New Car

Corey got into a minor accident in October in his Ford Focus Wagon, which we've had since 2008.  There was front end damage, but it didn't look considerably bad.  We saved up the money for the deductible ($500) and by December, we were ready to finally take it in and get it fixed.  But it turned out that with that damage, plus the rear end damage from a few years before, plus some side damage from Corey hitting the side of the garage, with all of that (we only asked for an estimate on the total), the car was deemed totaled by the insurance.  I don't know if they took into consideration they had already given us a paid out for the rear end damage, but they weren't going to cover the cost to repair the rest of the car.  So, we took the totaled amount, just over $5,000, and went to Carmax and Corey bought a new (used) car.

The car he picked was a 2010 Chevy Malibu.  He has driven Chevy Malibus on some of his In-N-Out management trips and has liked them, so that was what he wanted.  He felt they looked more sophisticated than compact cars, which he feels are "teenage" cars.  I wasn't so sure about how much we were spending (still am not) but in the end, he is happy and we can make the payments.  I just hope this car lasts longer than the other cars he has driven.