Re:windshield pitting (low Audi content)

["Douglas Hurst Quebbeman" <dougq@iglou.com>]

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>   I may ask my insurance professor if one can get around paying a deductable
> on a cracked windshield (which in essence means, get insurance to pay for it).
> I'd really like to know as I have no experience with this.  Also, I would like
> to know what the story is on these "pitted" or sandblasted windshields.  Are
> they covered as well?  Would be nice to know for the future.  But only if it
> doesn't affect my insurance record.  I can't afford to pay more than I am now.

The previous owner of my 5kcstq had the windshield replaced just 
before he sold the car to me (it was cracked). He said the 
replacement was *free*, paid for by the insurance company, and that 
it was a law in the State of Kentucky (I'm across the river in 
Indiana) that required them to do so.

The car was, at the time, covered by full insurance, as the previous 
owner still had a loan open on the car. Does thr law apply to a car
that carries only liability? I don't now (Kentucky is a no-fault 
insurance state, if that makes a difference).

Whether or not they would replace a badly pitted windshield is
a slightly different question, but if it was so badly pitted that it 
was hampering visibility, you'd think so.

I'm sure such a service is reflected in everyone's rates.

>    I may ask my insurance professor if one can get around paying a
>    deductable

Not a flame or anything, but those words "insurance professor" sure 
do strike fear, loathing, amd dread in my heart or hearts...

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-Douglas Hurst Quebbeman (dougq@iglou.com)            [Call me "Doug"]
    QuattroClub USA# 4536              Audi International # 100024
       74 100LS Auto, 77 100LS Auto, 84 Coupe GT, 86 5Kcstq   
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