Car lovers think of their rides like athletes think of their bodies: temples. They work as hard as possible to keep it clean and keep it running smoothly. This might require some wild schedules to make sure it stays like that, but it's totally worth it. That's why just the thought of something happening to it drives you insane. And that's why a car accident, at the fault of somebody else, is one of the worst experiences in the world. The thought process after somebody hits you goes a little something like this ..
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Whether it's a small fender bender or a major crash, you're like ...
If you love your car as much as we do, you have a serious freak out about your "baby" ...
So you slowly get out of the car and start circling to see the totality of the damage ...
It's almost to the point of ...
And while you're in your moment of terror, that other chump comes up to you all buddy-buddy ...
And you look at him or her ...
And you PRAY TO GOD the person has insurance.
Regardless, all you want to do to is ...
You start to remember all the good memories you had with your baby, like that first time ...
Because this is your state of mind at that point:
But you make sure that the car knows ...
Then you realize that it's time to toughen up. There will be more.
So, you go out there, find a new one, and create a new bond ...
And hope that none of this ever happens ever, ever, ever again.
