Sad Day For My 2011 GT :(
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I saw this storm on cbc last night...looks like you where not alone...yikes!...i see dealers are selling damaged cars off lots for discounts...
wonder where you even start to try and fix this type damage? i think i would try dent remove guys first (way less bondo) and then perhaps repaint?
best of luck...im sure in no time you'll have your baby back good as new...
ps: rem you can always move out west to vanc...we golf in jan/feb ;-)
wonder where you even start to try and fix this type damage? i think i would try dent remove guys first (way less bondo) and then perhaps repaint?
best of luck...im sure in no time you'll have your baby back good as new...
ps: rem you can always move out west to vanc...we golf in jan/feb ;-)
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Sorry about your new car. Those pics make me sick, especially on a black car. As others have suggested, a good PDR person should be able to tell you if they can fix the dents and be able to get you back on the road sooner. The aluminum hood is more challenging to repair than steel. There's no way I'd let a body shop repair all this damage if a PDR shop can do all or most of it. Your car won't be the same if a body shop repairs it. If you can avoid having the car repainted it will not affect the value.
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Man that sucks. I have a 2011 GT as well, I was ****tin my pants driving back to the shop. It was the longest drive of my life. Thankfully the storm hadn't hit our yard yet and I was able to get my car out of there unscathed.
Hopefully the repairs go quickly and painlessly.
Hopefully the repairs go quickly and painlessly.
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Sorry about your new car. Those pics make me sick, especially on a black car. As others have suggested, a good PDR person should be able to tell you if they can fix the dents and be able to get you back on the road sooner. The aluminum hood is more challenging to repair than steel. There's no way I'd let a body shop repair all this damage if a PDR shop can do all or most of it. Your car won't be the same if a body shop repairs it. If you can avoid having the car repainted it will not affect the value.
It has been tough - but it happened to thousands of people in Calgary so I'm not the only one. (A girl that parks beside me in my lot has a BMW 6 series - brand new - and all her windows were smashed in ).
Insurance is covering everything - but because of the amount of claims being filed - they are making everyone go to one of their "authorized" body shops. So i don't get to choose who fixes the stang. Usually I do get a choice, but not this time.
I'll post pics when she's fixed up!!
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Thanks - and thanks to everyone for the "condolences" .
It has been tough - but it happened to thousands of people in Calgary so I'm not the only one. (A girl that parks beside me in my lot has a BMW 6 series - brand new - and all her windows were smashed in ).
Insurance is covering everything - but because of the amount of claims being filed - they are making everyone go to one of their "authorized" body shops. So i don't get to choose who fixes the stang. Usually I do get a choice, but not this time.
I'll post pics when she's fixed up!!
It has been tough - but it happened to thousands of people in Calgary so I'm not the only one. (A girl that parks beside me in my lot has a BMW 6 series - brand new - and all her windows were smashed in ).
Insurance is covering everything - but because of the amount of claims being filed - they are making everyone go to one of their "authorized" body shops. So i don't get to choose who fixes the stang. Usually I do get a choice, but not this time.
I'll post pics when she's fixed up!!
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Reason I ask; I'd be very adamant about having them PDR your brand new vehicle anywhere that there isn't paint damage. Repainted panels rarely come out right, and with them dictating the repair shop, I'd be more leery of it already.
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People who key cars should be shot on sight. I would at least tie them up and do a burnout on their hand. They won't be keying anyone else's car ever again.
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financialpanther, sorry to read about your weather caused damage.
PTRocks, also sorry to read about your damage...caused by vermin.
Hope the cars are repaired as good, or better, than new!
PTRocks, also sorry to read about your damage...caused by vermin.
Hope the cars are repaired as good, or better, than new!
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I saw this storm on cbc last night...looks like you where not alone...yikes!...i see dealers are selling damaged cars off lots for discounts...
wonder where you even start to try and fix this type damage? i think i would try dent remove guys first (way less bondo) and then perhaps repaint?
best of luck...im sure in no time you'll have your baby back good as new...
ps: rem you can always move out west to vanc...we golf in jan/feb ;-)
wonder where you even start to try and fix this type damage? i think i would try dent remove guys first (way less bondo) and then perhaps repaint?
best of luck...im sure in no time you'll have your baby back good as new...
ps: rem you can always move out west to vanc...we golf in jan/feb ;-)
Beautiful country up that way though. . .
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Thanks - and thanks to everyone for the "condolences" .
It has been tough - but it happened to thousands of people in Calgary so I'm not the only one. (A girl that parks beside me in my lot has a BMW 6 series - brand new - and all her windows were smashed in ).
Insurance is covering everything - but because of the amount of claims being filed - they are making everyone go to one of their "authorized" body shops. So i don't get to choose who fixes the stang. Usually I do get a choice, but not this time.
I'll post pics when she's fixed up!!
It has been tough - but it happened to thousands of people in Calgary so I'm not the only one. (A girl that parks beside me in my lot has a BMW 6 series - brand new - and all her windows were smashed in ).
Insurance is covering everything - but because of the amount of claims being filed - they are making everyone go to one of their "authorized" body shops. So i don't get to choose who fixes the stang. Usually I do get a choice, but not this time.
I'll post pics when she's fixed up!!
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I can't imagine how bad you must feel. I was at work in the southeast when it came down. It wasn't as bad here, but I was still thankful my 5.0 was in the garage at home. My sincere sympathy!
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THEY SHOULD BE F'ING TORTURED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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When I dropped by the police station to report it tonight, the cop at the counter remembered having admired my car. He said it was one of three groups of people who would've done it, and that he'd make them pay...
That's about all the satisfaction I could hope for I guess.
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