Stupid Hail

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
05/11/2016 at 16:12 • Filed to: None

Just got these pictures from my mom. The Fusion got blasted with hail. She’s one of the luckier ones, there were cars with no windows left in them apparently.

Please note its size compared to the coffee mug behind it.

Figures the nice new car is the one that gets all messed up. I hope no water got inside and fucked with the electricals. I’ll take more pictures when she gets home because I have a feeling it’s bad.

I wonder what the rentals gonna be...

DISCUSSION (18)

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/11/2016 at 16:15

Another good reason to drive a 15-year-old car. With armor-plated glass. If you live in Kansas.

Sorry about the damage, tho.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/11/2016 at 16:17

This is not at all unheard of in Texas, though it’s usually farther north in the D-FW area. But there have been baseball-sized events here in Austin. We’ve been lucky so far.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/11/2016 at 16:18

The Miata got a fair bit of hail dents. Fortunately it’s a silver car and they don’t show up, but I’m considering making an insurance claim anyways. I have comprehensive, might as well make it work for me.

Side note: do hail claims raise my rates any? On Progressive.

Meatcoma > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/11/2016 at 16:21

I was lucky enough to miss the hail that came through topeka this morning by about 15 min.

Chariotoflove > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/11/2016 at 16:22

Shit. I had a sudden hail storm do several thousand dollars damage to my sheet metal few years back. It was a quick storm and only in my isolated area, but I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Your mom has my deepest sympathies. Hopefully paintless dent repair can take care of most of the damage.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/11/2016 at 16:23

Be careful they don’t just total the car depending on how bad it is. That would be my main fear making a claim on something as old as your Miata or my M3.

Ash78, voting early and often > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/11/2016 at 16:23

Too many of ANY claim can raise your rates, but most insurers are far more forgiving of vandalism or force majeur events.

Chariotoflove > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/11/2016 at 16:23

Nah, they shouldn’t. But, keep an eye on them. If they do rise, raise hell with them because it’s bullshit.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Meatcoma
05/11/2016 at 16:24

Thankfully I was at tech school with my car in the garage there and not at home. I'd prefer my car didn't look like a golf ball.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/11/2016 at 16:26

It’s already been totaled once.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Chariotoflove
05/11/2016 at 16:27

I know this has to kill her since the car’s only two years old and looks like a golf ball.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/11/2016 at 16:27

Well then shit, go for it. What's the worst that can happen?

Chariotoflove > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/11/2016 at 16:33

Good news is, minus the deductible, it’ll be good as new again. There’s no frame or other underlying damage from hail, so no long term consequences.

smobgirl > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/11/2016 at 16:40

They let you get comp on a car that's been totaled already? They might not actually cover anything and just cancel that coverage with no refund. But good luck.

Kent > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/11/2016 at 17:15

I live in Kansas. I can confirm that this is a good idea. My carport at my apartment complex has saved my car several times this spring already.

mazda616 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/11/2016 at 17:31

All my coworkers cars got mad hail damage yesterday. I escaped because I parked under the gas station awning next door. They all made fun of me then and now they’re all pissy with me because my car is literally the only one without any dents. We’re under the threat of more severe weather today and tomorrow, so I'm driving the truck.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > smobgirl
05/11/2016 at 17:34

Yeah I have no idea how the fuck that works.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Kent
05/11/2016 at 20:38

Kansas is a beautiful if, at times, windy state.