Our long-term Jeep Compass earned its keep during the past week, when It hauled Brownies and camping equipment to the annual Girl Scout Camporee and carpooled kids to and from elementary school.
Despite the fact that the Girl Scout campground had warned (too late) against leaving food in vehicles, nary a feral cat or a ravaging squirrel smashed through the Compass' passenger window to gorge on the peanut butter chocolate chip granola bars I had left exposed in the Jeep's open dash storage bin.
Instead, the Compass suffered a worse fate at the elementary school parking lot where an unknown driver side-swiped the Jeep's rear passenger side and fled the scene.
Sheesh. What kind of lesson in responsiblity is that for your kids?..
The Compass was delivered to the body shop this morning. We'll let you know the repair cost when we get the final bill.
Kelly Toepke, News Editor @ 11,767 miles
7driver says:
03:18 PM, 10/10/07
That crash really sucks.
What's a "ferrell cat"? Do you mean feral?
benson2175 says:
03:33 PM, 10/10/07
A Ferrel cat is a cat that looks like Will Ferrel. That's a nasty hit. Not only is the driver that hit your car a terrible driver for hitting your car, they're also a sh**y person for leaving the scene. Carma will get them.
ktoepke says:
03:43 PM, 10/10/07
Yes, I do mean feral. I should know better than to trust the first spelling I see in google, or the second, or the third. Next time, it's Webster's first.
estreka says:
04:26 PM, 10/10/07
I can't even count the number of times I've returned from Walmart to find a new scratch on my truck or car. One was that bad. Luckily it was my truck.
SubyTrojan says:
05:20 PM, 10/10/07
Hopefully the first photo was taken before the crash! :o)
I guess this is the second time that panel is going to have work done on it. :(
For reference:
http://66.160.188.111/roadtests/845
Perhaps a self-imposed ban from driving or riding in any Jeep-branded automobiles is in order, Kelly? :(
Somewhat off-topic but maybe a little similar: I've banned myself from USC football road and bowl games because they've lost all the ones I've attended except the 2000, 2002, and 2004 games against the Bruins (2001 Las Vegas Bowl on Christmas Day 2001, 2006 Rose Bowl, and the December 2, 2006 game against UCLA - and for those wondering, I wasn't at last Saturday's game against Stanford).
daytona_500 says:
05:31 PM, 10/10/07
Wow, it seems the LT vehicles are involved in collisions quite often. Must be a lot of idotic drivers in California.
This is the second scrape the Compass has been involved in, if I remember correctly.
billt9 says:
05:36 PM, 10/10/07
It must be a bull. No man would do such a thing.
A bull I say!
jriz says:
05:45 PM, 10/10/07
Is the feral cat in question named Garbage? Does it live in a barn and did it eat an entire family of racoons?
daytona_500 says:
08:15 PM, 10/10/07
I just read the long term wrap up on the Camry, and saw the damage. I think Edmunds long term cars are just unlucky or something, because there is no other way so many of their cars could get damaged.
johnnyturbo says:
08:41 PM, 10/10/07
"Must be a lot of idotic drivers in California." is probably the biggest understatement I will live to see. It's simply amazing how arrogant and stupid people are out here when behind the wheel.
prndlol says:
09:38 PM, 10/10/07
I bet it was Britney.
estreka says:
12:47 AM, 10/11/07
Johnny - Amen to that.
crowb says:
07:23 AM, 10/11/07
People are savages...
zach101 says:
02:53 PM, 10/11/07
Sorry to hear that! On another note, didn't you guys get the Compass in September last year? Wouldn't that mean that the long-term test should be over?
mikemir87 says:
09:58 PM, 10/11/07
Crowb, Reference to the movie clerks ?
kgirl1 says:
02:24 PM, 10/30/07
i dont know how many times i've seen ppl do dat....sometimes im able to stop them....usually not...all i get is 'the finger' & a few choice words for tryin....even @ churches!!!!!!....so sorry