Melbourne hail storm - Page 3

xisled · 25-12-2011, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by malazn mafia

Hmm AAMI were pretty good with my old man. He caused a 3 car pile up at a set of lights and had forgotten to pay the insurance bill but they decided to pay out anyway. go figure

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Who is a good insurer then?

Don't stress out AAMI is a good insurance company, Most non AAMI recommended repairers don't like AAMI, because the way there repair system is set up.

gtxb67 · 25-12-2011, 10:44 PM

assuming it is all over, the only reason i knew about it in the south east was this thread. there was a little rain, a bit of thunder but no hail
we must be lucky here because we don't get much hail at all. what we do get is tiny and around 5-10 years apart
hopefully any damage is minor and easily fixed

lucas2 · 25-12-2011, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BadMax

Yes, I am a repairer.

What's the name of your business?

Donny · 25-12-2011, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by gcg2503

My car has been totally pummelled :(

Keilor East - lets see what the insurance company says!

Doors, bonnet , bootlid and roof copped the brunt of the damage

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Sorry to see that happen to ya XR8 George.. Would you mind letting me know how the claims process goes via PM mate, as Im looking to change both my cars over to the same mob you got your cars are through..
Feedbacks always handy..

gcg2503 · 25-12-2011, 11:05 PM

Sure no problem Donny

Only have the one car through Lumley and the three coupes are still with Shannons.

BadMax · 25-12-2011, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by xisled

Don't stress out AAMI is a good insurance company, Most non AAMI recommended repairers don't like AAMI, because the way there repair system is set up.

Yeah, because we all love to tender for jobs. You'll lose a job over $10 even if the customer wants to use you. They'd rather send a car on the back of a tow truck five suburbs away.
Plus, you have to get two quotes for them, only insurance company to do the same process these days. Then take it to their assessment centre, which can drag on for weeks and weeks. I bought my shop just over 12 months ago and booted all Suncorp work out the door as we have a great relationship with many insurance companies, to the point some of them call us to get them out of a bind.

I'd rather not mention my own shop, not here for self promotion, I'd rather steer people in the right direction.

gcg2503 · 25-12-2011, 11:08 PM

My G6ET was with AAMI

After I got rear ended AAMI really let me down.

Needless to say - I learnt my lesson. Will NEVER insure with them again.

A simple $8500 repair became a $17000 repair as I made my repairer do it all over again......

I had my car repaired twice because the AAMI clowns ruined the car.

Busted my key, shrink back on bonnet, scratches on front bar, scratches on rear bar, dust particles on bonnet, rear spolier and rear bar. Seam sealer applied by a three year old on my bootlid......so glad that is over!

Bossxr8 · 25-12-2011, 11:09 PM

Luckily the big stroms always seem to bypass here and dump all the nasty stuff in Melbourne instead. Has happened at least the last 5 times where Melbourne has had big hail storms and we've had nothing bar a little rain.

We've had no rain here since early this morning.

gcg2503 · 25-12-2011, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Luckily the big stroms always seem to bypass here and dump all the nasty stuff in Melbourne instead. Has happened at least the last 5 times where Melbourne has had big hail storms and we've had nothing bar a little rain.

We've had no rain here since early this morning.

Would rather the storms than the trouble you guys have there though!

Kesh · 25-12-2011, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gcg2503

Would rather the storms than the trouble you guys have there though!

Hahahahah, I Chuckled

yeah, we did get a pouring but luckily no stones...

buickman · 25-12-2011, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Silver Ghia

Depends on the insurance company assessors, if its AAMI from what I've heard they tend to try and repair them.

edit.. sorry Bad Max beat me to it.

Cars are insured with AAMI. Last March's hail storm in Melbourne's east damaged 3 cars and all were wrttten of and paid out very quick by them. If the damage is more than 75% of the value they will write the car of but I think it was 60% with the 8th March 2010 hail damage.

jonnop1 · 25-12-2011, 11:30 PM

Both of my cars were damaged by the hail storm. 09 Fg Xr6 and my 3 month old Sz Territory Titanium. Im guessing they will be written off.

malazn mafia · 25-12-2011, 11:37 PM

How does this storm compare to the March 2010 one? I missed out the 2010 one as I was interstate with the car that week.

fgtpsi · 25-12-2011, 11:41 PM

picked up an xh xr6 yesterday,nice clean car.. now im in need of new panels!
what a storm!

BadMax · 25-12-2011, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jonnop1

Both of my cars were damaged by the hail storm. 09 Fg Xr6 and my 3 month old Sz Territory Titanium. Im guessing they will be written off.

