell her that her car is in the barn but she can not have it back until she gets another job. The person that she has been hanging out with can cart her around until she finds another job. She started cussing me and I just hung up the phone and now am rejecting her calls.
Am I wrong? Should I give her the car and tell her just to get her stuff and leave? Help!!!!
I appreciate everyone’s input. My grandson lives with his father most of the time and is in no danger. My daughter was in rehab for drug abuse. I love her very much and when her car broke down she called me crying asking me what she was going to do. I felt sorry for her and helped her because I didn’t want her to loose her job. This could have been a great opportunity for her. She is such a personable young woman. Great sense of humor. All thru her school career, her teachers would tell me what a delight she was and how much they enjoyed teaching her. EVERYBODY LIKES HER.
Maybe I should just let her have the car and tell her to leave. I have no idea where she would go and I know that I would worry about her.
When she was 13 she wanted to be treated like she was 19 , now
She is 19 and acts like a child.

- i dont want to hear "go to a mechanic," i dont have that kind of money to spend just for the guy to look at it
- its leaking under my passenger seat and i was wondering if stop leak would work

My car was stolen on October 21st of this year and I’m having a lot of issues with Geico paying off my car. Not only has it been 42 days and I’m just now receiving a phone call about the value of my car, but at the beginning of this process I was told that after 20 days this would be taken care of. I never received a phone call so I personally took it upon myself at 30 days to contact my agent, and told her that my car was never found. She told me she’d send off my file to Total Loss Claims that day. Well, 10 days later I never heard anything so I called back..and she tells me she is JUST now sending in my claim. She said the file came back rejected because THEY forgot to scan a few of my files I had to send in as a package.In turn I have paid 2 car payments already on a car I don’t even have and they only covered 200 dollars worth of stuff stolen out of my car – which barely paid for my kids car seat!

So, today I finally get a phone call from a Total Loss Claims agent to talk about the value of my car. It was in perfect condition and was a 2006 Scion xB Special Release Series 3.0 with 48,000 miles, give or take a few hundred. I KBB on my own and it ranged inbetween 13,000-15,000 depending on the miles and the area. Well, Geico is trying to only give me 12, 661.84 which is BELOW what I still owe on it! I contacted Toyota for a pay off and it was 12,686.04 but even though it is barely any money in between they also will be taking out 500 dollars for a comprehensive deduction. I just don’t see how this is fair considering I’ve already paid 920 dollars over the past 40 days in car payments and now I’m looking at also paying another 520 on it as well! As this point I’ll be making yet another car payment, not receiving any money to help get me into another car and I’m SCREWED. I’ve been without a car already for over 40 days!

What should I do? I made the agent go back and re value our car because I told her that on KBB.com it came back with a way higher value than what they were trying to give me and she said she had no idea what a "Special release series 3.0" meant. I told her that every year they make 2 series that have special stuff in or on them (ours had a special motor, 1,500 dollar paint job, special tail lights, neon lights, sports package around the bottom of the car and carbon fiber on the cars..). I’m just really irritated at this point and don’t know what to do..

Sorry this was so long..
Opps, it is a Special Release Series 4.0 I obviously do not know what or how car value of a car is determined. Can anyone point me in that direction? And yes, I wish I had GAP insurance but they would’ve almost doubled our car payment a month and I don’t see how anyone could expect me to pay 800+ dollars a month for a car.
I wish I could reply to some of you but that isn’t an’ option…

How can they determine threat count on a car that was STOLEN and never returned? Or seats, or anything for that matter. That doesn’t make any sense to me. They did get a letter from Toyota service department where we took our car for all the oil changes, brakes, etc about the condition of the car which was excellent.
Last update:

To the last person who THINKS they know a lot about insurance, you need to do a lot of research before you post know-it-all answers.

A. Car insurance DOES cover what was stolen WITH the car, since obviously I was given 200 dollars for a car seat that was inside the car. Different types of insurance covers different amounts.

B. KBB.com DOES offer a fair value market pricing since I was contacted by Geico this afternoon and given a 14,011.84 offer for my car, which on KBB.com values for 14,590.57. Did you not read that it was a SPECIAL RELEASE SERIES 4.0? I would never sell my car for 11,000 dollars.

C. I was never upset about paying the deductible, just stated how much it took away from the first offer on my car.

D. She was a claims agent, not a personal agent. And I DO have an’ agent who I privately deal with, and have for many years with my insurance.

E. Never borrowed more than the car was worth, bought it brand new. You suck at facts.

I have a 2001 Toyota Corolla.I want to pimp it out,but people say it’s not worth it.I love the car,and I want to keep it forever.I want to get new rims,fix the dents and have the car painted,a cat-back exhaust,new carpet/or dye carpet black,seat covers front & rear,reverse glow gauges,wing,slotted rotors,strut bar,headlights.The car already has an Injen intake,Alteeza taillights,and 14" American Racing rims.Now,that’s a lot of money in parts,but I can do all the work myself,since I have lots of mechanic skills.What do you think?
Maybe I’ll save for that Honda S2000 I want to get instead.

hey everyone, i have a 1993 ford ed falcon sedan, it is a ex-military car that was bought at a auction. My dad has had it ever since, it has been treated well, it hasn’t had a great amount of services and i have been the one to change the oil and filters for a year now, i grew up with the car as it has the same age as me, i am currently on my learners and will soon get my p’s. i have spent a lot of money on this car, for paint, door, rear spoiler, gas struts, seat covers ect. and a thing that keeps bugging me is if i should keep it, or get something else? it is a very smooth car to drive and has good power, but it is the engine that keeps eating at me, i keep thinking about the condition of it and wonder if i do something sudden it will destroy the engine. i dont know the condition of the pistons and am constantly worried.. any advice will be greatly appreciated!

I have a pink Ford KA 1998, i think, it has been sat doing nothing for roughly 18 months because it failed its M.O.T, I was saving to get it fixed then found out i was pregnant so spent my money on my little princess!
The engine was prefect its done roughly 50thou, it has leather seat covers and in a bubble gum pink.
It failed on the exhaust, some bearings??? power stearing and a few other body bits cant remember though.
i would clean it up before selling but cant afford to spend any money on it, I was wondering if anyone can tell me how much i can sell it for?? and should i scrap it? It was a great car to drive really easy, like i said the engine was perfect!
thanx

I have a 99′ Toyota 4-runner and need the front two seats re-covered. The leather is craking and ripping. Someone told me I would have to get all the seats done so that it matches (the leather on the back seat will have faded). Is there anyway/anywhere to get it re-covered for cheap…I am guessing going to Toyota will cost me a ton. Where is the best place to go for a bargain. Its an older car so I dont want to put a ton of money into it.