3 Week old 14 s plus totaled :(

[Weandourwords]

Just purchased my Corolla March 26. Hailstorm wrecked it. hasn't been appraised yet, but as an insurance adjuster (inside not out) I'm 90% positive its totaled.

 

[Skylinegtrr3404]

Pictures?

 

[Weandourwords]

 

[Weandourwords]

Not to mention the hundreds of dings and dents all over the body. I'm hoping state farm is crazy enough to just fix it.

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

Wow. Never seen hail hard enough to smash out a rear window.

Crack it, yes. Not smash it.

 

[LoCoRolla]

ouch man, this is a bummer.

Hope nobody was hurt, I wouldn't want to be caught in that storm!!

But I would be freaking out if that were happening to my car, for real. sorry to see that!

 

[Weandourwords]

Wow. Never seen hail hard enough to smash out a rear window.

Crack it, yes. Not smash it.

Baseball sized hail does that if you're driving when it happens.

 

[Weandourwords]

ouch man, this is a bummer.

Hope nobody was hurt, I wouldn't want to be caught in that storm!!

But I would be freaking out if that were happening to my car, for real. sorry to see that!

It sucks so bad. I get my appraisal next Friday. I'm pretty sure I'm screwed.

 

[Skylinegtrr3404]

Holy crap. Hope they can fix that

 

[McKe]

Wow....that's so bad. I feel for you man. Good luck with your next car...

 

[ZeCorolla]

That sucks! I hope it's repairable. But, if it's totaled, will you be getting another Corolla?

 

[Weandourwords]

That sucks! I hope it's repairable. But, if it's totaled, will you be getting another Corolla?

Yes.. If I can find another a plus same year. Trouble is, I had a trade in.. So this time I have nothing.

 

[Thomas]

Texas?

Anyway, do your research on insurance claims. The first thing you'll learn if you don't know already: don't take their first offer. Also, if you do your research, maybe you can build a case as to why it should be totaled (if they don't want to total it).

 

[Weandourwords]

Texas?

Anyway, do your research on insurance claims. The first thing you'll learn if you don't know already: don't take their first offer.

Oh yes. I know. Been in insurance for 5 years. Been an adjuster for 3 years; I just don't appraise vehicles so I'm trying to ask around at work to see what they think. I have an appraisal next Friday.

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

Without seeing pictures of the roof, I'm not sure what it would cost to repair the damage. The rear window is about $450, mirror cover and door stuff is around another $300. Most of the cost will be the labor to pop up the dings in the roof and hood and prep + paint.

Rear taillights are about $150 each, but they can probably find a cheaper 3rd party brand for that (Tyco).

Only total I've seen so far on this generation was a guy that got rear-ended into another car. All airbags deployed, and those alone were $11k

 

[Weandourwords]

Without seeing pictures of the roof, I'm not sure what it would cost to repair the damage. The rear window is about $450, mirror cover and door stuff is around another $300. Most of the cost will be the labor to pop up the dings in the roof and hood and prep + paint.

Rear taillights are about $150 each, but they can probably find a cheaper 3rd party brand for that (Tyco).

Only total I've seen so far on this generation was a guy that got rear-ended into another car. All airbags deployed, and those alone were $11k

I have damage to my a pillars (which is why I feel it's gonna be totaled) and the front windshield needs replacement too. Also, hail busted through the rear speakers and blew them out :/. If you'd like, I'll take better quality photos of the vehicle in the daylight.

 

[Weandourwords]

Without seeing pictures of the roof, I'm not sure what it would cost to repair the damage. The rear window is about $450, mirror cover and door stuff is around another $300. Most of the cost will be the labor to pop up the dings in the roof and hood and prep + paint.

Rear taillights are about $150 each, but they can probably find a cheaper 3rd party brand for that (Tyco).

Only total I've seen so far on this generation was a guy that got rear-ended into another car. All airbags deployed, and those alone were $11k

Also, there is slight water damage.

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

Yeah, A pillar damage is definitely not good...

 

[Weandourwords]

Yeah, A pillar damage is definitely not good...

