| Author | Message | ||
     Redefine420 |
Drove through some pretty heavy hail here in NJ today, sounded like I was under attack. My Explorer came out without a ding in the paint  . My father in laws Hyundai on the other hand, has 30+ small dents all over. Ford wins! (Message edited by redefine420 on June 24, 2010) | ||
| Froggy |
I figured that would be the case, the Japanese and Korean cars come with body panels that are paper thin. I leaned on a door of a Prius and it buckled! | ||
| Pwnzor |
I caught a 4 inch steel ratchet to the windshield from the truck in front of me a couple years ago on my F650. It was like slow motion, flipping end over end, and *BAM* dead center on the windshield. It bounced off and flew forward, tumbling down off the side of the hood. No chip in the windshield, and my fiberglass hood and fender were unscathed. | ||
| Daves |
Although I am a huge Ford fan and agree they are much better than a Hyundai, they don't always do that well in a hail storm. My Expedition last year after a 20 minute hailstorm over 8000.00 damage so it was totaled  | ||
| Froggy |
I still would of just gotten the glass fixed and kept on going. Just imagine a Hyundai if it was parked next to it!  | ||
| Swordsman |
My sis has a Kia (Hyundai, whatever, same cars), and her hubby had a Ford F-250. They both pretty much looked like golf balls after our hail storm came through. I think it's kinda' difficult to use a weather event as a basis for any comparison like that, given the sheer number of factors that can be in play from second to second. Body panel geometry, aerodynamics, metal rigidity, amount of hail in one square foot vs. another just to name a few... simply too much to even consider. ~SM (Message edited by Swordsman on June 25, 2010) | ||
| Svh |
The dimples give it better gas mileage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nufXpDBELdQ About 2min in | ||
| 4cammer |
Hyundai is giving Toyota, Honda and the "domestics" the heebie jeebies. True story. | ||
| Brinnutz |
SVH, that'd put a whole new meaning to the VW Golf.... | ||
| Crackhead |
look like the perfect truck to buy back and make into a mud monster | ||
| Midknyte |
New windshield & hood = $8,000 ? | ||
| Jramsey |
Ad 2 fenders,door, roof and tail gate skins and possibly a rear glass ......$8,000 sounds cheap. | ||
| B00stzx3 |
Paintless dent repair, cheaper than going to the shop. Should be one in your area, most are mobile and come to you. Also, Murrican steel > anything else  | ||
| Jramsey |
I'd pay $8,000 to watch a "Paintless dent repair" tech repair Daves Expedition to its pre hail storm condition.  | ||
| Daves |
I have a friend that does the paintless dent removal. I considered buying it back from the ins co but, it was a 99 with 218,000 miles The ins co was willing to cut me a check for 4600.00 and they wanted like 1500.00 for me to keep it. So, I could keep it and take 3000.00 Had a new hood, grill and both headlights found and could buy the parts for about 500.00. The hood was even black so no painting involved. Would've put 2500.00 in my pocket after I fixed it. But, I found a 2001 with only 116,000 miles on it and got it bought for 5500.00, with tax and stuff was 6100.00 out the door. So in the end, for 1500.00 difference I got a 2 year newer truck with about 1/2 the miles. Just made more sense to me to do that. | ||
| Swordsman |
Also, Murrican steel > anything else : ) Considering so many of the working components of "American" cars are now outsourced, if I were a betting man, I'd say a large portion of our automotive steel is imported as well. Tried to dig up some figures, but it's all very tedious to look through, and I'm honestly not that interested.  ~SM |
