The Nissan Leaf Gets a New Rear Axle

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Well, I finally have a salvage title for the 2013 Nissan LEAF (Actually I dont have the title yet, but I think they mail it to me. We are far from settled with the insurance company for sure. It has been six months since Angie was rear ended. The following chart shows a very sad and disturbing trend. Insurance companies aren't paying out. It should be criminal. I went shopping for a new rear axle so I can get the car driving again. The rear ended axle was so bent, the car couldn't move. The new one with no connecting bits was over a thousand dollars. The cheapest used ones I could find on ebay were over 500 dollars. I finally scored at a local used parts place for 95 dollars (removed) and with associated bits such as bearings, bushings, parts of the brakes. It took me a concentrated day with cancelled and moved meetings to get the axle replaced and the car running again. The accomplishment felt good. I am now configuring the car with tractor tires and other modifications t...
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Dumpster to Dumpster and Garbage Toter -- signs of achievement and productivity

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I have had another dumpster delivered to the house. That makes 4 dumpsters over the 10 years I have owned the house. That in as much isn't a big deal, but knowing how much construction debris I have put in the garbage toter over the years seems a bit much. Notice the cracks in the toter. It seems I could have disposed of the entire house by now. But there it stands waiting for new siding, soffits, facia, gutters and other exterior trim parts. Expensive, but long overdue, patching isn't cheap or free. It is patching.

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