This summer we bought Jason a new car and gave the kids his old Civic. We'd had the car for exactly one month when on the way home from the temple we got a flat tire! Seconds after the low tire pressure warning came on, we were driving on the rim. Jason made his way over to the shoulder, and to our horror, we learned that our new car didn't come with a spare tire (they often don't anymore, we've come to find out!). It was a whole drama getting it towed, and when Jason went back to the store the next day to get the tire fixed, we learned that the saga wasn't over: the tow truck must have damaged the steering rod and a whole host of other things. The first quote said it would cost $11,000 to fix and for a couple days it seemed like the insurance company was going to try and say they didn't need to pay, and also they had a ridiculously hard time finding the place we'd left the car. LONG story short, we did end up only paying a deductible and finally got the car back. It took me a little while to trust our new car again...but I think we can...
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That still burns me when I think about all that damage and hassle just because car dealers don't include a spare with a new car! Grrrr! But it is a really nice car!
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