[Spridgets] First crunch

[David Riker]

Very nicely, actually.  Print off the prices from Moss at full retail, take 
the parts list to the most expensive body shop in town.  They will mark 
those prices up 25%.  They will use a book that says it takes hours and 
hours to fix it.  You will have an estimate for big $$.  The insurance 
company will want to total the car.  Fight them.  Settle.  Straighten the 
parts, replace a few with used stuff from list members or ebay.  Keep the 
change.  Worked for me.

Dave R.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Rowe" <mdrowe at optonline.net>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 6:32 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] First crunch


> Well, my fender and headlight were crunched in by a gigantic SUV in a 
> parking lot today.  I was waiting for a woman to close her car door to 
> clear a parking space when the SUV simply backed 15-20' into me.  Honking 
> the horn had no effect, and I couldn't get into reverse fast enough while 
> honking the horn.  The crunch revealed some bondo I did not know was 
> there.  Not sure how insurance handles these things.
>
> Michael Rowe
> '74 Midget
> Long Island, NY