Very, very unlikely. Both of them will need to have internal water damage for them to be written off. Most hail jobs range from about 6K to about
16K.

TheZHLANE · 26-12-2011, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by baII4ltr

picked up an xh xr6 yesterday,nice clean car.. now im in need of new panels!
what a storm!

spewin, did you get it insured?

Bossxr8 · 26-12-2011, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by gcg2503

Would rather the storms than the trouble you guys have there though!

What exactly are you referring too. Winning too many AFL premierships?

**ego gtp** · 26-12-2011, 12:36 AM

Not happy wife's turbo territory is badly damaged roof bonnet rear qtrs drivers side both doors and guard copped it full on from the side just looking at it both doors bonnet guard would have to be replaced and daughters bf xr6 would have serious damage

mik · 26-12-2011, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by malazn mafia

How does this storm compare to the March 2010 one? I missed out the 2010 one as I was interstate with the car that week.

i don`t remember the 2010 one, but from where i live in this lot it went from nothing to hail pretty fast, first i thought it was just big drops, by the time i woke up it was big hail and ran out with blankets it had already been going a couple minutes , not game to have close look just yet.

MitchG · 26-12-2011, 09:32 AM

Copped the full brunt of this storm last night in greensborough...
so far it looks like my roof has got the worst of it with ruffly 15-20 dents..few on the bonnet, but the hardlid seems fine...i tryed calling just car insurance this morning but i couldn't get through.

i'm really hoping my car isnt a ride off :(

fgtpsi · 26-12-2011, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by TheZHLANE

spewin, did you get it insured?

yeah mate,but stupidly agreed to market value until i take up a policy.
hopefully pdr works out ok, dont really want to go down the path of making a claim and my premium going up. being a p plater its high enough

Road Games · 26-12-2011, 10:01 AM

Unreal guys :( very sorry to hear .. daz..

GASWAGON · 26-12-2011, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ea_boss_05

Got hit pretty hard in Eltham. Hail broke through the lazerlight roofing in the carport and damaged my XY and 370Z also damaged my Landcruiser my wifes Teritory, my brothers Teritory my Mums Mazda and my sons girlfriends Astra. All insurered except for the Astra.

We were the first car to stop in Eltham when the low rail crossing was filling up afetr driving thru a full foot covering all the road back at Research.....Could'nt back up from all the traffic...... Finally got up the back streets and no crap there was a river of water about three feet high flowing thru blocking everyone off......Bloody mayhem!!! So glad my rare as XR wagon was'nt outside when the golf balls came down

charles_wif_xf · 26-12-2011, 12:41 PM

The bonnet:

Bonnet again:

The roof where it meets the rear windscreen:

The roof, where it meets the front windscreen:

Boot:

Geez Louise · 26-12-2011, 12:50 PM

That's not good at all. Hope it gets repaired quickly.

I have been hearing horror stories of people who's roofs collapsed.

At least no one has been hurt!

charles_wif_xf · 26-12-2011, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Geez Louise

That's not good at all. Hope it gets repaired quickly.

I have been hearing horror stories of people who's roofs collapsed.

At least no one has been hurt!

Thats the main thing mate; the car is repairable/replaceable, lives aren't.

Insurance has photos; if the car is to be repaired, the bonnet and boot will be replaced, but the roof could tip the barstard over to write off, simply because of where the two big dents are. They will call back to advise of when to get it to assessment centre.

basteve · 26-12-2011, 01:14 PM

charles that is no good. you should try paintless dent repair. my sisters car go hit and these guys literally massaged all the dents out. can not tell theres been any damage.... one time i saw a black toyota rav with half the car hail damaged and the other half completely flawless. it had advertisement for pdr on it to showcase their skills...very impressed with a black car. painting it is a risk because you see many cars today with the clearcoat coming off. pdr is the way to go.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bAxvamy2Gg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_0HO...eature=related

charles_wif_xf · 26-12-2011, 01:18 PM

Most of the dents are too big for PDR, only a few would massage out.

At the very least, they will fit a new roof panel, bonnet and boot (this time I will tell them to not refit the spoiler). At the other end of the spectrum, it could be written off. I won't know for certain until I see the assessor.

basteve · 26-12-2011, 01:20 PM

oh they must have been big hail stones you would not want to get hit on the head with one of those

basteve · 26-12-2011, 01:24 PM

just checked this is a big dent removal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMQtkJINcyA