A few weeks ago my avalanche was wrecked and the frame was bent and the rear wheel was bent on the passenger side. you can do a search on this site for a thread called ( banged up av) and read about my av's demise and see the pictures.
My insurance company informs me that the body shop I have selected is on their preferred body shop list. Hence I dont have to worry about getting estimates or anything. The insurance company also stated that all repairs will be guaranteed for as long as i own the vehicle......This sounds to good to be true.
Now to get to the nitty gritty. I am concerned about the frame damage. The body shop says they can fix almost any kind of frame damage except for a crease and there was something else they couldn't fix but i can't remember what it was......frame straightning makes me leary.
The next thing that bothers me is the bent wheel on the rear passenger side. I ask the body shop about powertrain damage and they assured me that their 4 wheel drive alignment machine will find anything wrong with the rearend or frontend.......I don't know about this. I ask what about six months from now when the ring and pinion go out or I have to start replacing U-joints every 2000 miles. who will fix it the insurance company or the gm warranty. The body shop says the insurance will for a time then it will fall under warranty.....I don't like this. .... Looks to me that gm may refuse to do warranty work since it has been damaged.....I don't like this either.
I asked the body shop about totalling the av. They said the damage would have to be at least 70% of the purchase price to do that. The preliminary estimate is $4600 so that rules out totaling the ave.
I would appreciate some insight or suggestions about my concerns.
My insurance company informs me that the body shop I have selected is on their preferred body shop list. Hence I dont have to worry about getting estimates or anything. The insurance company also stated that all repairs will be guaranteed for as long as i own the vehicle......This sounds to good to be true.
Now to get to the nitty gritty. I am concerned about the frame damage. The body shop says they can fix almost any kind of frame damage except for a crease and there was something else they couldn't fix but i can't remember what it was......frame straightning makes me leary.
The next thing that bothers me is the bent wheel on the rear passenger side. I ask the body shop about powertrain damage and they assured me that their 4 wheel drive alignment machine will find anything wrong with the rearend or frontend.......I don't know about this. I ask what about six months from now when the ring and pinion go out or I have to start replacing U-joints every 2000 miles. who will fix it the insurance company or the gm warranty. The body shop says the insurance will for a time then it will fall under warranty.....I don't like this. .... Looks to me that gm may refuse to do warranty work since it has been damaged.....I don't like this either.
I asked the body shop about totalling the av. They said the damage would have to be at least 70% of the purchase price to do that. The preliminary estimate is $4600 so that rules out totaling the ave.
I would appreciate some insight or suggestions about my concerns.