damm man that sucks bad i work down in streetsville and pass by the go station at least 2 or 3 times a day don't they have cameras or anything?

 

Beater car, that is the only thing I would leave there.

 

They have about 2 or 3 cameras in the lot. I spoke to GO Transit Police on Thursday. They took all my information, they said they will review the surveillance tapes and see if they can find anything.

The Constable on the phone found it funny that they didn't take the Stereo or airbags. I said, it's probably the work of some punk kids.

 

At Streetsville, there are at least 4 other sedans and 2 coupes that I see daily. I also see a lot of BMW, Jags etc... I normally park around them, but I guess my G got picked this time....

Thanks again guys for all your well wishes.

After driving this weekend to Ottawa, I have to say, I appreciate my G even more. The Altima is not that comfortable!

 

Update: I'll be getting the car back in a day or two. It's being painted right now.

Total damage... $3,670.

 

Son of a b*!

On the bright side it'll probably come back looking better than before.

 

That's what I keep telling myself!

I have a question for the tint experts. They replaced the tint on both doors on the driver side. I asked if the tint matches all the other windows, and the body shop said yes. Wouldn't new tint and almost 5 year old tint look different now? Should I ask that all the tint get re-done for uniformity?

I was thinking that I'll go and take a look at it when the car is ready, and if I'm not happy, I'll ask for it all to be done, but I'm not sure if I can or not.

 

I believe the better tints will not deteriorate noticeably in 4-5 years. In any event it's probably only $150 or so to have a few more windows done in the same new stuff. It's probably reasonable to ask for that if there is a difference.

 

Thanks for the information RBull. I guess I'll take a look at it tonight.

Got the call, the car will be ready at 4:30.

 

I picked up the car last night. Looks great, with the exception of a couple of things...

My tint is off. When I'm in the car, and I look out, it's green, my other side is charcoal. Also, it's not the same shade. I have 35% in the front and one shade darker in the rear. The tinter is suppose to come by to take a look at the car.

My interior, needs a good cleaning. I asked the body shop what they did, and they said, all they do is wipe it down with a chamois. The interior feels like there is some residue all over the place and the shine is gone.

I'll post some pics one the car is cleaned up, got a little dirty from yesterday's rain.

Thanks again guys.

 

Wow, that was fast. Glad to see you have the car back. Man, why do I always get stuck with lengthy repair shops. First 3 months at Lyons Autobody after some broad veers off-road into my driveway. Now my G has been at 401 Auto Collision for 3 weeks to repair some rust spots on the door pillar (They are replacing the entire door after I spent hours dynamating it...arghh) and door steps under warranty. Anyways, I'm rambling on... Just need to vent. Woe is me... Sorry this is your sob story, not trying to hi-jack your thread Just curious where you had the repairs done. I swear, one more week and I'm gonna stick a popcharger in the Alty rental!

 

PDT, glad to hear that you've got your ride back.....hope you get the tint issue straightened out along with the messy interior.......

Rich, hope you get your's back soon too. It's been a long time laid up...

C.

 

You're welcome. Shame the body shop wasn't more careful with your cleaning up your car and that the tint was off. My experience with insurance co's has been pretty good about making sure I was satisfied. If you aren't make sure the shop gets a chance to correct it and if not getting the insurance co. involved will likely help.

G/L

 

Klubjunkee, sorry to hear about your ordeal with the body shops. Man, that must suck. I thought it would have been 1.5 to 2 weeks, but they got it back to me in a weeks time. I had all the repair work done at Imperial Auto Collision located at Erin Mills and Battleford in Mississauga. Talk to Richard, tell him I recommended you (Tauseef).

No worries about hijacking my thread, it's all good!

Thanks Colin and RBull (it's Deane right?). I already spoke to the body shop, they said when I go back to get my doggy door lid replaced (should be in next week) they will take care of the rest for me. As for the tint issue, I have to call him back today to schedule some time to meet up.

 

Yep.

It's all good then. G/L with the final chapter.