urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:obishawn The trials and tribulations of building, owning, and driving a Star Wars Car obishawn 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:obishawn:4500 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z I'm trying to get the adjuster to contact me back...It is, as expected, like pulling teeth.<br /><br />I'm operating on the assumption that there is no frame damage, which the estimator said there wasn't any. I'll verify that tomorrow. In the meantime, I've found a parts place in Carson that has everything I need, OEM and brand new (except the head/aux lights and wheelwell/sandguard liner) for around $650. It's $950 if I need the fenders, too.<br /><br />I expect I'll rent a pickup and go get the parts as soon as I hear from the adjuster and make certain that they're really going to total it out.<br /><br />On the other side of things, one of my friends is trying to get the car fixed on "Pimp My Ride". I don't fit the age range or demographic, but I appreciate the thought.<br /><br />He accidentally signed me up for "Pimp YOUR Ride", a HIN sponsorship program where they charge you $89 if you get accepted. :P<br /><br />Someone also contacted Lucasfilm, but I must say I'd be shocked if they wanted to help me out.<br /><br />And in the conspiracy theory end of things, an ex-DMV employee at the insurance company thinks that the truck may have tried to run a collision scam, then backed out and ran away after they saw how weird my car was.<br /><br />We may never know...