It happened. Wife got rear ended in our 86 740GLE. We've had it since it was new, has about 350,000 miles on it. Was still in fine shape. But of course, all we get is "book value". Totaled for insurance purposes. Ha! Try to fix or replace it for the amount I get. Lemme see here. I'm insured. The other guy is insured. And because she was lucky enough to hit an older car, she's out $1100. (Even though repairs to our Volvo are substantially more than that). And I'm screwed because I keep a good car running. (But you should have seen the front of her Beamer!!). If we'd been driving our S-80, the damage dollar amount would have been far greater, but insurance would have fixed the car. But I'm convinced our 740 will be running long after the S80 is dead and gone.
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19 years ago