My Z just got vandalized. WTF!!
 

About an hour ago, I had this meeting at a church to do some field measurement for the owner. Mind you, I just detailed the car a few weeks ago and it's been in the garage for the most part so it's pretty clean.

I'm inside the building for an hour an a half and was just about to leave. First I notice little 'spots' on the glass which I thought was tree sap at first, but ruled it out since there were no trees near by. I get out of the car to wipe it down an notice it's all over the side and across the hood, like someone threw a soda bottle. It looks like soda or iced tea...sticky. Thank God the wax protected it a bit. I grab a mf towel and some water to wipe it off. At this point I'm already pretty mad, but I see most of it wiping away so I think "it's not so bad." Then I start wiping down lower on the panel and see this....:mad::crying:

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1343924530

I was seriously about to cry. I'm so livid right now. I didn't piss anyone off or anything. It was just some as$hole who had to f*ck with other people's property. It looks like some threw rocks at my car:mad:

Anyway, what should I do next? Do I need to file a police report in order have my insurance fix this? How much do you think this would cost to fix? My deductable is $750.

Also, if anyone knows a good shop in Nassau/Suffolk County where I can get this fixed, it would really help me out.

I would check out a good paintless dent repair guy. Probably cheaper than your deductible and if the guy is good, you will forget you ever had this problem.

Not sure if the police would do anything, we have vehicle reporting centres around here to look after such things.

Sorry for you and your Z.

Hard to tell, but it chipped the paint :(

Double check with your insurance if it will be held against you if you make a claim. A few bucks saved now might cost in the long run with higher rates.

+1 on the dentless repair guys tho.

Oh man that sucks! Sorry that happened. ******* bastards

That sucks. I hate people who mess with others people stuff. Cowards wouldnt do it with you standing there. Hopefully they will get what they deserve.

Unfortunately since it cracked the paint you wont get it back to 100% with paintless dent repair alone. But the cheapest out is going to be paintless dent repair and Dr. Colorchip or Applied Colors Scratch repair. If you can live with that.

Of course to get it back close to pristine its going to need a body shop to repaint the panels with the cracked paint.

Dude, that blows. Definitely contact your insurance, I think this type of claim does not usually count against you since it's not an accident where you are at fault.

That sucks. There are some PDR guys who do small repairs like that to. Best to get a quote from a bodyshop, and a quote from a PDR guy if you can find a good one in your area.

Also, like someone else mentioned, find out how your insurance will be impacted if you make a claim.

Good luck.

Came back and saw that the paint is chipped. FWIW I just had the whole quarter panel fixed (dent) and repainted on mine and it ran under $500.

Raaaaa this is upsetting! I can’t stand incidents like this. I feel your pain! If you have insurance that covers vandalism and pay extra for it a month or signed up for it when quoted you will be ok. They will handle it with no deductable this is (progressive) others do the same and rate will not go up since this was not your fault. If you don’t I’m guessing this would be your options. Dent removal like a dent pro will take them out for about $200.00 or less but the scratch will still be there. If you anal about that like I would go with the deductable and get your whole damaged area fixed because im guessing it will be more than $750.00.

Someone rear ended me and drove off when I was parked in an apartment complex lot(different story) point is, like my situation if this is vandalism/no fault your insurance will cover you without using your deductible since you were not at fault and not in the car. Police report and then call insurance. You should not have to pay your deductible and your rates will not increase.

speak to insurance company.

I'll def check pdr and get a quote. I can live with a chip, but the dents bother. The dent on the door doesn't have a chip, but I'm wondering if pdr can make it look like new again. I have Geico and will have to check my policy. Hopefully it doesn't go against me.

So my experience has been that unless you are designated "at fault" in the accident, your rates will not go up. "At fault" means either you hit another car or drove into a curb/mailbox/etc.

Vandalism, rogue deer and dumb bimbos hitting you in a parking lot and driving off do not count and you are free to ask your insurance company directly whether the claim would be considered "at fault" or not.

One caveat: Just because your rates stay the same doesn't mean that they won't drop you if you say....file a claim every time a rock dings your hood. Too many claims = you're a bad risk (even if you're just unlucky) and you will be dropped. Your NEXT insuror will be able to see this and will charge you a higher rate.

Also, good god who did you piss off to end up with a $750 deductible?

Also if it makes you feel any better, I sat in my car alternating between punching the dash, screaming "NOOOOOOO" and "FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU**" when the deer hit me until my girlfriend literally said, 'You are an adult what's wrong with you'

Gieco has my claim on record, but I haven't activated it yet. Geico said I would have to pay the deductable. Gonna check out PDR first and see if I can just pay for it out-of-pocket.

this. fu*cking. sucks! I was saving up to upgrade my brakes.

