We just had a nasty storm here in Denver. It hailed on my car here at work (I work swings) for 30min with walnut sized hail. My coworker braved the the storm to check out our rides. The outlook is BAD! My mirror caps were found several yards away from the car!!!

 

Dang, several yards away? That's crazy.

I know that solar is somewhat growing in Denver. I wonder how well those held up to the hail...

 

That's terrible!
Please update when you are able.
I hope the damage isn't too bad.

 

I'm too sick to my stomach to go look at it! My co-worker says it's BAD!
I'm off in 30min, so I will have to see for myself!

 

Oh no, I feel for you.
Stay safe out there!

 

It's trashed!
Ill try to get some pics up later today!

 

I had a car sustain over 30 hail dings back in 2002. I was lucky none of them caused paint damage and by the time the PDR guy was done pulling out the dents, the damage was undetectable. Sounds like your hail may have been larger but I really hope the hail did not crack the paint.

Don't forget this qualifies as a Comp claim thru your auto insurance.

 

I've seen dry ice used to pop hail dents with absolutely no effect or affect to the paint...except on a patrol car after a beating by 3"+ hail bombs. It looked like a sledge hammer'd fund raiser.

 

I feel your pain. Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) guys work miracles. That's the way to go for hail repair.

 

I am so sorry!
Hopefully it can be repaired...I am almost afraid to see the photos.

 

Had a similar situation on my old '02 R50....They couldn't PDR it, ended up replacing the hood and repainting various portions of the car. Insurance covered all but the deductible and the car looked better than it did before the damage.

 

OMG...as I recall your car is just a few weeks old, yes?

 

Just 8 days shy of 3 months! I have two appointments set up for tomorrow to get estimates. Sounds like there is no way they will total it (which I was kind of hoping for) since none of the glass is broken! I can not believe the dual pane sunroof was still intact!

 

I wondered what the criteria is for totaling a car for hail damage.
It happened to someone on their way to MOTD 2011, IIRC.

I saw a Mini on I-10 last week on a transport full of totaled cars.
It looked like someone had used it for target practice at a driving range.
My guess was hail.
Since I was motoring solo, I couldn't get a real good look.
What I saw was pretty shocking though.

There are reports throughout the site of really good repairs after hail damage.
Good luck and I hope you are happy with the results in the end.

 

Don't worry it gets better!

You won't want to look at your MINI for a while, but soon enough it will be fixed and look just as good.

Hang in there!

 

Same as totaling a car in a collision. Varies by State.

In some States, insurance regulations require us (insurance companies) to total a vehicle when the estimate is 75% or more of the Actual Cash Value.

In other States, the formula is Estimate + Salvage Value > Actual Cash Value.

In other States, it's simply if Estimate > Actual Cash Value.

 

Sheet metal is more pliable than glass...

 

Here comes round two! This storm is supposed to be just as bad as yesterdays, and I am heading out the door to work in an hour! FML! :(

 

Is there a shopping mall or somewhere with an underground garage you could park in nearby?

 

You could park at the ParkNRide complex and take the bridge to the office.
Of course you may get pelted but your car would be safe. The walk is pretty reasonable...

 

Was just on weather.com and they have an overhead photo of an area around Denver and it's still white from the hail that fell yesterday.

Holy smokes... I don't want to live anywhere it's not warm enough in June to melt hail within a few hours.

 

I know it's painful, but...can we see pictures? So sorry to hear about this.

 

It is likely not totalled. The PDR process is really really good. If the hail is bad enough they will replace the panels instead of using PDR and in that case just pick the body shop carefully.

Some insurance companies will throw aftermarket parts on any car regardless of age, others are a little more policy holder friendly when it comes to the use of aftermarket parts. I have worked with most of them and I can guarantee you they are not all created equal when handling vehicle repair. The good news is the Coutryman is a low volume vehicle and there are no aftermarket sheetmetal suppliers popping up on the insurance estimating systems yet. On top of that the OEM parts are actually relatively well priced.

Pick a good body shop and it will be as good as new. The shop can also be your advocate when it comes to dealing with the insurance company.

 

When I lived in Austin I used to see PDR guys work miracles and no repainting was ever needed. Good luck with it!

 

I used to live in the Apts right across the highway, and walked when the weather permitted (and sometimes when it didn't -LOL) I did think about running the car over there last night to the covered parking. It just rolled in so fast!

Pics don't do any justice to the extent of the damage. . .












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