I feel your pain. Can't have nuthin nice! When I had finally gotten a vehicle I loved and adored, that was actually reliable for a change, Old Man River in his camry decided to cross three lanes of traffic from a stop in a left turn line, right into me. Way to total that one.
Now I've got something way better, actually, which is virtually a new vehicle (new brakes, radiator, ac lines, trans. lines, body work, new paint, new glass). If anyone touches it, I will hunt them for sport.