Massive Hail Storm in Dallas

carnutdallas · Post by **carnutdallas** » Jun 14, 2012 12:54 PM

Massive hail storm in Dallas yesterday. The family body shop will be very, very busy

But a lot of cars will be totaled

And my Alpine car I sold to one of the techs, is done

Pics soon of Alpine, but here is one at our shop, a goner

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Jun 14, 2012 12:56 PM

Wow.

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Jun 14, 2012 12:57 PM

Nasty. Those cars should get better fuel mileage though.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythb ... nimyth.htm

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Jun 14, 2012 12:58 PM

davintosh wrote:Nasty. Those cars should get better fuel mileage though.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythb ... nimyth.htm

I do not think that is funny.

carnutdallas · Post by **carnutdallas** » Jun 14, 2012 12:58 PM

The Alpines windshield looks like the car's above, but I have not seen the body panels yet. My tech says it is hammered, but in the photo he messaged me, being white and wet from rain, it was hard to tell.

C.R. Krieger · Post by **C.R. Krieger** » Jun 14, 2012 1:14 PM

davintosh wrote:Nasty. Those cars should get better fuel mileage though.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythb ... nimyth.htm

Not only that, they're lighter without that rear glass ...

Fact: These cars are a boon to low income folks who can't afford to have nice pretty cars, but need good reliable transportation. Those sleazy "Buy Here! Pay Here!" lots often deal in insurance totals. Because of this, I tell many of my clients who have few alternatives to go buy the ugly hail-damaged cars because the pretty ones were totalled for some other reason - that you may not want to know. I've sued dealers like this over some real crapmobiles they sold after stunningly shoddy repairs.

skip535i · Post by **skip535i** » Jun 14, 2012 1:37 PM

OMG, that hail had to be HUGE!!! Best of luck keeping up with all the repairs!

Son of a · Post by **Son of a** » Jun 14, 2012 1:40 PM

C.R. Krieger wrote:Fact: These cars are a boon to low income folks who can't afford to have nice pretty cars, but need good reliable transportation. Those sleazy "Buy Here! Pay Here!" lots often deal in insurance totals. Because of this, I tell many of my clients who have few alternatives to go buy the ugly hail-damaged cars because the pretty ones were totalled for some other reason - that you may not want to know. I've sued dealers like this over some real crapmobiles they sold after stunningly shoddy repairs.

X2 on all of it.

I'm sure that Infiniti just lost 3/4ths of its value and is a 100% cosmetic total.

New glass coupled with replacing the "easy" panels (the few that bolt-on), and you've got a great sub-$10k car. If admittedly a slightly cosmetically challenged one.

Auto auctions in Dallas are going to get really interesting later this summer.

carnutdallas · Post by **carnutdallas** » Jun 14, 2012 2:25 PM

The Infiniti was just in our shop and had hail repaired 45 days ago or so - sucks. It has expensive headlights which are destroyed. Can replace with eBay aftermarkets though. Tail lamps are gone too. Back glass and windshield of course. It has some serious cosmetic issues, but it drives just fine

Car will go to Insurance Auto Auction, which requires a special license to buy from in Texas. Car will likely go to salvage yard for valuable drivetrain. I doubt it will ever see a note lot, but it could provide the guts for a car that does end up on a note lot. Basically, if it were me, I would buy a flood car and this car and make one good one. That could make a decent profit

SupRyan · Post by **SupRyan** » Jun 14, 2012 4:02 PM

Awe, sorry about that man.
Glad we dont see that in California.

alijonny · Post by **alijonny** » Jun 14, 2012 4:14 PM

wkohler wrote:
davintosh wrote:Nasty. Those cars should get better fuel mileage though.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythb ... nimyth.htm
I do not think that is funny.

I don't either. I think it's HILARIOUS!

Post by **Jeremy** » Jun 14, 2012 4:21 PM

alijonny wrote:
wkohler wrote:
davintosh wrote:Nasty. Those cars should get better fuel mileage though.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythb ... nimyth.htm
I do not think that is funny.
I don't either. I think it's HILARIOUS!

Seriously. Would you rather everyone got all solemn and demanded everyone wore black to memorialize the hundreds of cars that lost their body integrity today?

It sucks, but it's vehicle property damage. These are cars, not homes. Insurance will make the affected whole again for the most part.

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Jun 14, 2012 5:06 PM

You idiots aren't worth my time.

Post by **Jeremy** » Jun 14, 2012 5:11 PM

Life sucks. Get over yourself. If you can't laugh at the unfairness that life throws you, you'll wind up in the looney bin.

The hail might not be funny, but the joke still was.

carnutdallas · Post by **carnutdallas** » Jun 14, 2012 5:37 PM

Awwhhh, come on guys. I hate to see my thread spiral into.......well what ever our threads can spiral into.

