EARLY Christmas present!!! (of the wrong kind...)
12-20-2006, 08:14 PM
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EARLY Christmas present!!! (of the wrong kind...)
Well- the title about says it all. Last Friday, during my quickest (10 minutes) and cheapest ($.89) trip to Home Depot EVER (knew it was too good to be true)... came out to find a woman in an early 90's hunk-o'-junk piece parked like 2 feet away from me!!! Yup... you guessed it - BIG DENT!
I guess I can't keep it cherry forever, but, this ding (almost 3" in total length) seems to have made up for all the years I've never been on the receiving end!!!
I waited for (her) to come out and BOOM!
... off I went.
Her first repsonse... "I didn't do that"... () - BOOM (again!) then I had her open her door... and verified the marks lined up PERFECTLY. So- I got her insurance information and her phone number (cell).
Seeing that I was running late back to the office from lunch, I decided to call her insurance on the way back to work. To add insult to injury- her insurance company has no record of her policy being valid and up-to-date
. So I decided to call her back... (pour salt in my open wound why don't ya...) - DISCONNECTED!!!
So... swallowing my pride, I got a hold of a PDR local to me (Paintless Dent Repair). My appointment is for Saturday a.m. ... and it's a pretty big dent - not sure he'll get it out, but he says he thinks he can (although he hasn't seen it yet). My insurance deductable is just barely more than the PDR guy (figures)- so it's almost $150 out of my pocket... (sheesh!). So - Merry Christmas - to myself!
Low life's that have no respect for other peoples property just fume me! Seriously! (What does the 'good book' say about "eye for an eye???")
Who knows, maybe the morale to the story is that I should spend more money at Home Depot!?!?!? Nah... and after all- it's Christmas. I'm sure she'll get whats coming to her one way or another... someday.
I'll see if I can't take/post before and after pics sometime over the weekend.
I guess I can't keep it cherry forever, but, this ding (almost 3" in total length) seems to have made up for all the years I've never been on the receiving end!!!
I waited for (her) to come out and BOOM!
... off I went. Her first repsonse... "I didn't do that"... (
) - BOOM (again!) then I had her open her door... and verified the marks lined up PERFECTLY. So- I got her insurance information and her phone number (cell). Seeing that I was running late back to the office from lunch, I decided to call her insurance on the way back to work. To add insult to injury- her insurance company has no record of her policy being valid and up-to-date
. So I decided to call her back... (pour salt in my open wound why don't ya...) - DISCONNECTED!!! So... swallowing my pride, I got a hold of a PDR local to me (Paintless Dent Repair). My appointment is for Saturday a.m. ... and it's a pretty big dent - not sure he'll get it out, but he says he thinks he can (although he hasn't seen it yet). My insurance deductable is just barely more than the PDR guy (figures)- so it's almost $150 out of my pocket... (sheesh!). So - Merry Christmas - to myself!
Low life's that have no respect for other peoples property just fume me! Seriously! (What does the 'good book' say about "eye for an eye???")
Who knows, maybe the morale to the story is that I should spend more money at Home Depot!?!?!? Nah... and after all- it's Christmas. I'm sure she'll get whats coming to her one way or another... someday.
I'll see if I can't take/post before and after pics sometime over the weekend.
12-20-2006, 08:41 PM
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wow
WOW, reading your story I feel your pain. I am a big fan of keeping my vehicles mint, and I go out of my way to park my ride in the back corner of every parking lot I visit...I NEVER park my car in a parking spot that is in the middle of a lot, and I would FREAK if something like that happened to me. I only park in spots that are either an end spot (parked all of the way against the curb), or way out in the sticks...
Happy Holidays & I wish you the best of luck in getting your dent removed!
Happy Holidays & I wish you the best of luck in getting your dent removed!
12-20-2006, 08:50 PM
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If this EVER happens to you again (and I hope it doesn't) you NEED to SEE and COPY drivers license number, home address, and if you are feeling uneasy about the person...call 911 and get a police report!
I've been in too many accidents over the last 20 years.
I've been in too many accidents over the last 20 years.
12-20-2006, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by BIG JIM WOODMAN
the cops will not even take a report on a parking lot ding. they have much more important things to do.... sorry it happened. i feel your pain!
People like this need to be reported regardless or they will just continue to damage other peoples vehicles.
12-20-2006, 11:45 PM
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Where is the dent on the door? Sounds about like a $150-$200 dent, hard to say exactly with out seeing it. Remember there are good PDR guys and BAD PDR guys. Find out how long he has been doing PDR, if he is a member of the NAPDRT, References. Just because a guy does work for a dealer doesn't mean he is any good just probally the cheapest. Find out who the body shops in the area use. The big company PDR guys are usually lacking in ability. If he tells you he trained at Ding King, Superoir(sp),paint bull, or Rightlook run fast!
