Well, we may be getting a new car, after all. Not sure yet. But the Blue Book value is 3500, the initial estimate of repair cost is 4500.... so unless they estimate much higher than Blue Book, or we're willing to spend more than a thousand or so to get it back and get it running, we're looking at a new vehicle. Odd factoid: the guy who checked out the vehicle said our insurance company's 'total loss' department is really busy. Apparently, there are a lot more 'total loss' judgements these days. Not sure what to infer from that.
Or from this: we looked at the Auto Circle web site, which is a service USAA offers. It's an auto brokerage, essentially. Lets you sort by side, price, mileage, options. And though I know that numbers aren't everything - you've got to sit in the darn thing - we were amazed by what we saw for price, mileage, cargo, and outfitting on the Kia Sorento. Kia Sorento? Is that even a real car?
Apparently so. A surprise to me, too. And when I grumbled don't these guys recommend anything made in the US? , my wife said Well, some foreign names actually are made here. Maybe this one is. So I looked.
West Point, Georgia.
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We took a quick look. Not bad. For a minivan driver, it seems kind of high, though. Their spec sheet says no, so I suppose we'll take a try at it. But I'm also looking at the Toyota Venza... which also calls itself a crossover, but seems more like a station wagon/minivan crossover than a minivan/SUV one.
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