Bloody hail!!!!!

[chief]

I spoke to a friend tonight that has had their house windows smashed, damage to the house, their Jag has all glass smashed inc windscreens, headlights, side mirrors not to mention all the dents in the aluminium body.

[Mechan1k]

My in-laws have been down to the smash repairer in Arndell Park this morning ... they were the 92nd person in this morning getting their vehicle inspected ... and that's only one smash repairer.

The windscreen bloke that works with them is booked solid until next year.

[Fairlane]

Been fun weather for the last 3 weeks hasnt it. Only copped small hail here (well i got one dint on the roof of my Hillman), but talk about some heavy downpours. Got caught on the F3 a few times in insane rain and have had to pull over.

Most of the Central Coast got nailed yesterday, no TV for 4 hours and power out (not at my house fortunately). Looks like this weather will stick around too, ive been checking the BoM radar before taking the Ford out of the garage. What a year for weather, most of Newcastle and the CC are still getting over the July storms.

[wazza69]

I was working in Blacktown when it hit - my AU copped it - windscreens cracked up, bonnet, boot, roof and rear quarters all dented and chipped badly. Just at the wrong bloody time too - I'm trying to sell it to help fund a new car!
Only got 3rd party prop damage - wasn't worth the ridiculous money they wanted to insure it.
Bugger!

[FTE72]

My Company's NSW Factory is at Blacktown and had every skylight and window in the place smashed. Lots of water damaged Machinery and even hail damage to a car that was inside the shed (underneath a skylight that got smashed)

[Black XR]

Originally Posted by mr auxr8

NO not insured! Insurance for an 19 yr old with a v8....yea not cheap let me tell u! Cheaper to fic the car haha.

well maybe you'll wake up to yourself and get insured you fool

[HLC]

Originally Posted by FTE72

My Company's NSW Factory is at Blacktown and had every skylight and window in the place smashed. Lots of water damaged Machinery and even hail damage to a car that was inside the shed (underneath a skylight that got smashed)

i can top that lol

the company that my dad is general manager of, they have a warehouse at Blacktown with a substantial amount of grocery stock kept in there (many millions) hail punched through the roof.

it disturbed ASBESTOS. hooray.

[Abacus]

Originally Posted by mr auxr8

Well if u were in west or north of sydney this arvo, u would have got the huge massive hail storm!! With hail bigger than ur fist!!

Unfortunatly, my xr8 was stuck in a carpark outside while i was at work!! There are a fair bit of dints in it now. As i was trying to sell it wont help the cause.

All the dints are on the bonnet, boot and a couple on the roof. I should count myself lucky!! Cars around me had windows smashed!!

I might get my self a BA XR8 bonnet now :P

Anyone else get any damage??

Anyone got any ideas how much it costs to get dints outa the roof?

Cheers

Mr auxr8, I went to a guy trading as "Dentbuster" a few years ago to get hail damage on my Capri sorted. He rolled the dents out from behind the panels with hand tools. He did a bloody good job - no broken paint and the repairs were absolutely unnoticable. I sold the car shortly afterwards and no-one picked the fact that it had been hail damaged.

He was down around Taren Point from memory. It would be worth looking him up.

[richo77]

Originally Posted by sfr rob

Jump on it, punch it, that will do the trick HLC!

Attitudes like that force up premiums for the rest of the honest folk here.

[mr302xd]

Originally Posted by Black XR

well maybe you'll wake up to yourself and get insured you fool

OK! Well if u feel like giving me the $5000 a year to insure it i will!!. MAybe we al arnt as loaded as u wen we were 19 mate

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by HLC

i can top that lol

the company that my dad is general manager of, they have a warehouse at Blacktown with a substantial amount of grocery stock kept in there (many millions) hail punched through the roof.

it disturbed ASBESTOS. hooray.

that's a shocker . . whats going to happen with the groceries. ???

[HLC]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

that's a shocker . . whats going to happen with the groceries. ???

have to be destroyed, the guys working at the time had their clothes taken off them!!!

scary stuff.

[Black XR]

Originally Posted by mr auxr8

OK! Well if u feel like giving me the $5000 a year to insure it i will!!. MAybe we al arnt as loaded as u wen we were 19 mate

If you can't afford to insure it you shouldn't be on the road. Wake up to your self before you have an accident that you'll be paying for for the next 20 years

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by HLC

i can top that lol

the company that my dad is general manager of, they have a warehouse at Blacktown with a substantial amount of grocery stock kept in there (many millions) hail punched through the roof.

it disturbed ASBESTOS. hooray.

My in-law's stables roofs are made from ASBESTOS ... and they have had to cordon them off ... the men in white suits had to come and clear it up ... new stables should be built now under insurance ... lucky I guess ... but it was a decent clean-up though.

They had to keep the agistees out of the premises for several days until it was all clear.

[Abacus]

Originally Posted by HLC

i can top that lol

the company that my dad is general manager of, they have a warehouse at Blacktown with a substantial amount of grocery stock kept in there (many millions) hail punched through the roof.

it disturbed ASBESTOS. hooray.

Was it Supabarn?

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by mr auxr8

OK! Well if u feel like giving me the $5000 a year to insure it i will!!. MAybe we al arnt as loaded as u wen we were 19 mate

I insured my ute including all the mods when I was 19 for under $2k full comp in my name. If you cant afford the insurance you cant afford the car.

[mr302xd]

Originally Posted by b2tf

I insured my ute including all the mods when I was 19 for under $2k full comp in my name. If you cant afford the insurance you cant afford the car.

Who was that with?? I went for nrma and they want 4800!!

[Bucknaked]

Guys let's keep this on track. I agree about insurance, but people have their reasons for not taking out insurance. What ever their reason, it's not our business and shouldn't question their decision, right or wrong. It does nothing for the thread as it's not what it's about. I think theres a thread somewhere on the subject of insurance.

[JC]

Originally Posted by Black XR

well maybe you'll wake up to yourself and get insured you fool

He has insurance - 3rd party property, so if he is at fault, at least his insurance pays for the other car. This type of insurance should be mandatory. Whether you decide to insure your own car for damage is up to the individual, and will largely depend on the premium. At $5000 per year, you'd need a pretty serious accident not to be in front just paying the 3rd party premium (~$300 per year max) and fixing your own damage yourself.

Now, if he had NO insurance, then I would echo your sentiments, but at least he has the right type of insurance to protect himself in an "at fault" accident.

[JC]

Originally Posted by Bucknaked

Guys let's keep this on track. I agree about insurance, but people have their reasons for not taking out insurance. What ever their reason, it's not our business and shouldn't question their decision, right or wrong. It does nothing for the thread as it's not what it's about. I think theres a thread somewhere on the subject of insurance.

What he said!

[GlennBA]

Originally Posted by mr auxr8

OK! Well if u feel like giving me the $5000 a year to insure it i will!!. MAybe we al arnt as loaded as u wen we were 19 mate

I'm only 19 and i got quotes for a BA XR6T, it was only $1800.. cheaper than paying for a new bonnet, boot and roof + respray.

[HLC]

Originally Posted by Abacus

Was it Supabarn?

nope.