[s-cars] LSC: greater Boston stealer body shops?

[Tom Green]

JC,
Our local dealer has 4 separate dealerships and locations and does not
operate a body shop at any location.  You may find that at some  
locations
there and get a referral to their shop of choice.  Almost all these  
shops have
an adjuster on premises whose estimates are accepted by the insurance
companies.  They generally have a hidden damage exception for collision
repairs that usually results in a higher charge to the insurance co -  
probably
not in play here - but everything but the deductible is handled  
directly with
the insurance co.

I know it is MA, but it can't be too much different, can it?  Oh,  
forget I asked. : > )

Tom

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> Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 11:57:07 +0800
> From: "JC" <jc at j2c3.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] LSC: greater Boston stealer body shops?
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> Pregunta rapida - not for the S-car but for the wife's new-used-CPO  
> A3 which
> got vandalized a couple of weeks ago by some screaming douchenozzles.
>
> As far as we can tell either happened while were quietly having  
> dinner in a
> restaurant, or in our own driveway while we were asleep, but we came  
> out the
> next morning to find below pictured fiasco - we're assuming  
> something like
> idiot teenagers who stole a beer or two from dad's fridge and in a  
> moment of
> heady inebriation from having chugged an entire 6oz of bud light,  
> let out
> their rage against parental injustice on our poor innocent CPO A3.  
> Yes yes
> I'm sure your Dad IS a huge dick for cutting down on the cell phone  
> text
> message contract. Smash my car, it will make everything right.
>
> Anyway they slammed something on the roofline causing a dent and the  
> long
> panorama-roof-bordering trim strip on that side to buckle and pop  
> up... I
> certainly hope that brief second of random retardation gave them at  
> least my
> $300-deductible worth of momentary enjoyment and righteous validation.
>
> Not a huge deal at all - the trim strip should be just a pop-in, and  
> then a
> tiny ding along the roofline over the door (which I actually hope  
> might be
> able to be "paintlessed"... and if they say they want to repaint the  
> side or
> the whole roof we may just leave it and snap a new trim strip in  
> rather than
> end up with the danger of some mismatched orange peel... )
>
> But getting to the question: I know Dick's in Somerville is the go- 
> to for
> Boston area independent shops...  Is there any particular go/no-go on
> specific stealership body shops in the area?
>
> I just want to confirm the adjuster estimate at this point with an  
> 'official
> dealer' quote before my wife touches the check which they are  
> anxious for us
> to cash of course.  We're Merrimackish so SNH stealers are within  
> easy reach
> as well, less so Rhodie or South Shore dealers although that's where  
> we
> bought the thing, and I have a weird flexible existence so running  
> down
> there wouldn't be completely out of the question.
>
> TIA
>
> JC
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