My car got hit in the parking lot today...

[nativepaul]

Wish I had that much to spend on a car when I was a student, sounds like my first car was worth about what your repair will cost.

[BP-Revo]

Originally Posted by nativepaul

Wish I had that much to spend on a car when I was a student, sounds like my first car was worth about what your repair will cost.

I fell into a very lucky situation with the car. To start, I have awesome parents.

The car is a manual, and my mom, despite having a manual car up until a few years ago, doesn't want to deal with shifting anymore, and despises the stiff clutch that comes with these cars.

My dad rides motorcycles most of the time as well, and is also lazy when it comes to stick. Originally, this car was supposed to be his "executive car" to take to business meetings and what not, but we ended up getting a BMW that he uses instead.

Also, when I first got my license I had to drive this or the truck (I started driving this due to my inability to park the truck at first and because this car got better mileage). So between my parents' laziness for manual transmissions and the previous statement, it just kind of became mine.

So I basically got really, really lucky. You don't see me complaining though.