The insurance company called us today, wanting to know where the old car had been towed to, and what our favorite body shop was. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the message until after the adjuster had gone home for the day, but I left answers to the questions (we don’t have a favorite body shop, so I’ll let them pick one) on voicemail, and maybe things will happen tomorrow.

Hertz will have a Prius for me to rent tomorrow morning, which will definitely be an improvement over the Cavalier. I mentioned my dislike of the seat, and the person at Hertz said that they advise customers to bring a pillow — I find it hard to believe that Chevy could design a car which is so uncomfortable. Maybe that’s why GM is losing billions?

And Jack and Bobby got cancelled today; it wasn’t much of a surprise, given the ratings, but it was still disappointing news. Wonder how long before it shows up on DVD?

This morning, we headed off to Hertz to rent a car to hold us through the duration. Since we’re paying for the car out of our own pockets, I wanted to get something inexpensive, and $23/day seemed like a tolerable price, even if the car was a Chevy Cavalier.

Wrong!

I’m not sure I’ve ever driven such an unpleasant car — the seat doesn’t quite go up all the way, the steering wheel seems to be at a slight angle, the seatback is lumpy — in short, the car is a piece of junk. I don’t know if this is a typical Cavalier or if it’s been specially mistreated by previous renters, but I’m getting rid of it as quickly as I can (with any luck, tomorrow morning). Paying a few bucks more every day will be worth it, though I hope it won’t be for very long.

On a different note, I also called Toyota to ask why the side airbag didn’t inflate; they said that it’s basically there to protect against impact into the B-pillar (the one between the doors). The door itself is reinforced and foam-filled so that it’s able to absorb the impact of a vehicle hitting directly on the door, which is what happened in our case.

I haven’t heard from the insurance adjuster yet; I hope to hear tomorrow.