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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 10:10 AM
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Luckily it was the Toyota 4-Runner. Our third vehicle.

He rear ended our neighbor (16) who was sitting at a red light after being cut off in traffic.

I am so glad he wasn't even scratched and the neighbor wasn't hurt either.

This puts things into perspective. The 4 runner had 130,000 miles and never had anything fixed except a water pump.

Waiting for the estimate but it doesn't look good on fixing this.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 10:12 AM
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It's always good to hear that after an accident the people are okay.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 10:13 AM
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Glad everyone is okay. Cars can always be fixed or replaced. Kids are irreplaceable.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 10:33 AM
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Boys are boys.

I'm happy that no one was injured.

You need to have a serious discussion...
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by lawguy' post='438688' date='Jun 22 2007, 11:13 AM
Glad everyone is okay. Cars can always be fixed or replaced. Kids are irreplaceable.
+1. safety is the first issue. take care.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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Glad that no one was hurt, so it makes this an "inexpensive" lesson. This will make your son a better driver for the
future (not that he was a bad driver to begin with).
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 10:20 PM
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Time to give him your 550 and you can trade up to a M5.
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Old Jun 23, 2007 | 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='438902' date='Jun 22 2007, 11:20 PM
Time to give him your 550 and you can trade up to a M5.
+1
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Old Jun 23, 2007 | 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='438902' date='Jun 22 2007, 11:20 PM
Time to give him your 550 and you can trade up to a M5.
If you do do that, can you be my father?




I'm glad he's okay. The title of this thread tricked me! I thought he totaled your car! Get him a prius!
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Old Jun 23, 2007 | 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='438902' date='Jun 23 2007, 01:20 AM
Time to give him your 550 and you can trade up to a M5.
He has now been informed to avert his eyes away from the 550 as he walks by it in the garage.
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