Yeah. Good thing is, I have gap insurance. So inwint lose out on money. However, I'm sick over this.

 

[Weandourwords]

 

[TheDrainnoodle]

Damn thats insane! .. I hope you get your situation delt with quickly although it usually isn't that way with insurance, sadly. Get another corolla s+!

 

[Weandourwords]

Damn thats insane! .. I hope you get your situation delt with quickly although it usually isn't that way with insurance, sadly. Get another corolla s+!

That's what I have

 

[TheDrainnoodle]

That's what I have

Yeah lol after i wrote it i reread the title of the post. Oops! Edited my reply

 

[HanSolo]

That was painful to look at. Where do you live? I relocate in about a year and want to know where not to live.

 

[ErickMaga]

Holy shit brother

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your car took a beating

 

[Suen05]

Just purchased my Corolla March 26. Hailstorm wrecked it. hasn't been appraised yet, but as an insurance adjuster (inside not out) I'm 90% positive its totaled.

Sigh sorry to hear that. I used to work for State Farm. At Progressive now... I was part of the CAT team out there working that crazy storm in TX. Dunno if that's where you're from tho.

 

[cliff_good]

I've had hail damage done to my previous car(05 Suzuki Reno), but it was no where near as bad as this is. Hope you are able to get this resolved quickly and you hear from them soon.

 

[Weandourwords]

Sigh sorry to hear that. I used to work for State Farm. At Progressive now... I was part of the CAT team out there working that crazy storm in TX. Dunno if that's where you're from tho.

It is!

 

[Weandourwords]

That was painful to look at. Where do you live? I relocate in about a year and want to know where not to live.

South Texas lmao

 

[HanSolo]

South Texas lmao

That is what I was thinking. Oklahoma was also on my list as they also get the monster hail. I love my cars so much that I do not think I can fathom living in parts of the country where you have to constantly worry about hail of that size each spring and summer.

 

[Weandourwords]

That is what I was thinking. Oklahoma was also on my list as they also get the monster hail. I love my cars so much that I do not think I can fathom living in parts of the country where you have to constantly worry about hail of that size each spring and summer.

Honestly, this is highly abnormal for San Antonio. We haven't had hail since maybe 06 or 07 and that hail was one storm, pea to brussel sprout sized and lasted 20 minutes. It was mostly rain with that storm. Hail tends to be more common in northern parts of the state.

 

[Shannon]

Did they total your car out?

 

[Weandourwords]

Did they total your car out?

Yes they did 16k in damage. The loan is for 17k. Lol. Still carless 1.5 months later. State farm is terrible.

 

[Shannon]

So sorry that this happened to you!

 

[Weandourwords]

So sorry that this happened to you!

Thank you. I just want them to finish paying off the car so I can get my new one.

 

[HanSolo]

Yes they did 16k in damage. The loan is for 17k. Lol. Still carless 1.5 months later. State farm is terrible.

Next time around, pay a little extra and go with a more premium insurance company. State farm has fancy marketing, but they are just as bad as those discount insurance companies. State farm has also been in hot water numerous times with the government over some of their business practices that I remember a while ago.

 

[Weandourwords]

Next time around, pay a little extra and go with a more premium insurance company. State farm has fancy marketing, but they are just as bad as those discount insurance companies. State farm has also been in hot water numerous times with the government over some of their business practices that I remember a while ago.

No worries. I'm a licensed adjuster in every state. They knew not to mess with me after I told them I had a Texas license and previously worked for Usaa mercury and currently Allstate. Lol. But yeah. I'm probably gonna jump in with Usaa this time.

 

[Weandourwords]

No worries. I'm a licensed adjuster in every state. They knew not to mess with me after I told them I had a Texas license and previously worked for Usaa mercury and currently Allstate. Lol. But yeah. I'm probably gonna jump in with Usaa this time.

 

[kevin austin]

Wow. Never seen hail hard enough to smash out a rear window.

Crack it, yes. Not smash it.

Come to Texas golf ball to soft ball size

 

[delrey]

GAP insurance. Unless you put a decent amount down...