Glad I wasn't driving a convertible...

[15Pony]

Current progress:

This is interesting. I had a tree fall against my quarter and it was totaled with $13,000 damage. Some of the damage extended forward on the upper door surround and the Ford body shop told me that sectioning it is not an approved repair, the only approved way is to replace the whole thing and that the door surround would also mean the roof would have to go due to how the two are welded. Now I see in your picture they are actually sectioning a piece of the rear window pillar. Also, why did they cut out a square around your gas filler - did they have to replace the whole quarter? Maybe the difference was you didn't go to a dealers' shop and maybe the independent shops don't follow the mfgrs recommendations to the letter. If they had just sectioned mine it would have been a few thousand cheaper, but I did need a whole new quarter.

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[BmacIL]

This is interesting. I had a tree fall against my quarter and it was totaled with $13,000 damage. Some of the damage extended forward on the upper door surround and the Ford body shop told me that sectioning it is not an approved repair, the only approved way is to replace the whole thing and that the door surround would also mean the roof would have to go due to how the two are welded. Now I see in your picture they are actually sectioning a piece of the rear window pillar. Also, why did they cut out a square around your gas filler - did they have to replace the whole quarter? Maybe the difference was you didn't go to a dealers' shop and maybe the independent shops don't follow the mfgrs recommendations to the letter. If they had just sectioned mine it would have been a few thousand cheaper, but I did need a whole new quarter.

Much easier to total a car that's worth ~$10k less when you get $13k in damages.

 

[BmacIL]

Congratulations on the new ride Matt! May this one be a good luck magnet.

 

[Bullitt]

Well I picked up the car this weekend and just got some decent pictures of it yesterday. It's the same options as the old car, just with the Black Accent Package and Premier trim added. I felt pretty lucky to find another Guard 2016 with 3.55s as it's a pretty rare combo. Hopefully this one has better luck than the last one. Thanks to everyone here for your advice and suggestions over the past few weeks, it's much appreciated. :cheers:

 

[BmacIL]

Well I picked up the car this weekend and just got some decent pictures of it yesterday. It's the same options as the old car, just with the Black Accent Package and Premier trim added. I felt pretty lucky to find another Guard 2016 with 3.55s as it's a pretty rare combo. Hopefully this one has better luck than the last one. Thanks to everyone here for your advice and suggestions over the past few weeks, it's much appreciated. :cheers:

Looks awesome with the black accent! Congrats Matt.

 

[cyandhappiness]

Congrats on your new car.

In my experience when car gets hit or damage, more stuff is gonna happen to it.

 

[Tony Alonso]

Good luck and enjoy! See you in line for that Bullitt if it comes out :-)

 

[Bullitt]

Good luck and enjoy! See you in line for that Bullitt if it comes out :-)

Thanks! And well, with regular pricing for the 2018s now, I may have to skip the Bullitt if it's 55k lol. :(

 

[Tony Alonso]

Thanks! And well, with regular pricing for the 2018s now, I may have to skip the Bullitt if it's 55k lol. :(

Hahaha - no kidding! I'm out if a Bullitt costs that much!

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