when i had a girlfriend that moved to the mission district of san francisco
some years ago, one of the first things i did was call up my agent and lower
my deductable to $50. the cost was an additional $1 per month (i think my
entire premuim was $16 for 6 months), and i got the whole side of my car
repainted for $50 after my lock got screwdrivered a month
later.
the short story: i just asked them!
-james "dent proof" creasy
----- Original Message -----
From: Kelly, Katie <kkelly@spss.com>
To: <BA-AUTOX@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 4:27 PM
Subject: RE: paintless dent removal
> Okay, now here I am lost: how do you lower your decuctable? I talk to my
insurance agent, and he just throws words at me, and I nod and smile and
sign, and then I can't afford to get my car fixed.
>
> Katie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Creasy [mailto:black94pgt@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 4:26 PM
> To: Kelly, Katie; Craig Haggart, SSRL Accelerator Ops Group;
> BA-AUTOX@autox.team.net; PETER.THANA@ROCHE.COM
> Subject: Re: paintless dent removal
>
>
> step 1: lower your comprehensive deductable to $50
>
> step 2: get dent repaired.
>
> (actually i keep my comprehensive deductible low- the cost is very cheap
on
> old cars and that type of damage tends to be smaller compared to collision
> damage)
>
> -james " the dentless" creasy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kelly, Katie <kkelly@spss.com>
> To: Craig Haggart, SSRL Accelerator Ops Group <haggart@SLAC.Stanford.EDU>;
> <BA-AUTOX@autox.team.net>; <PETER.THANA@ROCHE.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 4:15 PM
> Subject: RE: paintless dent removal
>
>
> > Craig,
> >
> > Just how large was this dent? I was told my dent, which doesn't seem
that
> large to me, is too large for DentPro. So, I've just left it there,
waiting
> for that extra cash to flow in to get it fixed. I've been waiting a long
> time. $200 is MUCH cheaper than my deductable.
> >
> > Katie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Craig Haggart, SSRL Accelerator Ops Group
> > [mailto:haggart@SLAC.Stanford.EDU]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 3:09 PM
> > To: BA-AUTOX@autox.team.net; PETER.THANA@ROCHE.COM
> > Subject: Re: paintless dent removal
> >
> >
> > > Brad Treece no longer works [at DentPro]. Anyone know
> > > where he is...?
> >
> > Funny you should ask! I just had Brad pull several dents on my
> > Miata two weeks ago. His outfit is called Dent Performance, and
> > his phone number is 408-227-8031 (cell = 408-210-6922).
> >
> > Brad came to my house in his truck full of tools, removed a large
> > dent in the rear panel plus several small "door dings," and
> > charged a total of $200. That's a lot cheaper than a body shop,
> > although I have to say that he certainly did well financially
> > considering that it took him little more than an hour. If I could
> > make about $200 per hour all day every day, I'd sure be one happy
> > camper! Well, it's true that I'm already a happy camper, so I
> > guess I'd be an ECSTATIC camper. Anyway, Brad did good work, and
> > regardless of how much he charged, it was still lots cheaper than
> > any other option except doing nothing.
> >
> > The large dent was caused by a friend's exuberant (and heavy) dog
> > hitting my car with the side of his body after jumping over a
> > short fence, which is why there was no paint damage. The panel
> > just got shoved in. Brad popped it out from inside the trunk,
> > which formed a couple of dimples. He then worked those out. I
> > probably would have needed to go to a body shop if there had been
> > paint damage, and a body shop would have repainted the entire
> > panel before handing me a bill for about three times the amount
> > Brad charged.
> >
> > Oh, I didn't bother to ask my insurance agent if they'd cover it
> > because I have a high deductible.
> >
> > Hope this helps!
> >
> > --
> > -Craig Haggart
> > haggart@slac.stanford.edu
> > Sunnyvale, California
> > '96 Miata M Edition
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