*sniff* vale Stylish Design
Jun. 28th, 2011 10:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theducksWe have been informed that sadly Stylish Design, our Australia car, a 1989 Toyota Corona, is written off, following an accident.
Elizabeth's aunt was driving it to the mechanics for a service, and her uncle was in a Landcruiser behind it. On taking off from a stop sign, the car stalled (as it would sometimes), and the Landcruiser smashed into it, causing significant damage to a car that was only worth $1500 on a good day. Obviously we're primarily concerned about her aunt being ok, but since she IS ok, let us indulge here a bit..
Having the car down in Perth was helpful to both Elizabeth's parents and to us for our flying visits back there. Sentimentally it also held a special place for us, with Elizabeth getting it just as we started going out, me learning to drive in it, all the trips we took, from Geraldton to Albany and out to Cunderdin. Of our friends in the back seat, trying valiantly to get the seatbelts to work ("Just pull it slowly. Angle it up!"). Sigh :)
Elizabeth's aunt was driving it to the mechanics for a service, and her uncle was in a Landcruiser behind it. On taking off from a stop sign, the car stalled (as it would sometimes), and the Landcruiser smashed into it, causing significant damage to a car that was only worth $1500 on a good day. Obviously we're primarily concerned about her aunt being ok, but since she IS ok, let us indulge here a bit..
Having the car down in Perth was helpful to both Elizabeth's parents and to us for our flying visits back there. Sentimentally it also held a special place for us, with Elizabeth getting it just as we started going out, me learning to drive in it, all the trips we took, from Geraldton to Albany and out to Cunderdin. Of our friends in the back seat, trying valiantly to get the seatbelts to work ("Just pull it slowly. Angle it up!"). Sigh :)
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Date: 2011-06-29 03:45 pm (UTC)