Scored a NICE cargo van - let the fun begin!
Ed just has a "nose for cars" - I'm not sure how he found it, but we now own a Transit T-250 LWB, medium roof cargo van. It's a 2015 - but brand new; warranty starts when we take delivery. LOADED - ...
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Deb and Ed M wrote:
An update of the roller-coaster ride we've been on:
On Sunday June 11th, I was watching the Weather Channel showing a monster thunderstorm headed towards Minneapolis (where our van was having a window and Fantastic fan added) and I literally yelled at the TV "DON'T DROP HAIL!!!!!"
Well, guess what? That rotten storm DID make hail - and now I'm waiting for Waldoch to repair the damage. Sheeeesh... this isn't getting off to a great start :-( The one good thing: Billy Waldoch has been awesome - answers any phone calls or emails immediately. They do amazing conversions, so we've left the repair of the hail dents to them, rather than take a chance with a local provider. Billy promised our van will be one of the first to be repaired - but they have to settle with their insurance company first (they had 40-some vehicles dinged by the hail). He sent pictures - the van looks fine, but he assured me there ARE dents - a white van just doesn't show them well.
What little shreds of patience I've *ever* had, are being sorely tested.....LOL!
I hope they get a reputable paintless dent repair outfit to do the body repair. If they are planning to do a body fill and repaint I would not buy the van. That repair will fail in some fashion over the next 5-10 years. Paintless dent repair is the only way to go. I had Dent Doctor, a national chain with lifetime warranty do my 1998 F350 in 1999. Paint was still perfect 13 years later when I sold the truck.