I totally feel for Kohler and I am sure it is frustrating. I spend most of my time advising people on how to deal with insurance companies in a property claim. I am pretty good at it here in Texas. I know quite a bit about the process. I am patient and the insurance companies MUST make you financially whole - Per Texas case law - but we all know they try not to. It has nothing, I mean NOTHING to do with the repair of your vehicle. It is about your financial loss. That is why you buy insurance, the ONLY REASON you buy insurance. The company selling you the product does not want you to think that way. The ads show how fast they respond - required by most state laws, how simple and quick it is. How fast you are back using your stuff. But the reality is, they must compensate you financially. You are under no obligation to replace an item or fix it - unless you have a lien holder. The insurance companies are really a necessary slimy evil. I of course like fixing cars and making people as happy as i can about a material possession, but in the end. IT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN. It can be better if you have a turd and do not take care of it, then you will be happy when you get your car back. But if you are overly anal and caught up in the perfection of everything, then I will not be able to make you happy with the repair that we do. Practically impossible. It is repaired and not manufactured from new.....The insurance companies know this and profit from it, handsomely!

I still think the golf ball Taurus is funny though. Crazy how that works??? Not sure if random hail dents will provide same results, but I see lots of people still rolling with cash in their pockets and dented cars in their driveways.

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Jun 14, 2012 6:11 PM

wkohler wrote:
davintosh wrote:Nasty. Those cars should get better fuel mileage though.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythb ... nimyth.htm
I do not think that is funny.

Whatever, Chris. Next time I'll break out the bagpipes and play a dirge for you.

I don't think the damage is funny either, but it's only cars, not dead babies. If we didn't laugh about it we'd have to cry.

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Jun 14, 2012 6:48 PM

G35s are slow anyway

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Jun 14, 2012 7:19 PM

The point is that years from now those affected will still be dealing with it and nothing will ever be exactly like it was. It's a very rare case when things work out. There is nothing that replaces the time and effort dealing with insurance people. It doesn't matter what the disaster is. Then think of the people who don't have coverage on stuff.

turbodan · Post by **turbodan** » Jun 14, 2012 7:41 PM

I've seen worse. My brother had a 1985 Lincoln Town Car that had lemon sized dents over the entire car. Happened in Socorro, NM back in 2004. I tried hitting the hood with a hammer to see what kind of force would be required and I could barely leave a dent.

alijonny · Post by **alijonny** » Jun 14, 2012 8:21 PM

wkohler wrote:The point is that years from now those affected will still be dealing with it and nothing will ever be exactly like it was. It's a very rare case when things work out. There is nothing that replaces the time and effort dealing with insurance people. It doesn't matter what the disaster is. Then think of the people who don't have coverage on stuff.

Just take my posts as the nonsense that I usually dish out.

oldskool · Post by **oldskool** » Jun 14, 2012 8:46 PM

Those people that don't have coverage on "stuff" just be driving around with some dented ass shit. No big deal. They are still living. . .
I grew up changing 3 channels on a TV with a pair of needle-nose pliers. I am prison hard.

ncpaladin · Post by **ncpaladin** » Jun 14, 2012 8:52 PM

We've still got all of these traveling hail repair companies all over Louisville from the storm weeks ago. These guys have huge tents (some like giant inflatable romper room looking affairs), and well decked out semi tractor trailers. Must be a good business.
Back in March, my brother-in-law, father-in-law, and me towed my nephew's car down to San Angelo, TX from up here in Kentucky. Ray, we used a tow dolly behind my BIL's Silverado for over a thousand miles, and never caused any trouble or had any trooper tell us we were in the wrong! Anyway, when coming back this way, we took a secondary road through Texas from San Angelo to Dallas / Fort Worth, and every new car dealer had their inventory under giant carports. I could only surmise that the insurance companies have gotten tired of paying new car lots for hail damage and told them to put up the carports or else. I dunno. Hail damage sucks.

LandCruzer94 · Post by **LandCruzer94** » Jun 14, 2012 9:12 PM

Precisely why I bought a three car garage.

carnutdallas · Post by **carnutdallas** » Jun 15, 2012 1:05 AM

Our shop made the news!! Here is a link to youtube.
My mother is on Vacation and I work at the sister shop - Hance Auto Care - so the Manager got all the glory. Good for Him! Going to be a busy, busy Summer!

http://youtu.be/9Bnl6kzldmY

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Jun 15, 2012 9:38 AM

Snob would be a good looking car up there right about now.

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Jun 15, 2012 10:51 AM

wkohler wrote:The point is that years from now those affected will still be dealing with it and nothing will ever be exactly like it was. It's a very rare case when things work out. There is nothing that replaces the time and effort dealing with insurance people. It doesn't matter what the disaster is. Then think of the people who don't have coverage on stuff.

Chris you're absolutely right, insurance rarely if ever made someone whole who didn't indulge in insurance fraud...

However that doesn't mean you can't find humor and make light of a situation. I'll give you a one a whole lot more serious than a little hail damage to a few cars. I lost my Dad some years ago now. We were fairly close and all that. He was in failing health, heart disease, diabetes, prostrate cancer, his second pacemaker, all that. So telling people I would give a buildup, then let them know he died in a car accident. I bet he would have found great humor it that presentation, even though it was a tragic event I was sad about. And you don't think hail damage can be funny? Lighten up, life is short, enjoy it.

Soco · Post by **Soco** » Jun 15, 2012 10:58 AM

wkohler wrote:You idiots aren't worth my time.

you wouldn't last 5 minutes in a hail storm.

also, to back up Mike W's point, my mother died of cancer 3 years ago. My friends still make "your mom" jokes, because I told them I didn't mind. The strong can laugh at misfortune. Sure i could be a negative nancy, but nobody likes those.

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Massive Hail Storm in Dallas

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