View Poll Results: What Would HAN Do with my RSX?
Repair the car and keep driving it
2
18.18%
Take the money, don't repair the car, and drive it around with hail damage
5
45.45%
Take the money, don't repair the car, sell it, sell my 4Runner, buy a new Nissan Xterra Off-Road.
4
36.36%
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What would HAN do v. hail damage
CBOTY 2010
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: MI
i used to be in the "cant drive beat up" crew
now im like fuck it, theres so many more things i'd rather spend my money on than a vehicle that gets me from home to work and back and around town. i have paint chippin and dings and dents and i just dont care anymore. i mean i do but i tell myself it's just a car
now im like fuck it, theres so many more things i'd rather spend my money on than a vehicle that gets me from home to work and back and around town. i have paint chippin and dings and dents and i just dont care anymore. i mean i do but i tell myself it's just a car
BAZINGA!
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: San Diego, CA
I'll post pictures in a day or two. I haven't gotten around to taking any yet.
I'm leaning towards the Xterra option. I'm with Jay on the driving it, I know I would feel self-conscious driving it around everyday with the hail damage, even if it would be the financially sensible thing to do. My 4Runner actually got tagged pretty good as well, but it's kind of a beater and I don't really mind the dings.
I'm leaning towards the Xterra option. I'm with Jay on the driving it, I know I would feel self-conscious driving it around everyday with the hail damage, even if it would be the financially sensible thing to do. My 4Runner actually got tagged pretty good as well, but it's kind of a beater and I don't really mind the dings.
Have yet to take the fiances out for a true off-road climbing adventure, but I like the Xterra's a lot.
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Joined: Jan 2001
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From: Westside til I die
Tough call. I personally couldn't stand to drive a car all dinged up. Have you gotten a PDR estimate?? Even if it cost a grand to fix it might be worth it. You could always have the car painted white and call it a golf ball.
Seriously though.. I wouldn't be able to daily drive it all beat up. Having a dirty car is hard enough for me to deal with. one two or three dings is fine, but completely dinged up would irk me. As for the Xterra - It's a nice truckish SUV. Not big by any stretch and rides more true to truck form than it does a car.
Seriously though.. I wouldn't be able to daily drive it all beat up. Having a dirty car is hard enough for me to deal with. one two or three dings is fine, but completely dinged up would irk me. As for the Xterra - It's a nice truckish SUV. Not big by any stretch and rides more true to truck form than it does a car.
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From: Bethlehem PA
Now you have a hoopty for a DD. Take about 20 bucks from that cash and buy a rubber mallet or the Ding King.
Take out what you can on your own ( of course this is without us seeing the damage )
9k worth of damage is A LOT. Was it bowling ball sized hail?
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From: Golden, CO
The hail was probably pea to marble sized, but it was coming down with force and for a good 40 minutes. Each dimple on my car is almost nothing by itself, similar to a door ding, but there are literally hundreds on each body panel.
