Thanks Jimmy! I second you too!
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of JAMES KNOX
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 1:29 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: Pissed & Dissed...Wouldnt You Be???
I 2nd that Rascal!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Barnes" <rascal@scrtc.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 11:43 AM
Subject: RE: DML: Pissed & Dissed...Wouldnt You Be???
>
> I agree with Kevin, put it behind you, you did the right thing getting rid
> of it. Who knows how good it is after that wreck.
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
> sneezer@gmail.com
> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 8:51 AM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Pissed & Dissed...Wouldnt You Be???
>
>
>
>> Just because he straightened the frame, doesn't mean it was the right
> thing
> to
>> do. He might drive it for another 20 years without any incident, or he
> might
>> snap it in half next time he hits a pothole. I'm not an expert, and I
> have
>> no idea how badly mangled the frame was. What I do know is this: metal
>> weakens the more it gets bent. Take a paper clip. "Straighten" it. Bend
> it
>> back. Straighten it again. Pretty soon, what happens? It snaps in two.
>>
>> You think driving around on worn ball joints was bad? How do you think
> you'd
>> feel driving around with a weakened frame?
>>
>> If this other guy wants to take the risk, that's up to him. If you
> possibly
>> can, try to get more than one opinion on why the frame couldn't (or
>> shouldn't) have been straightened before you decide they were lying to
> you.
>>
>> --
>> Jason Bleazard http://drazaelb.blogspot.com Burlington, Ontario
>
>
> I agree. I work as a claims examiner for a commercial insurance company.
> We
> rarely pay for frame work. In my experience frame straightening almost
> always
> comes out a little off. It creates more liability for the insurance
> company,
> as
> many auto insurers guarantee the work when performed at one of their
> authorized
> shops. If the truck were to fail catastrophically because of a
> straightened
> frame, they could be looking at a million plus settlement. If the body
> damage
> alone puts it close to a total, frame work will usually push it over the
> threshold.
>
> What usually happens is the vehicle goes to the salvage yard, some
> enterprising
> person buys it for pennies, does some work to it and gets it back on the
> road,
> or recycles the parts. At any rate the truck may never ride properly
> again.
>
>
> Kevin
> 1992 CC 318 2wd
>
>
>
>
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