*The $750 deductable was the only way to lower my insurance payment to within reason. I'm over 25, not married, have a clean record and no claims in the past 10 years, but the insurance was still over $2,100 a year with Allstate. It dropped to $1,400 a year when I switched to Geico and paying a $750 deductable. All the other insurance companies had similar rates as Allstate...if not higher.

lol. I did the same thing driving back to the office yelling FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!............. I did feel a little bit better:icon17:

Good luck op...also see if they can blend instead of doing the whole panel...dunno hate for you to get a super new door&quarter to be super black an shiny compared to the rest of the car... May not be noticeable but your eye might catch it and your gonna wanna run over people

[QUOTE=GaleForce;1850912]I would check out a good paintless dent repair guy. Probably cheaper than your deductible and if the guy is good, you will forget you ever had this problem.

Not sure if the police would do anything, we have vehicle reporting centres around here to look after such things.

Sorry for you and your Z.[/QUOTE]

:eek::shakes head: me too--

BS. Some people can't stand when you have nice things.

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Strange I also have Geico and they told me my deductible would not matter in that case but sorry to hear it does for you :shakes head:

I also when I got into my car to drive after seeing someone hit my car and ran screamed F*** continuously for about 2 to 3 minutes. Felt great to get it out haha

:confused:I don't know-but I am pretty sure I was swearing like a sailor when I hit the raccooon. Prob not as funny as you guys though-:tup:

This just makes me sick. So sorry man! I hope you get it back to 100% without too much out of pocket expense.

I called and that's what I was told by the Geico rep. I guess it couldn't hurt to call again and make sure.

This is from thier website
Maybe they considered your situtation a no-fault collision?...I really don't know.

Holy crap. I think I pay like $120 a month in insurance with a $300 deductible on my 2012 nismo through USAA o_O

Do you live in beirut or something?

lol, it's probably cheaper in Beirut. That's what I pay with now with the $750 deductible. I even took that stupid defensive driving course to get it lowered. I honestly didn't see something like this happening. This was probably the one time this when my car was is in a sketchy area....and I was only there for an hour and a half. I was in Bayshore/Brentwood area. :mad: FML. I can see my car all day outside my window when I'm at work and it's either in the driveway or garage when I'm at home. I figured if something bad happens, something really bad had to happen.... & $750 wouldn't be so bad. Boy was I wrong. It's over $200 more a year to lower it to a $250 deductible. I'm thinking of definitely biting the bullet and paying a bit more with a lower deductible...maybe $500 (about $100 more a year). What do you guys think?

The 0 deductible depends on the state. Just like glass damage from rocks and stuff hitting your windshield, some states don't require a deductible for that. For example when I lived in MD in their state when it's vandalism or hit an run your deductible is cut in half but still charged.

Update: I went to a PDR shop and they couldn't fix it without messing up the rest of the panel. The dent is to knotted and the other one is too close to the seam. FML. This fukn sucks donkey nuts!!

That sucks to hear :shakes head:

So you going to hit a few body shops up and get quotes?

:iagree: :(

People always wonder why I hate humanity ...

man... i hate it when people hate on our Zs.

I'm thinking of just getting the uam fenders or something similar and not go through insurance.. I'm gonna check out a few body shops and see if there's anything they can do first though.

Also, it may have just been a coincidence, but there was another 370 getting it's fender fixed at the PDR place I went to. Looks like someone punched it. I didn't realize there was so much hate out there

Sorry to hear about that man! I don't know what the hell is wrong with people! I definitely wouldn't get any vented fenders they are a huge pain. I spent just over twice the amount I paid for them just to fix them and make them fit.

Thanks for the heads up

Probably a kid with a BB gun. The damage looks familiar to a car I did the paint correction on. The PDR guy came and got them out (though but they didn't crack the paint)

paintless dent repair is usually 30-45$ a dent. a shop could touch up any paint chips for less than 50$.

I can recommend you a shop in Suffolk county. It's called Perfect 10 in Farmingdale, had work done numerous times by him and sent my family and friends to him and his work is meticulous. He can do anything and fix or customize anything from a Ferrari to a Nissan. Great guy and awesome work.

After looking at it more, I actually think it was a flathead screwdriver. You can feel a flat spot and it's consistent to how the paint was damaged.

I already went to a Paintless Dent Repair shop. The guy was asking for $150 if he could fix it. He gave it a try, but the dent was too knotted and wouldn't pop out without damaging the rest of the panel. It does look a little bit better though...and he didn't charge me anything.

Thanks. I'm not sure which direction I want to go with yet, but I'll be sure to keep that in mind. The one on the door is the one I'm trying to figure out. I'm just concerned about the paint matching and the actual process. The fender is a bit easier since I can just replace it with a new one if need be.

So I guess I have a few questions I was hoping some of you guys might answer about the repair process:

-Would they just pull the dent(s), sand, fill and paint?

-For the one on the door, would they re-spray the entire door? or just that area? I'm mostly worried about color matching. I'd rather live with the dents than have a door and panel off color.

:iagree: