[W126 Coupe] I'll be needing a new hood...

[Paul Samarin]

I'm in So.Cal. on the LA/OC border.  Am looking for a decent body shop 
to tow it to; my regular mechanic hasn't yet responded to yesterday's 
voicemail.

Paul

On Dec 23, 2005, at 7:39 AM, Mike R. wrote:

> Paul,
>
> I'm home for Christmas but will be back in Charlotte on the 27th. If 
> there
> is anything you'd like me to look at, let me know. If there isn't 
> anything
> here, then Rusty sounds good.
>
> By the way, where are you located??
>
>
>
> Later,
>
> Mike R.
>
> (702) 494-8056
>
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> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 9:07 PM
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> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] I'll be needing a new hood...
>
>
>
> Yeah, it looks worse when you hit an SUV because this crumple more, but
> think about it this way: the much more expensive and harder to properly
> repair bumper mount went undamaged. A good place for parts is PG Auto. 
> Also,
> if you're in the Charlotte NC area I know a place you can drive to, 
> but no
> point in looking for parts yourself, body shops have their own 
> junkyards
> they deal with and get special rates. The nice thing if you do go with
> insurance is that since there are no aftermarket made in china parts 
> for
> these cars, you're going to get genuine MB parts instead of having 
> chinese
> parts pushed on you by the insurance company.
>
>
>
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>
> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com on behalf of Paul Samarin
> Sent: Thu 12/22/2005 7:07 PM
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] I'll be needing a new hood...
>
> grill, and other misc under the hood stuff.  Just rear-ended a guy at
> an intersection.  No injuries, and very little damage to his Cherokee,
> which I must've slid under a bit.  Crumple zone sure did.
>
> I'm wondering whether to just let insurance handle it or try to write a
> check to avoid the ding against the insurance.  Rates are sneaking up
> on me.
>
> What wisdom does the list have with respect to where to start looking
> for cheap replacement parts.
>
> Paul
>
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