$7742.53
 

In hail damage.

My car looks like a golf ball. Every body panel except 1 needs to be replaced and painted. I was in Duluth when it hailed in Maple Grove, but our house took a beating as well. My car will most likely be totaled out, but I need to get an estimate from my insurance companies body shop of choice. I will should know by this weekend if my car is totaled. Right not I am thinking I will, buy it back and part it out or sell it for cheap.

I've never had a car totaled before is there anything I have to watch for from my insurance company?

How much does it usually cost to buy back a car?

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Ouch man thats a shame! hopefully it will work out whatever way you want it too!GL!

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Sucky :(

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i think they charge like 25-50 % of what they give you for the cars worth?

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Yeah I'm not really sure what I want to move onto next. I'd be happy with a car that I can drive year round. I just bought a motorcycle for summertime fun.

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You beat my lincoln! That was just over $6k in damage.

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Ouch, my most expensive vehicle so far was only $6700. My GSX is $3700, but I won't let them total that one. :spin:

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wow that is bad

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My truck went $7280, hail sucks I really liked that truck. Sorry to hear about your loss.

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My dad took a video of it hailing I'll try to get the video.

Anyone want a special edition golf ball 3000gt?

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wow i gotta see this thing!

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need pics douche

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Bummer dude.

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so i guess i totally missed out on this hail crap. Who all lost their pride and joys to hail?

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Just don't let them lowball you on what it is worth. Their 1st offer, probably 2nd,3rd,4th offers are always jokes, make sure you hold out to get what you think the car is worth. I spent 8 months arguing with travelers and then filled out arbitration papers and what do you know, they called me right up and gave me what I wanted for my car. They origionaly were going to give me $150, I made them give me $1500. So don't let the bastards low ball you!

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To total out a vehicle, damage has to be 70% of what the car is worth or more. I took an estimating class at college and that is the number used everywhere basically. It doesn't take long to get up there though with collision work nowadays.

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Hail 1, Josh's vr4 0.

Tough break Josh, you almost beat my deer+stealth estimate I had with just hail damage, very impressive.

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I don't think I'll be fighting with them for 8 months. Maybe 1 max. I'm fairly confident I'll shoot down their first offer.

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Indeed. I am nervous to get the estimate tomorrow that will get sent to my insurance company.

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This is a joke it just got hailed on again in Minnetonka while I was working. My car is cursed. Anyone else getting hit?

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lol, its a sign.

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In the shop right now we have an '08 Lexus ES350 that was written for $13,000. The only windows left are the door windows, and it has a glass roof/sunroof. The roof alone is $3,000.

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My car got "hit" while I was at work. Only reason I know is my sister called me. Nothing that I noticed when I got home.

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I should have bought a green one. The must come with natural dent resistance.

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NOOOOOOOooooooooo. Green ones are from the devil

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Sorry to hear about your loss man :(

This is why I sport the GLH whenever rain is even remotely in the forecast and why I always park the Evo under a tree or in a ramp when possible when I go in for even groceries or to chill at the mall. Fuck hail!

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i'll take that special edition if its cheap! but seriously, that sucks alot. you could always drive around with the bad panels and have that for a winter beater/dd :D

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Ok here goes my rant. I took it into Roger Auto Body in Plymouth this morning to get my insurance companies choosen repair shop. The insurance adjusters were their but my car was estimated by and employee of Rogers. After having him look over the car he comes back and says good news we didn't total your cars (I kinda wanted it to be as I have it for sale and this is an easy way to get rid of the car). I am looking over the estimate which shows used hood and it doesn't sit easy with me, but the kicker is he has down the wrong color paint. The paint he had selected was a sandstone grey which is a two stage paint and mine is a pearl white which is a three stage paint. This is where it gets a little fishy he brings the quote back and said, "The 3rd stage only added about 80 dollars to your estimate" For me that doesn't seem right. Wouldn't there be more hours in painting and more cost in paint for the 3rd stage?

Comparing the 2 quotes I got the first one totals my car and the second one doesn't.

Quote 1:
$7742.53 and 97 hours of labor

Quote 2:
$4,941.34 and 76 hours of labor

I have not yet talked to my insuance claim adjuster, however I am thinking about getting a third quote. Opinions and thoughts please.

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Go to Dent Kraft in Plymouth (http://www.dentkraftpdr.com/index.htm) and tell them you're from MitsuStyle. Why are they painting your car? Did the hail crack the paint or is it just cheaper for them to paint a replacement hood? I say screw the "recommended shops" and take it somewhere that will do a good job. Every time my roommate has gone to a "Progressive recommended shop" the car has come back with runs/drips in the paint, misaligned windows, misaligned doors, etc.

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Thansk Kraka, I just got an appointment with them on Monday morning. He said depending on how many dents there are its sometimes cheaper to replace and paint the panels.

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Janelle is going to DK today to get her hail damage estimated.