"Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious" (shour)
01/19/2016 at 02:25 • Filed to: None
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"Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious" (shour)
01/19/2016 at 02:25 • Filed to: None | 1
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When driving the LS back to El Paso from Austin, at one point, I got pinned in the right lane behind a semi while the left lane freight-trained us for a mile or two. (If any you watched NASCAR a decade ago, before they resurfaced Bristol Motor Speedway, and sometimes a poor sap would end up in the lower line instead of the upper line? THAT.) I got closer than I should have, really...the semi probably didn’t even know I was there. He drifted slightly into the shoulder, and threw a few big chunks of gravel my way. Naturally, I braked, said a few words that a church elder and Sunday school teacher should not be saying...thank God for forgiveness...and was astounded that the two spots where I took big impacts on the windshield were not cracked.
Yet.
A week and a half ago, with the ludicrous freeze bearing down on southern NM/west TX, I naturally drove to work with the HVAC blowing hot air towards my frosted windshield to thaw it out. I actually heard the glass audibly crack from the temp change, exactly where the two impact points were. *sigh* Within three days, two cracks became one GINORMOUS rainbow shaped crack from the passenger A-pillar to the bottom of the dash in front of the steering wheel.
Called my insurance, was reminded of my $500 deductible, and was referred to Safelite.
I know many of you here don’t have positive things to say about Safelite. But they really did bless me today. The cost to replace the glass would be $420, which I assumed was what the overrun on the deductible was...what my insurance company would pay. No, that was the total cost, which us UNDER the deductible, meaning that I had to pay everything. Ugh. When it was finished up, the woman handling the paperwork said, “It really sucks having an older car, because the costs are often below deductible...if you’d had a newer car, your insurance would have been able to pick up the tab. But since you’re under your deductible, I’m going to bill this differently for you so that you qualify for some discounts.”
Final bill: $220, for a brand new windshield, parts and labor.
God is good, yo.
That's gonna leave a mark!
> Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious
01/19/2016 at 06:12 |
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With no discount you would have paid $420. If you had a newer car and perhaps more expensive windshield, say the windshield would have cost $600 or any number above $500. With the newer car the insurance would have paid $100 and you would have paid the $500 difference. You would be out more $ and have a recorded claim against you (can affect your rate) with your insurance company. Doubtful if you would have gotten a discount if the insurer was involved.
haveacarortwoorthree2
> Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious
01/19/2016 at 08:48 |
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Met a guy at Safelite named Jesus once, but never met a woman there named God. But she does sound good. Now that supernatural being in the sky that caused two rocks to smash into your windshield that subsequently cost you $220, he’s an asshole.
Master Cylinder
> Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious
01/19/2016 at 09:07 |
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I keep hoping for a rock to take out my pitted old windshield so I can get a fresh new one...
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious
01/19/2016 at 09:08 |
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Y’know, I did actually watch a NASCAR race at Bristol (Busch) a little over a decade ago, but I had not noticed the lanes thing.
Nibbles
> Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious
01/19/2016 at 09:36 |
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See if you can get glass replacement added to your insurance policy. I don’t know if it’s an automatic thing here in Colorado but, since moving here, I’ve always had it and it’s always awesome. We end up needing new windshields every couple of years and, with our glass deductible, it’s usually $20 for the newer cars or $50 for the classic/vintage models. Probably costs about $10 per year too. Either way you look at it, much better than paying out of pocket!
Burn-Spaz1966-Burn
> haveacarortwoorthree2
01/19/2016 at 09:40 |
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LOL ok, Mr. Expert.
Kofi
> Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious
01/19/2016 at 09:51 |
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Only reason I wouldn’t recommend safelite; is that they don’t do a full cutout of the old urethane, they leave a sizeable amount and put a small bead ontop of the old urethane bead. The problem comes with that, is when removing the glass a part of the old bead may separate from the pinch weld and create a gap that is not noticeabl since they just slap new urethane on top of the old bead you can/will get leaks and air pockets. Not to mention lots of franchises skimp on the type of urethane needed
Source: myself (auto glass tech )