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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 09:32 AM
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Alright, you've heard the story a millian times before, guy parks his car out in left feild to protect it and a garbage truck backs into it. Well, my wife parks our c5 out in left feild as usual where she works and a semi hits it while trying to park. Stuff happens, right, and he was good enough to go inside and report what happened. So, my question is, are these body panals on a c5 repairable like the older real fiberglass vettes, or do you just replace them? Just the door panal got damaged, very minor at that. Thanks for any info you can give me
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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 10:11 AM
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Its usually best to replace them but a competent body shop can best advise you. Cool of the trucker to report it...10 points for him and minus 5 for hitting you.
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Yea, poor guy was bringing his wife lunch on almost the last day of school where she works , was very cool of him to do the right think, I felt bad for him.
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His company will cover it. Just make sure you get to see the police report before it goes to the insurance company.
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