Hedwig

[dancerjodi]

The damage could be a lot worse - I was lucky:
http://www.marmontianderson.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=197

After sleeping on it last night, I am going to suck up the deductible and have her fixed. I have insurance, I don't want her rusting, and I want her to keep her value since I'm planning on keeping her for a long time.

The insurance company has been called. I'm bringing her in for an appraisal on Friday morning at 8:00 to the shop that will be doing all of the work over on Felton Street. The insurance company will pay them directly and all I'll have to worry about is the deductible. I have rental coverage, and the insurance company will also arrange all of that for me so that when I drop her off at the shop for work they'll meet me there with my rental. Now lets do this thing, or something! Here's hoping that they can get my car in soonish so that I can get this whole thing over with.

We've rescheduled the garage door installation for the day before Thanksgiving. I guess the delay in shelling out that money is a good one, and gives more time for saving (considering this new auto expense).

Comments

[dionysia.livejournal.com]

Awww, poor Hedwig. :(

People suck.

[sajuka.livejournal.com]

After sleeping on it last night, I am going to suck up the deductible and have her fixed.

Good choice I think. Between the time I got backed into and the time I got dinged in a parking lot (first fixed, second not), I think it's well worth the time and effort. And yeah, the deductible sucks (the parking lot was a ding-and-run situation), but it does wonders for my self esteem to have a car that looks whole again...

[julishka.livejournal.com]

awww. i have a similar swipe but there was no paint transfer or scratching and it matched the curve of the car so much that it's not easy to notice at first. a few years before that one, however, i got sideswiped & it damaged the left backseat door.

that said, i've used one of the body shops over on felton street on the recommendation of mbayard long ago, and they did a fantastic job. didn't just replace the rear door panel, but did the entire left side so that the paint would match as it aged. they were called precision or perfection or something.

good luck w/hedwig. she'll be better than new & have a nice shiny coat for the winter. :)

Felton Street

[dancer.livejournal.com]

I remember talking to you and Marc about Pilgrim Auto, and I was going to use them. The insurance company has a relationship with another company on the same street and says that they will guarantee their work, so I'm just going to go with them instead to make things easier.

Re: Felton Street

[julishka.livejournal.com]

pilgrim? hmm. could be - can't remember. still i think the slew of shops on that street are overall pretty good.