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Scams and Rip Off Videos
Don’t get yourself in these situations; in most cases people trust the wrong information and people. An example is of an insurance company that tells you to go to a shop of their choice and your thinking it’s in your best interest; a little naive don’t you think?
Go to one of their shops…….watch this video then make a decision!
Consumer Reports Magazine Warns Car Owners About Unsafe Aftermarket Parts
The primary focus of the article, Save on car insurance, reviews the claims performance of 22 insurance companies and details ways in which consumers can save money on their premiums. However, the article is quick to warn that, “Saving is not only a matter of finding the lowest premium.” The report tells motorists that an insurer may charge less in premiums but cost more overall by “lowballing loss estimates, hassling the repair shop to cut corners, and forcing you to pay extra for [OEM] parts.”
“Tests have found that some non-OEM parts fit poorly, are more prone to rust and corrosion, don’t always meet federal safety standards, and may not provide good protection in a crash,” the article warns.
In detailing other ways in which a low premium may end up costing more, the magazine cautions readers that their insurer might also push them to use shops in a direct-repair program (DRP) and says, “In our survey, respondents’ satisfaction with repairs was significantly lower among those who felt pressured to use DRP shops and non-OEM parts. And respondents who said they were pressured to use non-OEM parts had significantly more problems with their repairs.”
The Consumer Reports car insurance survey is based on the experiences of 28,241 respondents who filed claims that were settled or rejected from January 2006 to June 2009. The full article, and how all the 22 car insurance companies stacked up in Consumer Reports’ survey are available in the October issue on newsstands and online at www.ConsumerReports.org.
Ford Produces Another Aftermarket Parts Video
Ford Motor Company is once again taking its message of crash parts safety to the public. The carmaker has produced another video highlighting the differences between aftermarket parts and original Ford service part. Watch!
Below this consumer certainly had no idea of the shoddy repair that was covered up with plastic trim panels. Listening to your agent or claims people isn’t in the customer’s best interest? Who do you suspect would benefit?
Nationwide Blue Ribbon Special!!! Click on pictures for large view.
This just dismantled 06 Honda Element from rear end collision had been recently repaired at a “Nationwide Blue Ribbon Shop”. It had been steered to the shop and informed how awesome their work product was. Whoops………. This is how quarter panel replacement was butchered. Maybe Nationwide doesn’t pay for burn damage repair to adjacent panels.
This is another repair that was don by an All State DRP shop that we had to make right for this customer. Watch!
Insurance Insiders Busted
Unfortunately, these are the same people we have to deal with in claims and at some insurance companies.
When you call a claim in these are some of the people you would talk to; these are the people that make deals with body shops and steer to their body shop buddies.
Click the link and see who it is?
The risks of texting while driving are significant. Potential injury to yourself or others is significant. It may also be a crime to text while driving. More and more laws are being proposed and passed that ban texting while driving. The consequences, from an injury and legal perspective, can be severe! DO NOT TEXT WHILE DRIVING!
