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my brother put a nice dent in his C240 loaner car....what happens now ???

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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 03:05 PM
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my brother put a nice dent in his C240 loaner car....what happens now ???

we took it to a dentless repair shop and they wanted $300 and still couldn't gaurantee the quality of the repair job.

anybody know MB's policy when you dent up their loaner cars ?
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 03:09 PM
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Re: my brother put a nice dent in his C240 loaner car....what happens now ???

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we took it to a dentless repair shop and they wanted $300 and still couldn't gaurantee the quality of the repair job.

anybody know MB's policy when you dent up their loaner cars ?
His insurance co. is supposed to take care of it. Didn't they tell him before handing out the keys?
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 04:05 PM
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he's trying NOT to turn it in to his insurance company.
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 04:07 PM
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can i ask how it happend?
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 04:12 PM
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Two words for you: DING KING!!!

Depending on the type of dent and location it may work.....don't laugh I've tried it. $20 at Wal-Mart - can't beat that!
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 05:20 PM
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Ding King looks clever enough and they sell it at many places now, even the exclusive shops like Pep Boys and Wal-Mart so it must be good. I'll have to try it on my wife's car, she's the Dent Queen.
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 05:29 PM
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As long as the dent isn't too small (smaller than say the size of a quarter), too narrow (like a long thin dent), or on part of the body that's particularly strong (i.e. on the fender near the headlamps), then it work pretty well.
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i thought when you got the loaner, the rental car company was supposed to ask you if you want to buy the temp insurance for the rental?
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They sell Ding King at Walmart now? Haha gotta get one for my old dented car!
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Originally posted by TimmyC230boy
can i ask how it happend?
the wind blew a shopping cart in the right front quarter panel -- left a 8" dent right behind the front wheel....no paint damage...just a dent....

*UPDATE*

MB will get estimates and bill it to his credit card at a later date....this shoud be fun....
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i thought when you got the loaner, the rental car company was supposed to ask you if you want to buy the temp insurance for the rental?
your normal insurane should cover it without paying $19.95 for their insurance, he's trying not to turn it in to his insurance company....his deductible is prob $500 anyway...so it doesn't make sense to.
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Originally posted by bagwell
your normal insurane should cover it without paying $19.95 for their insurance, he's trying not to turn it in to his insurance company....his deductible is prob $500 anyway...so it doesn't make sense to.
i'm under my parents family plan from Farmers, but our deductible is a thousand dollar.
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