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Well, I can't beat PlymouthDZ's story, but I know how much wrecking cars sucks. I have totaled two vehicles to date, and put a huge dent in the side of my stepdad's then-new pickup truck. All of my accidents were totally stupid, too...
The first one I was driving to church in my mom's minivan to sing in the choir's Christmas program when I hit some black ice. Like, 2 second later, I ended up in the middle of a field, in the dark, with all the back windows on the left side broken and the back hatch bent so badly that it would barely open, plus a huge crater (it wasn't small enough to be a dent) in the side. I vaguely remember hitting a fence post or something. That sucked.
A year and a half later, I wrecked my first car driving to school one morning in the fog. I went to stop at a red light but for some reason no matter how hard I mashed down on the brake, the car wouldn't stop so I plowed into the back of the car in front of me. The only good thing was that the girl I hit was a total not-nice-person, and if I had to hit someone it was good it was her. Otherwise, the front of my Grand Am was smashed to bits, while she got a teeny weeny scratch on her back bumper. That sucked.
Then, not very long after that, I was driving home from my then-boyfriend's house one night in my stepdad's brand-new Dodge Ram, and there was a coal truck riding my bumper. My eyes are really light-sensitive and the truck's headlights were shining right in the rearview mirror and totally blinded me, so I made my best guess as to where the driveway was and turned into it. I heard this horrible banging sound, and when I got out of the truck I saw this major dent in the side and our mailbox lying on the ground. Now, you have to understand, my stepdad is anal. Especially about his vehicles. He goes ballistic if you get the floor mats crooked. You can imagine how fit to be tied he was when he saw what I'd done. I had to go upstairs, get him out of bed (which he hates), and tell him. I was so upset, I threw up. That really sucked.
I know you're really upset, but it will be all right. I don't know of anybody who hasn't had a mishap involving a motor vehicle, so you're definitely not the only one. But more importantly, even though your car is a little messed up, be glad YOU didn't get hurt!
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