its tough.

Last time my car was towed the driverside mirror was broken, and there is paint missingon the door frame where I can only assume they tried to jimmy the lock.

 

Tow truck drivers are always assholes too.

 

call your indy. get his word that it wasn't cracked. take pictures of it. then call your insurance company and tell them exactly what happened. give them the name of the tow company and the boss etc. then call them back and tell them to expect the callfrom the insurance comapny unless they want to fix it first.

The insurance company will get money from them as they have to pay tofix your windshield if they don't ..

 

Will do.

 

Called my indy they say it wasn't cracked when it was there.

 

Its probably going to be the indy's word vs the tow company's, and you will probably get the shaft.

In the end, its probably going to be you the gets the raw end of the deal. Its aggrivating. Towing companies seem to screw up so much shit, yet they ALWAYS deny it.

 

yeah I know but I am so fed up with getting fucked over. They scraped the perfect front lip too. He put the car down and I saw the whole lower valence get pushed up. I yelled "woooooooo your going to crack my bumper." Bubba the tow truck driver said "don't worry I am not going to."

 

was it a triple a tow or did you pay for it ?

 

Paid for it.

 

Drew if you haven't figured it out yet on any 3rd gen 9k regardless of trim the lower valence is always going to be getting scrapped on tows. I've seen mine have it happen multiple times on flat bed tows and there isn't any way to avoid it.

However the windshield thing isn't right. Hopefully you don't get the shaft on that.

 

which is why i always take pictures of my car before it's towed anywhere

 

exactly. if done with the tow truck in the background before hooking up and then with the tow truck as it is dropping off you win. no way to deny that..

 

Good luck but be prepaired for the worst. You'll be hard pressed to prove the windshield damage occurred while the vehicle was in there possession.

 

It's probably best to just let it go, or have insurance deal with it. The time an money that it takes to get anything out of another company isnt going to make it worth while for a windshield.

I was very pissed when my mirror was broken, an I was missing paint from someone trying to break in. But unless you have a picture from the day it happened, I doubt there is much you can do.

 

I used to have an '87 Integra, and one time when it was towed, the driver lifted it wrong and bent both front fenders. They eventually paid when I went back to AAA and complained.

Ever since then, I have asked for a flat bed any time the car is towed. Saves the front lip and many other parts. These days there are enough flat beds out there that you can get one if you ask.

 

With 9k Aeros, always jack up the front of the car and wedge in door hanging alignment shims into the springs to raise up the front end, or get the towing dounts that go in springs. I learned that the hard way. If you have comprehensive it should take care of your windshield.

take care,
-Chad