Accident Prime Advanced - Collision (released from hospital)

And sometimes it's the county. When they sent me the title for one of my motorcycles, I saw that the VIN was wrong on the title. Went to the courthouse and they gave me a form to take to a dealer. Dealer filed it out and I verified it before returning to the courthouse. Clerk typed up a new title for me (remember typewriters?) and I checked it right there at the counter. When I asked her if it mattered that she spelled my name differently than what was on the form, she acted like it was my fault. Went off in a huff and typed up another title. Ya gotta watch 'em every minute. LOL!!!

 

I bought a brown Eldorado coupe one time and when I went to DMV, they typed it up on the title as a red 4 door. I pointed it out to them and they gave me a form that I had to send off to correct the title that they just screwed up. I let them know what they could do with their form and threw it in the garbage.

 

I had DVM screw up on my driver's license too. They somehow marked F on the gender. With face photo of full beard and mustache, I can't imagine the clark thought I was a girl. LOL I did not notice the error until the next renewal 5 years later.

 

My wife's drivers licence - they ticked the Truck, Semi-Truck boxes as well as "car". She wasn't interested in driving one of them - and had them delete it next time it was renewed.

 

My accident experience exactly, in CA. An interesting rule got the other driver, basically, “ A driver cannot enter a intersection IF there is already a car in the intersection”

 

About car replacement policies and pricing...the only blanket rule for insurance is that there is NO blanket rule. You need the quote for you & your family, your car, your state, your city, your neighborhood. It'll be different for those factors for me and for each of us.

Should one pay extra to buy new car replacement coverage? As stated above, it's about peace of mind. Can one afford the difference to upgrade to the newer model? If so, don't buy it, unless it'll let you sleep better at night. Basically, buy insurance to protect against serious financial risk, not every financial risk.


I bought a Mazda in 2016. Everything went fine until I noticed that the dealer's clerk put the wrong lender on the title as lien holder. Even after I paid the car off I would have had no way to clear the lien. And, the actual lender had no lien listed with the state. I got it corrected...after about 4 calls to the clerk who does titles for the dealer and a final call to the general manager of the dealership to get action. My next call would have been a complaint to the state Department of Licensing for which the dealer is an agent. Double check to see that every "i" is crossed and every "t" dotted.


When I buy a used vehicle from an individual I check the VIN on the paperwork against the VIN on the vehicle. I also ask for ID from the seller to be sure that's the person listed on the title. You can't be too careful....

 

You may have to put up with a 2018. I suggest using http://cars.com/

Bob Wilson

 

Some people use car websites to search but you can also use the Toyota website to find dealers in a particular area by typing in the zip code, you will get a list of dealers sorted by distance and links to the individual dealer websites which you can click on.

Each dealer website is laid out a little different but most of them you click New Inventory and then you can filter by year, model and trim and you will get a list of cars in stock, or at least supposedly in stock at that dealer. They usually include details about what options have been added although that can be hard to find on some dealer websites, sometimes the options aren't listed separately but are listed with the zillion other standard features, but the options are usually in caps so you can pick them out. Worst case you usually can usually decipher from the MSRP how loaded down a particular VIN is. Even if you don't want any options it's a way to filter out dealers that load down their cars with paint protection, etc.

 

2017 Toyota Prius Prime for Sale in Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 - Autotrader

 

Unfortunately since it's a used car he wouldn't get the $4,500 federal tax credit, which I think he already said he would qualify for.

EDIT - sorry I didn't notice that below the certified pre-owned it shows a new 2017 Advanced at Crestmont Toyota in Pompton Plains, NJ. Actually when I go to the dealer website it looks like they have two of them in stock, both are Magnetic Gray Metallic with black interior.

 

The mods here probably prefer that this is the last post with prices so from now on you should probably search on your own, but I was curious if 2017's are still out there. Using the method that I described in my earlier post, it didn't take me long to find three 2017 Prime Advances near zip code 10001 (Manhattan). Although you would have to check with the dealers to see if they are still in stock.

Also it looks like the NJ Toyota incentive for 2017 Primes is now up to $5,000 like NY, so you can do a similar search like I did but use NJ zip codes and maybe find something closer to you.

Star Toyota, Bayside
2017 Prime Advanced
Titanium Glow
Moonstone
MSRP $34,308
Dealer discount -500
Toyota Factory -5,000 (through 7/9)
= $28,808

Star Toyota, Bayside
2017 Prime Advanced
Titanium Glow
Black
MSRP $35,644
Dealer discount -1,021
Toyota Factory -5,000 (through 7/9)
= $29,623

Plaza Toyota, Brooklyn
2017 Prime Advanced
Silver
Black
MSRP $35,047
Dealer discount -1,012
Toyota Factory -5,000 (through 7/9)
= $29,035

 

2017 Toyota Prius Prime Advanced For Sale in Long Valley, NJ - CarGurus

 

congrats, all the best!

 

Beautiful looking car. So happy you were able to make that part work out for you. Prime On and watch out for the crazy people.

 

Like the colour - might be more noticeable than the Graphite colour before. And essentially, you've now got a new car.

Hope all the medical bills work out.

 

medical should all be paid for by the CAR insurance. you shouldn't have to pay for a dime of it. Make sure you file through your car insurance or you'll have to pay the medical insurance deductible which can be extreme.

 

Glad to hear you found a car you wanted. After 2018 tax return, you should be all good. Even without it, you are in a brand new car, so you are still ahead.

Yeah, medical billing in this country is a joke. We routinely receive EOB from our medical insurance company with original bill from providers 2 to 3 times higher than what insurance company end up paying after negotiation. There is absolutely no standard pricing for medical bills. They charge whatever they can get away with it.