cmgreensr
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That's great to see. Hopefully now they will take care of you right. Just make sure you stay on top of them going forward till it's done and if something's not right, don't be a afraid to tell them.
insurance refusing to paint
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flowhard
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Yeah normally I'm pretty quiet even when something is wrong, but this is my child. I went and saw my car this morning and all the guy got away with was my sound system. the insurance company also called me this morning and are giving me a decent settlement for my injuries so maybe I'll pay for this paint issue just to get it over with.
cmgreensr
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No, no and no. That settlement is for pain and suffering. Not suffering caused by the body shop. If the manager is working with you, lean on him as far as he will bend. This is their fault, not yours. Don't pay for somebody else's mistake. You could use that money toward your new place.
flowhard
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I'm going to do what i can to do it for free, he understands how they put me in a bad spot and he accepts liability. I plan on keeping my settlement money but i want this all to be done NOW.
cmgreensr
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I know you want it over with but do you think you offering cash is really gonna speed them up? It's your call to make but before I offered anything, I would push for everything to be done. Again, not your fault.
flowhard
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Yeah I'm going to push as much as possible to get it fixed for free by the body shop for my troubles, but if there is absolutely no way they will budge, then I'll just use some of the settlement. I still want it for free, don't get me wrong haha.
RedRyder
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This is one big clusterfawk. Appalling what has unfolded so far. It's good to hear they are replacing your system with equal parts but I'd be watching them every step of the way. And I'd take the new equipment home so it doesnt get stolen again. I hope things go better with this from here out...I'd be at my wit's end.
And yeah don't offer them anything unless it absolutely has to come to that. He has accepted liability which means he should take care of everything. Don't be too nice at this point, that's not your responsibility.
And yeah don't offer them anything unless it absolutely has to come to that. He has accepted liability which means he should take care of everything. Don't be too nice at this point, that's not your responsibility.
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flowhard
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Haha i am at my wits end, i have a very short fuse to begin with. They are going to get my car repaired as fast as possible while still holding the higher quality work they claim that they do. The sound system claim had to be sent to their corporate office so they can get money to replace it... I told him it wasn't going to be cheap since it was two 15" kicker subs in a custom box with an 1800 watt amp. They are going to be getting me exactly what i had, brand and all, but new versions.
flowhard
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And i won't offer anything unless it comes down to that.
flowhard
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So i was able to send the manager links to the system i had and choose my new one today, basically got the same set up just because i liked it and it's what i had and what I'm used too. Turns out nothing else was stolen, but when i was liking through my car today, all my crap was thrown around in it (e.g. My night stick or beat stick or asp whatever you want to call it was put of it's holster and open on my back seat, my knives were open and scattered on the floor). I feel like people were playing with my ****. And i got a little chuckle afterwards because they were have a meeting when i walked in there garage and i said it had to have been stolen by one of there garage employees because why would my car be the only car targeted that night? And a coupe of the guys got really wide eyed and i just gave them the stare down and flipped out for my "personal protection tools" being through around.
I also pushed the manager as much as i could to get the paint done for free but he wouldn't budge so i tried for like half off later today and he wouldn't budge again and said i was already getting a insurance discount and said if i wanted half off he could just paint on top of the failing clear coat and won't warranty the work. So i think ill pay it and have the warranty.
I also pushed the manager as much as i could to get the paint done for free but he wouldn't budge so i tried for like half off later today and he wouldn't budge again and said i was already getting a insurance discount and said if i wanted half off he could just paint on top of the failing clear coat and won't warranty the work. So i think ill pay it and have the warranty.
