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Car Forum / Toyota / Camry / September 2007New quarter panel or repair
I have a 1997 Camry that was hit & run. The insurance company sent me a check to repair the car with a new quarter panel. But i get stuck with the Deductible. 2 Auto repair shops that are in business for years in my neighborhood say they can repair the quarter panel for alot less. 1 shop which i used before & did a beautifull job on my wifes car said it's the amatuers that replace the quarter panel. The shop said it will also compound & wax the intire car & make it look new for 500.00 less than the check i got from the insurance company. Does this sound like a better deal then getting the new quarter panel. Remember the car is 10 years old. Should i go for it??????????? Forgot to add that they said if the quarter panel was replaced it could rust at the welded spots in time. >I have a 1997 Camry that was hit & run. > The insurance company sent me a check to repair the car with a new quarter [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Remember the car is 10 years old. > Should i go for it??????????? > Forgot to add that they said if the quarter panel was replaced it could > rust at the welded spots in time. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> Remember the car is 10 years old. >> Should i go for it??????????? If it's a reputable body shop that (as you say) you've done business with before, I'd say sure, go ahead. Earlier this year our '97 Camry was hit in the rear fender by our neighbor, and the AAA (her ins. co) paid off like a slot machine, even including two weeks' car rental, a total of almost $3000. I spent a few serene hours with a few hammers, a lot of sanding and a lot of Bondo, and fixed it passably for about $100. The Camry was only worth less than $4000 before the accident, and I didn't feel it worthwhile to get it fixed professionally. Meanwhile, I've got about $2900 in the bank for it. Incidentally, I was able to send AAA's adjuster some digital pictures of the dent via e-mail, and he didn't even come out to look at the car! >> Forgot to add that they said if the quarter panel was replaced it could rust at the welded spots in >> time. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > about $100. The Camry was only worth less than $4000 before the accident, and I didn't feel it > worthwhile to get it fixed Yet you took insurance money that wasn't spent on eventual repairs. You have the morals and ethics of a sewer rat. > professionally. Meanwhile, I've got about $2900 in the bank for it. > Incidentally, I was able to send AAA's adjuster some digital pictures of the dent via e-mail, and he > didn't even come out to look at the car! >>> Forgot to add that they said if the quarter panel was replaced it could >>> rust at the welded spots in time. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > Yet you took insurance money that wasn't spent on eventual repairs. You > have the morals and ethics of a sewer rat. You're as full of sh.t as a Christmas goose, sharx. When an insurance company gives you a reimbursement for damage caused by their insured, you are free to use the funds however you want, which even the adjuster told me, smartass. I even used the body shop for the estimate that AAA suggested. And if you choose not to use a rental car instead of a bicycle or public transportation, that's also your choice. Morals and ethics have nothing to do with it. But I forget, I'm talking to a highly moral and ethical individual. uh huh. foad. >>>> Forgot to add that they said if the quarter panel was replaced it could rust at the welded spots in >>>> time. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > or public transportation, that's also your choice. Morals and ethics have nothing to do with it. > But I forget, I'm talking to a highly moral and ethical individual. uh huh. foad. Like MOST LIEbrawls or DEMONrats, mack feels "entitled" to everything...just for being.....mack. >>>>> Forgot to add that they said if the quarter panel was replaced it >>>>> could rust at the welded spots in time. [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > Like MOST LIEbrawls or DEMONrats, mack feels "entitled" to > everything...just for being.....mack. Sorry, man, I agree with Mack here. The person that hit him pays for insurance for just such a purpose. At $3000 I'm surprised the car wasn't written off, but the Ins co paid. If Mack had wanted to scrap the car and use the $3K as a payment for a new car, that's his perogative. > Sorry, man, I agree with Mack here. The person that hit him pays for > insurance for just such a purpose. At $3000 I'm surprised the car wasn't > written off, but the Ins co paid. If Mack had wanted to scrap the car and > use the $3K as a payment for a new car, that's his perogative. Thanks for the backup, Hachi. I could also use the $3K to pay for a trip to Vegas and a week of exotic hookers, or contribute it to the Children's Milk Fund, or whatever I want to do with it. Talking sense into sharx is a waste of time. He's got his agenda....meanspiritedness in everyting he posts....so until he dries up and blows away, we have to suffer him, as we do all such fools. Talking sense into sharx is a waste of time. He's got his agenda....meanspiritedness in everyting he posts....so until he dries up and blows away, we have to suffer him, as we do all such fools. AMEN !!!! His replies are a waste of time. >> Sorry, man, I agree with Mack here. The person that hit him pays for >> insurance for just such a purpose. At $3000 I'm surprised the car wasn't [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > he posts....so until he dries up and blows away, we have to suffer him, as > we do all such fools. (Um, I have to admit, I kinda like Sharx...sometimes his 'coarse' pointing out of the Obvious is a good thing and amusing too...however, this time I think he missed...) "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message news:K86Ji.1027$WT2.794@trndny05... >>> Sorry, man, I agree with Mack here. The person that hit him pays for >>> insurance for just such a purpose. At $3000 I'm surprised the car wasn't [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > out of the Obvious is a good thing and amusing too...however, this time I > think he missed...) Well, Mrs. Sharx and I have cleaned up, on occasion, thanks to insurance companies. However, it involved pain, suffering and a written-off vehicle. >>>> Sorry, man, I agree with Mack here. The person that hit him pays for >>>> insurance for just such a purpose. At $3000 I'm surprised the car [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Well, Mrs. Sharx and I have cleaned up, on occasion, thanks to insurance > companies. However, it involved pain, suffering and a written-off vehicle. Yes, that is unfortunate. And that's why we have insurance... > "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message news:YcLIi.16627$Lm2.8291@trndny09... >> > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > is a waste of time. He's got his agenda....meanspiritedness in everyting he posts....so until he > dries up and blows away, we have to suffer him, as we do all such fools. Not so. I've agreed with you, in some other threads. I never, ever claimed that you did anything ILLEGAL, just unethical. |
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