On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 23:42:28 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 7/28/2020 9:31 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:13:28 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 6:32:28 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 7/28/2020 7:16 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
>>>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 6:09:00 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:59:47 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://i.postimg.cc/FRT9tJF0/Leaf-damaged.jpg
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $4196.17 in mechanical damage, but I paid that off easily to NOT BUY OR BURN much Gasoline anymore! :-) Yay!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bloody hell. I can't believe nobody produced dashcam footage or
>>>>>> footage from a camera on a building.
>>>>>
>>>>> What, am I supposed to organize a SWAT team investigative incident right after being smashed into? NO! I'm just happy to get my zero gasoline buying/burning CAR BACK! I buy cars for their performance NOT for their appearance!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> John Kuthe...
>>>>>
>>>> Oh good lord. If someone crashed into your car and you called the cops
>>>> when it happened, they'd have investigated. If there were witnesses,
>>>> they'd have asked questions. They'd have checked traffic cameras. Even
>>>> way out here in the sticks where I live there are traffic cameras. You
>>>> said they found a piece of a white car that hit yours. What did you pay
>>>> $4196 for?!
>>>>
>>>> Someone else brought up insurance. Collision insurance would have taken
>>>> care of the repair (including any body work). All you'd have had to do
>>>> was pay the deductible, which wouldn't be anywhere near $4000. You
>>>> really like throwing money away, don't you?
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> I PAID for the damage done to my car because I chose NOT to carry collision insurance! I only have minimally required car liability insurance as required by MO LAW! YOU are the ones getting so royally FLEECED by insurance corporations who have convinced you that giving them all your MONEY!
>>
>> Who's going to take out comprehensive car insurance for an old car?
>> You guys nuts or summin'?
>>
>
>I've had some old clunkers that were not insured but when you have
>something worth $10,000 t0 $50,000 it sure pays to have it. Can often
>be had very cheap on the older cars.

My car's 36 years old. I only have 3rd party for it.