[Lew]

Anyone ever heard of Kabooki talk. The Wife's VW Beetle had it's hood damaged by a large piece of a tire from a 18 wheeler. It was hit by the car we were following on the Expressway and it flew back from under the car and struck the hood. I filed a claim and the Body Shop ordered a new hood from VW. Shops rarely try to repair hoods. Anyway the hood was painted and the fenders were painted because the shop said they needed to blend the paint. Kabooki talk! It's a way for the shops to make more money on a repair. After a month the paint peeled off the tops of the fenders. Statefarm screamed about the repair, and said for the shop to fix. I said not that shop and I took it to another Body Shop. Statefarm said no, but I was in charge as to who was going to repair my wife's car. Remember insurance companies cannot tell you where to take your car for repairs. The other shop told me the fenders were not prepaired properly.....the fenders were repainted and looked great. I might add the second shop said they would have just painted the hood. Hold the Insurance company's feet to the fire. You pay their premiums right!