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Fordlover
Jun 08, 2018Explorer
Ralph Cramden wrote:Fordlover wrote:
But seriously, I don't ever want a vehicle back after a fire, being stolen, or really even a wreck unless pretty minor,
So if you buy a 2018 truck for say 60K, and you whack a deer and do 15K damage to the front bumper, grill, and fender, maybe tweak the frame horn a little requiring them to put it on the jig. Probably both headlight assemblies and a multitude of brackets, coolers and a ton of plastic. You're then going to unload it taking whatever loss which would most likely be huge? Nowdays a 15 to 20K deer hit is not uncommon.
Just curious.
It is true, I wouldn't want it back. I might have to take it back, but I wouldn't want to. I'd say 95% of body repair work isn't done to the quality of what rolls off the assembly time.
I worked at a dealership for several years and I developed a good eye for body/paint work, even good bodywork and paint work was easy for me to spot. I guess you can say my faith in quality and workmanship/pride in my fellow man has waned as I've grown older.
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