Bummer on the windshield. I usually replace one windshield about every two years it seems.
2013 200 Chip in Windshield
Ohhh man, I just found a chip in my windshield this morning as I was cleaning it and putting gas in at the local Murphy station. Now, I'm not the only one that drives the car and can't remember anything happening in the past few days, but a couple of weeks ago when the wife and I were traveling to a doctors appointment for her, a gravel truck was traveling north and were were heading south. As it went by, I heard a tap on the glass like a rock hitting it, but never spotted a nick at all. I just wonder if that was the start of it? My son nor wife have ever mentioned anything hitting the windshield, but that doesn't mean that it couldn't have happened. Got an appointment tomorrow morning at 8:30 with Jack Morris Glass to see if they can repair it or if I'm going to need a new windshield. I'm not happy about it, but he said forty bucks if he can fix it. Lots cheaper than a new one, I'm sure. I didn't even ask about that! I'm bummed, but on my trip back and forth to Nashville today, I got 31.8 mpg. And that was traveling between 70 and 75 on I-40. Got 8,600 miles on it now and the oil change reminder still hasn't shown up. I make go ahead and take it to the dealership Friday and let them change it and check the brakes. Sounds like the right front one is squealing from time to time and I don't like it one bit. Got the warranty, might as well take advantage of it, right? I'm also going to have them rotate and balance the tires.
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That sucks.
In MA, comprehensive insurance coverage gives you free glass replacement - no deductible.
In MA, comprehensive insurance coverage gives you free glass replacement - no deductible.
Depending on your particular policy some insurance companies will pay the cost of windshield repair as it's cheaper for them than a replacement would be. Might want to check it out.
I'll check that out tomorrow morning, Ron. Bob, I think MA has better insurance laws than we do here in TN! Any of you guys deal with Liberty Mutual? That's who I've got my cars and home owners with.
Safelite is advertising their Chip Repair services. I'm skeptical on how long it lasts, but they do claim a lifetime warranty (life of the windshield?). Not all chips can be helped and will need glass replacement, but they will decide that after inspecting it. http://www.safelite.com/auto-glass-repair-replacement/windshield/windshield-chip-repair/
My dad has gone through 3 windshields on his vehicle and I haven't gone through any. Insurance can get reluctant to pay after more than one claim. Comprehensive coverage is required on a new vehicle as a matter of getting the financing.
In NY, BMW stands for Break My Windshield.
My dad has gone through 3 windshields on his vehicle and I haven't gone through any. Insurance can get reluctant to pay after more than one claim. Comprehensive coverage is required on a new vehicle as a matter of getting the financing.
In NY, BMW stands for Break My Windshield.
I have Liberty Mutual, only had one claim with them when my truck was totaled over a year ago. They were quick and very fair on paying the value of my truck while the other driver's insurance denied liability. Liberty Mutual eventually got reimbursed by the other insurance.chuzz said:I'll check that out tomorrow morning, Ron. Bob, I think MA has better insurance laws than we do here in TN! Any of you guys deal with Liberty Mutual? That's who I've got my cars and home owners with.
Here in Georgia, I have the same deductible on comprehensive as I do for collision. When I lived in Ohio, I believe I had no deductible on comprehensive. It's one of those things that varies by state law.
So long as the chip/crack is smaller than the length of a dollar bill it is repairable. I would have it repaired as soon as possible. I neglected a chip one time and first time I turned on the defroster, there was a crack that made it unrepairable. Eventually I had to replace the windshield.chuzz said:Ohhh man, I just found a chip in my windshield this morning as I was cleaning it and putting gas in at the local Murphy station. Now, I'm not the only one that drives the car and can't remember anything happening in the past few days, but a couple of weeks ago when the wife and I were traveling to a doctors appointment for her, a gravel truck was traveling north and were were heading south. As it went by, I heard a tap on the glass like a rock hitting it, but never spotted a nick at all. I just wonder if that was the start of it? My son nor wife have ever mentioned anything hitting the windshield, but that doesn't mean that it couldn't have happened. Got an appointment tomorrow morning at 8:30 with Jack Morris Glass to see if they can repair it or if I'm going to need a new windshield. I'm not happy about it, but he said forty bucks if he can fix it. Lots cheaper than a new one, I'm sure. I didn't even ask about that! I'm bummed, but on my trip back and forth to Nashville today, I got 31.8 mpg. And that was traveling between 70 and 75 on I-40. Got 8,600 miles on it now and the oil change reminder still hasn't shown up. I make go ahead and take it to the dealership Friday and let them change it and check the brakes. Sounds like the right front one is squealing from time to time and I don't like it one bit. Got the warranty, might as well take advantage of it, right? I'm also going to have them rotate and balance the tires.
