[BigEnos]

My wife was driving home from work Monday night and got rear ended, BAD! She stopped on I-70 for a backup (at one of the usual spots) and the person behind her didn't see her stopped and hit her, at what the other driver said was probably the posted speed (65mph !) Good news is that Shannon (wife) has no serious injuries, nor does anyone else involved. Bad news is that Shannon is really sore, bruised, and upset. Link to pics of car:

http://picasaweb.google.com/BrianXL/BMW_Wreck

It's also sad because we both really loved that car and had planned to keep it for a long time. So far their insurance company (USAA) has talked the talk, we'll see if they walk the walk. Hopefully it doesn't turn into a long drawn out exercise in stupidity.

Seems to be the season for rear end collisions, eerily similar to AndyJ's situation.

[Jeff97FST/A]

Wow, definitely glad to hear she's OK. (I was rear ended on 495 once. Don't miss 495/70 during rush hour at all ).

I recall a guy locally who rolled a car on MA 495. His wife went to look at the car. Her reaction kind of took him by surprise. She told him to get another just like it. She reasoned that the car did its job protecting the occupant. Looks like the same sort of endorsement for your wifes car.

[BigEnos]

Wow, definitely glad to hear she's OK. (I was rear ended on 495 once. Don't miss 495/70 during rush hour at all ).

I recall a guy locally who rolled a car on MA 495. His wife went to look at the car. Her reaction kind of took him by surprise. She told him to get another just like it. She reasoned that the car did its job protecting the occupant. Looks like the same sort of endorsement for your wifes car.

Shannon wants an SUV now. We both acknowledge that the car did a good job, but we want to start a family and maybe it's the right time to get something bigger. She's spooked now and might not ever feel "right" in a car again. Hope so, but...

[marka]

Howdy,

Shannon wants an SUV now. We both acknowledge that the car did a good job, but we want to start a family and maybe it's the right time to get something bigger. She's spooked now and might not ever feel "right" in a car again. Hope so, but...

From my own experience in the last year or so, if you're going to get a vehicle because you're gonna have newborn/infant/toddlers around, just get a minivan.

Better mileage and lower maintenance costs, can be configured to carry more stuff (in terms of bulk, probably not in terms of weight), and easier to deal with getting the kid in and out.

We have an '06 4 door Civic, '04 quad-cab 2500 Ram, and an '02 Venture minivan. Order of vehicles, in terms of dealing with our son Dominic, is the reverse of that.

You particularly want relatively low height & a large rear door opening... Remember, you're going to be trying to get you plus the infant (and maybe something else) you're carrying through that opening during a rainstorm. You also will probably want/need to carry along more crap than you'd really expect. Minimum is a pack 'n play (or porta-crib, or play-pen, depending on how you think of if) and umbrella stroller, plus the clothes, diapers, food, etc. But if you value your sanity and are doing an overnight, plan on room for a swing or exer-saucer plus a 'real' stroller as well.

Mark

This post has been edited by marka: Jan 10 2008, 08:45 PM