Not My Preferred T-bone

[Diamondpilot]

Yeah that's a fair comparison. Hey, how much better is that $30k 2011 F-150 crew cab compared to your 6 or 7 yr old reg cab truck...
I bet if that Ford was the one in the accident, it would have been totaled.

:laughing:

Chris

 

[mojoinco]

D, nice 5 point!
So, what caliber do you call that?

 

[Big Wave D]

Triple - 000

Car's a Mazda 3

 

[dgl24087]

The body shop called today, should get mine back Feb. 4. After a week with the Ford, there are some things I like better about the Dodge, some I like better about the Ford.

The Ford is more comfortable and drives better, the interior layout of the Dodge is better in my opinion. The Dodge, being a regular cab short box, is more agile and parking lot friendly. The Ford is getting about 2 mpg's better fuel mileage. I would really like to drive an F150 with the 5.0 as well as an Ecoboost, trading would be tempting. A King Ranch would be nice.

 

[Diamondpilot]

The body shop called today, should get mine back Feb. 4. After a week with the Ford, there are some things I like better about the Dodge, some I like better about the Ford.

The Ford is more comfortable and drives better, the interior layout of the Dodge is better in my opinion. The Dodge, being a regular cab short box, is more agile and parking lot friendly. The Ford is getting about 2 mpg's better fuel mileage. I would really like to drive an F150 with the 5.0 as well as an Ecoboost, trading would be tempting. A King Ranch would be nice.

Any word on what the final charges will be for the damage? I know it looked minor but I am sure it got expensive real quick.

Chris

 

[dgl24087]

Update: Parts delays have pushed completion back about week, so looks like next Thursday or Friday.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Wow, a month to get it fixed. Seems awful slow. Around here I have never heard of anyone having a car in the shop more than 2 weeks.

Chris

 

[Big Wave D]

Diamondpilot,

Have to agree with you on that time line length. The shop had the Mazada less than two weeks and that even fell over the Thanksgiving holidays.

Hope for the OP, that she's as good as new when they get done.

 

[ray66v]

It's real easy to talk about how long a vehicle should be in for a repair.

The OP said there were parts delays. That's one of dozens of different ways a repair can get delayed, that a shop has absolutely no control over.

The shop doesn't get a dime, until after it's all done. So there is no incentive to do anything else.

A good shop is not just sitting there, waiting for something to do either, especially this time of the year.

He is in an expensive rental, so believe me, the insurance company, has the rental company, calling the shop every other day, hounding them about when it will be done. (Which is one of the reasons why we can't get the work done).

 

[Diamondpilot]

It's real easy to talk about how long a vehicle should be in for a repair.

The OP said there were parts delays. That's one of dozens of different ways a repair can get delayed, that a shop has absolutely no control over.

The shop doesn't get a dime, until after it's all done. So there is no incentive to do anything else.

A good shop is not just sitting there, waiting for something to do either, especially this time of the year.

He is in an expensive rental, so believe me, the insurance company, has the rental company, calling the shop every other day, hounding them about when it will be done. (Which is one of the reasons why we can't get the work done).

Valid points Ray. Is the parts harder to get now days after the bankruptcy or is it just that there is a run on them certain times of the year like in the winter when lots of crashes happen?

Chris