[brob1986]

There was a pretty good hail storm in southern maryland last night. Luckily where i live in ann arundel county we didn't get any hail. Unfortunetly the subie is parked at my work while i work on my trans issue. i don't think there is straight piece of metal left on the car. The hood, fenders, roof, hatch, doors, roof panel above doors pretty much the whole car is now covered in dents.

 

[BAC5.2]

Wow, that stinks!

It didn't hail in Montgomery County, at least where I am. Fortunately, had it done so, I parked in the garage for the first time in a few weeks.

Thank goodness for insurance!

 

[brob1986]

Yeah i'm just worried how they are going to fix it i really don't want my car covered in bondo

 

[jgrote]

Most insurance companies will generally total a vehicle for hail damage. Labor is what kills it. I bought a salvage title VW rabbit once that had hail damage. Seen many on copart too. Sorry for that dude. Hope it all works out.

 

[BAC5.2]

PDR has come a long way. Meg (Rocketeyes) had hail damage the same, if not worse than what I imagine yours was like Brob. I believe the PDR guy got 99.5% of the dents out without much trouble or downtime.

 

[jgrote]

Can you imagine the look on a PDR guy's face when getting that job? It's like two weeks worth of dents in one car. $$$$$$$ Easy money.:banana:

 

[Duderotomy]

just go for the golfball look... it might make the car faster!

 

[brob1986]

i think i saw a mythbuster on a golfball car. i don't remembering it helping

 

[brob1986]

heres a cell phone pic i grabbed before i left work today you can kinda see a few of them, figured i'd post it

 

[Duderotomy]

i think i saw a mythbuster on a golfball car. i don't remembering it helping

I forgot to use my sarcasm font... sorry :frown:

 

[toddlamp]

Ouch. My car in in Montgomery County right now so since Phil said there was no hail i'm hoping my car is ok.

Interested to know how it all works out.

 

[Captain_Fish]

That's rough man... Hope there's a good PDR guy near ya.

The storm system with all of that hail passed 3 miles north of our house. I watched the storm from the porch hoping it would pass until a house erupted in flames a block away.

just go for the golfball look... it might make the car faster!

If you can figure out how to get more backspin, you should be able to increase your gas mileage by a good 12-18%

 

[ddavidv]

Most insurance companies will generally total a vehicle for hail damage. Labor is what kills it. I bought a salvage title VW rabbit once that had hail damage. Seen many on copart too. Sorry for that dude. Hope it all works out.

This is not true, at least not on a newer vehicle.
PDR can fix most of the damage. If a panel is really bad it will need replacement (aluminum Forester hoods are frequently one of them). We've replaced roof panels on really nasty ones. Only a butcher shop would "fill the car with Bondo". That's not a proper repair.

 

[fredbare]

Sorry to hear of that.
We had a huge hail storm here in Melbourne Aust a couple of months ago, my Fossie copped it, mainly on the bonnet, there was a lot of "write off's". Dealers and insurance co's still auctioning off damaged cars.
Mine is booked in for PDR repair early June, I will keep you posted of the results.

Forester X Newport Blue

 

[brob1986]

I started my claim yesterday hopefully i can get the adjuster out on monday and get the ball moving. I'd like to get the work done at my shop but the body shop side i don't think they take progressive for some reason

 

[crewzer]

:icon_sad: Bad news!

I'm around the Beltway from you, and we also got hail on Friday evening. Fortunately, the Forester was in the garage. Our pickup is parked on the street and ended up with a few minor dings, so no big deal. The '06 Honda Accord, however, took a bit of a beating, even though it was under a stout maple tree. Just a few dings on the engine hood and trunk, but LOTS of little dimples on the roof. :tissue:

I'll talk to GEICO later today or tomorrow.

Best of luck!
Jim / crewzer

 

[Big Pap Dog]

Sorry to hear about the misfortune, hope everything works out. We didn't even get a drop of rain Friday night in Golden Beach.

 

[4str]

We had hail in Owings Mills about 2 weeks ago, fortunately it was small and did no damage.

I'm seriously thinking about getting a cover though. Would that protect against small to medium sized hail?

 

[BAC5.2]

We had hail in Owings Mills about 2 weeks ago, fortunately it was small and did no damage.

I'm seriously thinking about getting a cover though. Would that protect against small to medium sized hail?

Probably not.

 

[crewzer]

I'm seriously thinking about getting a cover though.

Something like this? HailBlankets - The Ultimate Car Cover

A model for my Honda is ~$300.

I've heard of a large heavy quilted blanket being used, but finding one big enough might be a chore, and you'd need a way to attach the blanket to the car. And, you'd also need some place to hang the blanket to dry it out.

HTH,
Jim / crewzer