hail damage

**March 06, 2010, 13:20:36**

we went to queen victor markets today in melb vic bad idea now we have 100, of dents all over the i30 big storm lots of rain we were caught in melb for 4 hours the water was to deep

IMCRZY · **Reply #1: March 06, 2010, 13:35:37**

Shit hey not good to hear..... The insurance will fix it up good tho

**Reply #2: March 06, 2010, 14:05:34**

I am raging for you

Lakes · **Reply #3: March 06, 2010, 19:32:06**

Quote from: lindlake on March 06, 2010, 13:20:36

we went to queen victor markets today in melb vic bad idea now we have 100, of dents all over the i30 big storm lots of rain we were caught in melb for 4 hours the water was to deep

i saw the storms you had on the news last night, it looked bad, looked like the hail was even cutting tree branchs down too hope you get it fixed soon.

Shambles · **Reply #4: March 06, 2010, 19:47:32**

Hope this doesn't sound too invasive, but any chance of pics, lindlake?

StarSeeker · **Reply #5: March 06, 2010, 19:51:07**

Sorry to hear that lindlake, hope your insurance covers it ok.

Dazzler · **Reply #6: March 06, 2010, 20:01:28**

Like the others say lindlake.. Not good at all - hope you are fully insured...

eye30 · **Reply #7: March 06, 2010, 20:30:35**

Link to BBC news:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8553456.stm

2i30s · **Reply #8: March 06, 2010, 22:07:34**

we put both cars in the shed when it hailed yesterday. sorry to hear about your car.

**Reply #9: March 07, 2010, 05:04:57**

Quote from: Shambles on March 06, 2010, 19:47:32

Hope this doesn't sound too invasive, but any chance of pics, lindlake?

very hard to take a photo the car is fully coverd by insurance

Dazzler · **Reply #10: March 07, 2010, 07:26:30**

Thanks for the photo lindlake.. Looks pretty bad..

(hope the repair is quick and effective)

FireFight · **Reply #11: March 07, 2010, 10:08:31**

I had one like that a few years ago in Sydney, they said cost too much for repair so they wrote it off(Ford Laser), gave me a new one and sold that one too wreckers i think, shame was still a good car too drive

Shambles · **Reply #12: March 07, 2010, 10:22:39**

Holy mother

What was inside those hailstones? Boulders?

**Reply #13: March 07, 2010, 10:32:26**

every panel has dents

i will ring insurance on monday and see want happen

Hemmi · **Reply #14: March 07, 2010, 12:24:50**

How can this be repaired ?

Myowni30 · **Reply #15: March 07, 2010, 12:38:57**

Quote from: lindlake on March 07, 2010, 10:32:26

every panel has dents i will ring insurance on monday and see want happen

Hope they sort it for you quickly. Did you see any other cars with dents

GURKHA17 · **Reply #16: March 07, 2010, 12:51:37**

Damn...those are some dents....those hails must have been on drugs...

eye30 · **Reply #17: March 07, 2010, 13:57:36**

If I claimed for this damange here in UK I'd loose my NCB or would it be classed as "an act of god" and not covered?

Lakes · **Reply #18: March 07, 2010, 18:11:15**

Quote from: Myowni30 on March 07, 2010, 12:38:57

Quote from: lindlake on March 07, 2010, 10:32:26
every panel has dents i will ring insurance on monday and see want happen

Hope they sort it for you quickly. Did you see any other cars with dents

M8 i have seen hail storms in some parts of Sydney similar to what we have here. every car that is in the open gets damaged like that. i've seen hail the size of golf balls, some people even report the size of cricket balls. and people get hurt too, they damage everything house roof's windows, fruit trees the list goes on.but normally just in different area's not the whole city.
it's bad new's! and for months after any hail storm report gets a mad rush to get cars under cover.

2i30s · **Reply #19: March 07, 2010, 21:12:42**

only 15kms away from my home the hail was golf ball sized,30kms away and cricket ball sized hail.we put both cars in the shed and we only got jelly bean sized hail stones luckily.

2i30s · **Reply #20: March 08, 2010, 06:16:43**

Quote from: lindlake on March 07, 2010, 05:04:57

Quote from: Shambles on March 06, 2010, 19:47:32
Hope this doesn't sound too invasive, but any chance of pics, lindlake?
very hard to take a photo the car is fully coverd by insurance

you may have insurance give you a new car,looks a lot to fix.

kittikat · **Reply #21: March 08, 2010, 06:43:02**

I drove through torrential rain,

, but thankfully no hailstones. My heart breaks for you lindlake.

I hope all is fixed as soon as possible.

**Reply #22: March 08, 2010, 08:46:07**

it looks like it will be a right off and they will only give me market value

it is only 13 months old and 30000 km

2i30s · **Reply #23: March 08, 2010, 08:50:04**

damn tighta$$ insurance companys.if it was two years or younger it would have been replaced for a new one.

[r.a.c.v.]

2i30s · **Reply #24: March 08, 2010, 08:53:04**

who is your insurer.?

Lakes · **Reply #25: March 08, 2010, 08:55:12**

Quote from: lindlake on March 08, 2010, 08:46:07

it looks like it will be a right off and they will only give me market value it is only 13 months old and 30000 km

Sorry to hear that , who is the insurance company? that sounds hard to me i would ask for a new replacement or new cost of car. i once had an accident on a late model Harley, i had no insurance, but other party was at falt, i was injured. the bike was a riight off. the other party's insurance payed me what i payed new for the bike and i gave them the bike to sell.
i think you should ask for the same. or keep damaged car get the money to repair it and sell for what you can and use the insurance money to buy a new one.

**Reply #26: March 08, 2010, 11:49:16**

Sadly, just arrived home from local (Port Fairy) Folk Music Festival and both my i30 and Getz have hail damage. Dunno where I stand with insurance but I'm very pissed off! My car (i30) was damn near perfect body wise... not a scratch!! For 16 months I've never parked next to another another car and the body was literally perfect WRT scratches/dings.

Buggar!!!

ozsnowman · **Reply #27: March 08, 2010, 12:14:48**

Wow, sorry to hear about both your cars guys, I know i'd be curled up in the back seat having a little cry if Wiggy got damaged like that

Myowni30 · **Reply #28: March 08, 2010, 20:17:43**

Quote from: lindlake on March 08, 2010, 08:46:07

it looks like it will be a right off and they will only give me market value it is only 13 months old and 30000 km

I would send a polite email to Hyundai customer services with picture on the dents and ask them what they think, and say are they willing to help you replace the car.

Shambles · **Reply #29: March 08, 2010, 20:24:56**

I can't see it being a write-off, not when dent-pulling technology is at its best these days. Wait until the assessors have had their mits on it - a decent repair specialist will pull all your panels straight and it'll look like new I reckon. I'm sure your insurers would rather pay for a panel-beater than for a 13 month old write-off.