In VA, glass coverage falls under comprehensive and I haven't found an insurance company that has a separate windshield rider. Typically, they only pay the cost above the deductible if you have to replace the windshield. Most insurance companies will waive the deductible for a "repair".
Chuzz and Valiant, I'd watch Liberty Mutual like a hawk. Upon renewal time, they wanted to increase our premiums by 25% and we've only had one small claim ($400) and one minor speeding ticket the last 5 years. Said we qualified for all the discounts, but would not admit there was a general rate increase across the board. They admitted I had a very good driving record.
If you have to replace the windshield, I found Safelite to be among the highest in cost. Check around with your local glass shops. Safelite gave me an estimate of nearly $250 to replace the windshield on my Ram. Found another shop that did it for well under $200 - I think I paid about $180 or so.
My last three windshields cost me $120 each to replace in front of the house, brand new. Heck, cost me $300 20 years ago for the Dakota windshield, one of the few things that haven't gone up in price to fix.
Talked to my agent this morning and I have a $250 deductible. Soooooo, I went to Jack Morris Glass and got the chip repaired for $40 plus tax. Total $43.90. As long as I own it, the repair is guaranteed. It still shows a few little cracks, but is guaranteed never to get larger. I can live with it, since it's not directly in my line of sight. It's just above the windshield wiper on the drivers side. Now, it's barely noticeable. I'm happy with the repair for now. Time will tell the tale.
Had two Rams, a 95 and a 02 done the same day for $350 for the pair.
So, Doug, since Liberty Mutual tried to jack your rates up, who do you insure with now?
Esurance (closely related to Allstate). They had the best rates for my needs. Geico was a close second. LM wanted $2940/year for the new policy. The previous policy was $2340 for the same coverage. This was for 3 driver (myself, wife and 19 yr old son) and 3 vehicles with two full coverage. I still ended up paying more, but not as much. About $2600/year. - ~$1300/6 months.chuzz said:So, Doug, since Liberty Mutual tried to jack your rates up, who do you insure with now?
Despite their advertising claims, Progressive, State Farm, Allstate and many others were nearly as much as LM - more in some cases. I'll be checking rates again when it's time for renewal in November.
Don't be surprised if your rates from LM go up significantly when it's time for renewal. The funny thing is our rates had gone down the previous two years. Then this.
We still have our homeowners with LM, but I'm going to look into changing. I am thoroughly disappointed with them.
FWIW, our insurance with Allstate went down when we put our home on the policy too. They also have not jacked our rates, even though we had two incidents on our record. Thought that was pretty good.
At one point we had switched to Allstate (both auto and home), but then Allstate dropped us when the found a tree "touching the house". Never even gave us a chance to cut it down (which we eventually did) so we stayed with LM (policy had not lapsed yet). I was so PO'd I cancelled the auto policy and went to LM. Yes, we got a "discount" for having both policies with them (LM), but even so, the last renewal was still high.
LM also jacked my daughter's rates (auto only - seperate policy from us - she live on her own). She went from $80/month to $110/month. So it wasn't just "us".
LM also jacked my daughter's rates (auto only - seperate policy from us - she live on her own). She went from $80/month to $110/month. So it wasn't just "us".
That's what Ameriprise did to me. I had homeowners and 2 autos with them and they tried "jacking up" my rates because I'd had 2 claims on the homeowners policy. I told the that's the whole reason to have insurance. So when you need it, you use it. The disagreed and then when they found out I was not renewing and had gone over to LM, they tried their best to get me back at a "reasonable" rate. They were going to be $12 per YEAR cheaper than LM. Since this is a family friendly forum, I won't repeat what I told the "agent from another country", but I don't think he could physically do that anyway! LOL
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