Any of you people feel like it's just soon time to say goodbye to your Accord? I mean, like, I have had my San Marino EX V6 since Halloween of 1998 (coming up on her anniversary soon, I guess) and now that she has 45,000 miles and has been in the body shop already because a stupid chick in a Pathfinder rearended me and has gotten a new bumper, plus other various happenings, I feel as though maybe there has just been too much that has gone into this car to maintain her....

Before I was rearended in the accident, the bumper of this car was really, really taking a beating: when I bought my subwoofer box, the guys that were putting it in my trunk (my friend who installed everything, and the fat bastard who owned the audio shop where my friend used to work) dropped the damn box right on my bumper, putting a big scratch on there. I touched it up, but didnt look right. Then, someone somewhere scrapes my bumper with their car and leaves a huge blemish and scrape; days later, I come out of a blockbuster video to find some asshole backing up right into my bumper----in the same spot---with his Maxima; more damage to the bumper. Plus, I had at least 10 dings and dents all over my doors which I had removed by a "Dent X" guy who came down and fixed them at my apartment complex.

Then, I get into the accident where the girl hit me in the back, and so the car goes to the body shop---and to be honest, it kind of worked out because that bumper NEEDED to be redone; it looked like shit even after a guy came down to wetsand the damaged area of the bumper---and when it comes out of the body shop, the rear OEM underbody skirt doesnt look the same----I can see a definite difference. In the beginning, when looking at the car from the side, I wasnt able to see the tailpipes because the rear skirt was kinda low. Now, since getting the car back, I can see the tailpipes clearly from the sides, so something is different. It's no longer OEM specs, I think.

One person on here told me the shop probably gave me remanufactured parts, and they are not OEM spec. Now, after the body work, I have brought the car in for two blown tail lights, an ignition recall notice, services up the ass, tire rotations, low air in the tires and all kinds of other shit....Im getting tired of all the things I have to put into this friggin' car to make her run and look right. I know the accident wasnt my fault, and it can happen anywhere, but as soon as an accident happens, the car is NEVER the same again, and here is proof.

I wanna get rid of her so bad, because she just doesnt feel like the car she once was, people. But I cant; for personal financial reasons I outlined in my last post, I have to hold onto her. Anyone else feel like they are just growing old with their Accords? And I dont mean you guys with the new 7th gens---:fawk: I mean those of us with fifth and sixth generation models.

Should I make a big deal out of this rear OEM underbody skirt issue, or just leave it and accept it for what it is? Nobody would notice this if I didnt point it out, but I know its there and that it looks different. The body shop definitely used (although they claimed they used authentic factory parts) different pieces to re-do the bumper and underbody skirt....