Hail....arrggh!

[NewOwner FL]

Well, the car is 8 weeks old and Florida decided to dump some jawbreaker sized hail on us this morning!



I am sitting in my office hearing it fall and I am freaking out :nervous2:



I am scared to go look at it later on...:soscared:



Has anyone been through this before? Is there a therapy group I can join for support?

[kompressornsc]

A friend of mine had his company car go through a hail storm a few years ago in Indy. It was a white Grand Prix (or something similar). He took me out to show it to me when I stopped by his office one day, and it looked like a freakin` golf ball! I laughed so hard I was crying.

Good news was that he had the option of buying it from the company (which he did), turned in the insurance claim on it which was for full value (more expensive to fix than the car was worth), pocketed the money and drove his `golf ball` for a few more years with the money from insurance in his pocket!



*I know this doens`t help your situation, I just had to tell the story of the car that looked like a golf ball. ;)

[NewOwner FL]

thanks compressornsc



Thats a funny story! I need a little comic relief today as I have no fingernails left!



FWIW, a co-worker of mine has a 10-week old Mustang and she is freaking out too! :eek:



So, on my way home tonight I am stopping by the ATM and taking out $250. Then I am going to a fine used car lot and purchasing a 1986 Ford Escort with 250,000 miles on it. Let the hail come now ;)

[sQuashed]

Well what was the outcome from the hail???:hide:

[splattj]

Originally posted by kompressornsc

A friend of mine had his company car go through a hail storm a few years ago in Indy. It was a white Grand Prix (or something similar). He took me out to show it to me when I stopped by his office one day, and it looked like a freakin` golf ball! I laughed so hard I was crying.

Good news was that he had the option of buying it from the company (which he did), turned in the insurance claim on it which was for full value (more expensive to fix than the car was worth), pocketed the money and drove his `golf ball` for a few more years with the money from insurance in his pocket!





I have a friend that went through the same thing with his Eclipse. He ended up buying 2 junkyard fenders and a hood and then the paintless dent guy fixed the roof. They paid him about $5k for the car, he bought it back for $250 and then spend $700 on paint and parts. Yay for older cars and junkyards!



Problem is, with a brand new car, they probably won`t total it. Then you have the risk of an improper repair job :(

[NewOwner FL]

sQuashed



I dont know yet...I will have to wait until my lunch hour.



I don`t want to look!! :sadpace:

[sQuashed]

Originally posted by NewOwner FL

sQuashed



I dont know yet...I will have to wait until my lunch hour.



I don`t want to look!! :sadpace:



These moments must be killing you:nervous2: :nervous2:

All I can do now is wish you the best of luck when you go outside !!!

[General Lee]

Sorry to hear that, Hopefully the hail didn`t have the density to cause damage. I have family in the Sun City area, I wonder if they got hit as well.



Let us know the outcome.

[NewOwner FL]

Thanks sQuashed and General Lee sir for your well wishes!



General, here is a link to our local fish wrap with the storm outlook. Sun City should be ok as they are pretty well southeast of where it is sitting right now. Hopefully by the time it gets to them it will be empty of all the bad stuff.



http://update.sptimes.com/#AN_qokwb

[Scottwax]

I`ve had two cars clobbered by hail. My brother`s new truck was creamed. Just the price you pay for living in north Texas, I guess.

[hftw Audi 6]

So wut happened to the car?!?!?

[fdresq4]

Drove thru a Hail storm in Southeast Alabama a couple of years ago. Probably the scariest time for me and my truck.



Thankfully nothing happened but a Tornado did go over head.



I thought I remeber someone saying something about dry ice for getting dents out awhile back. Not sure though.



Steve

[NewOwner FL]

The rain hasn`t let up! :sosad



I couldn`t go out and look at it at lunch...I`m a basket case now.



I`m submitting my requisition to the president for carports today ;)



2:45 until I can check on my baby out there all alone in the parking lot.

[General Lee]

Break the news to us! How did your car make out?

[NewOwner FL]

Ok...we didn`t do too bad actually. There is one hit on the roof that is about the size of a silver dollar and then about ten nickel sized hits on the hood. Probably enough to hurt the wallet, but not enough to make me cry like a little girl :bawling: (I already did that earlier when the storm was at its worst!!)



I may take some pics tomorrow if the sun is out and let you all see the wonders of frozen poo flying through the air.



If anyone has had to deal with insurance on this, I would really appreciate hearing of your experiences.



Also, are there any DIY methods of getting this stuff out? We have a plunger...:idea