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At least everyone is okay physically Shik. I just saw in the news earlier there was a Metrolink derailment when a passenger train hit a car in Burbank, causing the train to derail and having people crushed and all. At least you can talk about it.
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There's no "everyone." Just me. But...yeah.
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quote:Originally posted by Fleet-Admiral Michael T. Colorge: I just saw in the news earlier there was a Metrolink derailment when a passenger train hit a car in Burbank, causing the train to derail and having people crushed and all. At least you can talk about it.
Remind me not to book you if I have a family member in need of cheering up.
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$3682 US is about $5743.92 CDN... There was less damage than that on our Taurus when I put it in a ditch and the insurance company wrote it off...
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It's primarily labor costs. To get the car driveable again only requires the realignment & the new tie rod. However, as the body shop guy told me, "The only panels we won't be touching are the right front fender, front passenger door & the roof." Everything else needs a replacement; some of it has been waiting for 15 months. It'll take 4 days to repaint the car.
Interestingly enough, Rick Bressler from Satrun told me when he called with the initial diagnosis that "it was an act of god that that wheel didn't fall off." THAT, ladies & gentlemen, is why I drive a Saturn.
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Shiky, that's GREAT news, but what about car rental insurance? Did you check int othat at all?
And $3500, give or take, isn't that bad at all.... granted, it's a fairly large sum of money, but as Shik said, it's mostly the labor costs. Plus, when accidents go through insurance clains, they always cost more because the body shop is held to different standards (no used parts there, ladies and gentlemen!)...
I'm just glad it's all quasi-working out....
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If one is going to have to spend all of one's money to fix one's car, and 70% of those repairs are cosmetic, and most of that money is labor costs, one would really be better off doing the cosmetic repairs oneself, or skipping them entirely.
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"Because we all know that cosmetic repairs to a vehicle are child's play."
If a person is really so concerned about the outward appearance of their car that they would spend themselves into debt to avoid having the car look damaged, that person should immediately seek professional psychological help.
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Tim, need I remind you how much money was put into repairing the Civic during her time with me? Over $10K.... of course, very little of that came out of pocket because my ins co covered it all, but still...
While cosmetic rapairs aren't the most important of all repairs, they do serve a purpose... not only in looks, but also in that if a cosmetic problem is left alone long enough, it could BECOME a mechanical issue. Rust isn't a Good Thing for a car, and most body pieces serve the purpose of protection - both to the cars occupants, and to the mechanical gadgetry that makes that car go "vroom, vroom"
As for people doing their own body work, it's a very solid point that you have there - body work may not be childs play, but a LOT of it is easier than one would think. all ya really need is a screwdriver and a little bit of confidence and a lot of replacement body pieces can be mounted by oneself. Furthermore, if a person can get lucky enough to find replacement pieces off of an identical totalled car at their local wrecking yard, no painting is required, and the entire thing looks good as new again
If I was to hurt my car though, you'd better believe that I'd fix it 100%.... she's my baby! I have a paint chip in the front bumper that'd driving me crazy enough - dents, dings, and crumples are WAY more than I could handle....
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