return of the car

i got my car back on wednesday--6 to 7 weeks after the accident, 4 to 5 weeks of repairs. happily, the auto body shop repaired the extensive rear damage without much trouble.
this would not have happened if i went with the 'total' route allstate suggested. i would have had to accept a car with significantly more mileage--~20k mi. i put proceeds from the check allstate issued (which i successfully traded with) along with some of the daily stipend money towards the repairs to the point that no out-of-pocket money will be involved.

the car's first real road test came on friday, when i went down to dc to meet college buddies benny and juan--circumstances similar to the original accident. fortunately, this time was without incident, although that dc traffic is ridiculous...

¶ - nitish @ 9:11 PM