Got my Trailblazer back today, again!

**Steve** · 03-22-2008, 12:17 AM

Ok, I was in the wreck on 11/13/07, today is 3/21/07. Four months and one week later, one bring back, multiple visits by the insurauce appraiser, bad work trying to be passed off by the body shop, and in the end almost $9,000 in repair work for an at-best $10,000 vehicle.

Regardless, I think the work done, now after the fact, is probably a 6 out of 10. From looking on the outside you can not really tell that it had been wrecked. You can tell if you look had enough on the inside of the hood. It seems to run and drive straight now, that's good.

There appears to be one more problem not talked about before. I'm not sure if it's from the wreck or not, but it probably is. The driver's side window doesn't roll all the way up when driving past 35 mph. It gets allmost all the way up, but then it gets caught on the groove and doesn't quite go into it. When I stop and roll it down again and back up, it pops into the groove no sweat.

Does it seem like this was from the wreck, like the compression of the wreck caused the door to buckle slightly so the glass doesn't want to go all the way up ... maybe the glass shifted around inside the door?

I'll get some photos posted up here later.

**dryfuss10** · 03-22-2008, 08:16 AM

yep sounds right to me

**Dan** · 03-22-2008, 11:35 AM

personaly steve i would dump it as soon as possible take your loss it will never be the same and the best time is now before it starts to loosen up from driveing it....i have been in the car buisness for over 25 years and will guarinty that in about 30 days it will drive like a piece of junk rattleing apart as you go

Dan

**tbplus10** · 03-22-2008, 12:02 PM

I have to agree with Dan, time to sell the old girl off. Even if they repair the visual and mechanical issues you'll always know what happened and the car wont be right to you.

**retired2001** · 03-22-2008, 03:40 PM

Glad you got it back, but as said above I'd trade it now. It may never look any better than it does right now and even if it is in your mind you will always relate new problems to the wreck. Good luck!

**Steve** · 03-22-2008, 05:06 PM

Another question. How much should I worry about what it looks like under the hood?

I went to a car wash and sprayed it down under the hood gently and a lot of the grime washed off. I can see a dramatic amount of overspray in a sort-of out of the way spot. Should I worry about that? Is it going to cost me any money? I think if I were to count it, it would be about 5 or 6 square inches of overspray. Sigh, just not the same? I'm totally unimpressed with the painting they did under the hood, there are spots that were missed and quite a bit of overspray that is obvious from just popping the hood.

**tbplus10** · 03-22-2008, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by Steve

Another question. How much should I worry about what it looks like under the hood?

I went to a car wash and sprayed it down under the hood gently and a lot of the grime washed off. I can see a dramatic amount of overspray in a sort-of out of the way spot. Should I worry about that? Is it going to cost me any money? I think if I were to count it, it would be about 5 or 6 square inches of overspray. Sigh, just not the same? I'm totally unimpressed with the painting they did under the hood, there are spots that were missed and quite a bit of overspray that is obvious from just popping the hood.

All of this depends on how closely the prospective buyer looks and how much you disclose. I've had buyers never open the hood of cars before buying them. On a trade they usually only care about the interior, exterior, and running condition, they'll detail and get rid of tell tale accident signs. With a private sale you want to let them know the history truthfully but also tell them thats why the vehicle is priced like it is, i.e. "it runs great and looks great I have no problems with it but since the accident it isnt the same to me".

**Dan** · 03-22-2008, 09:47 PM

Steve at this point if you get some thinner and clean it up a bit on your own and say good buy to it...go get your new HHR and put this behind you and chalk it up to lesson learned for the future...

Dan

**Steve** · 03-23-2008, 01:11 AM

Well, it's just upsetting that they just can't seem to get it right.

Now, there is a new issue. The window will not roll-up all the way when driving at freeway speeds. I think the door got bent, and that's a big enough deal to worry about. I guess I'll have to have that back in the shop.

**95CTburb19** · 03-23-2008, 01:18 AM

Steve this thing is just problems on top of problems. I think I would get rid of it. I think the only crazier than them not totalling your car is my friend who rolled his Powerjoke onto the roof and instead of totalling it they're putting a new cab and bed on it estimated cost $16,000.