New truck with hail damage

[buckbull]

I bought a GMC terrain that had been in a hail storm. The dealership had the vehicles fixed but still sold them at a huge discount. The fact that the car was hail damaged follows it through its lifetime. The cars Msrp was $28,000 and I bought it for $18,000.

 

[Arcola]

I bought a storm damaged Duramax, new off the lot in 2006. Not hail, but had some decent dents. It was $24k off sticker which was almost 50% in those days. Only way I could afford a new truck then. Got slammed by hail in 2009 and even though I disclosed the previous damage to the adjuster (down to each specific dent), he wrote the claim to cover it all. Lucky break for me but I didn’t care about the damage to begin with.

 

[MThuntr]

It's surprising how expensive hail damage is to fix. If you're set on getting a new one then offer way lower than their asking. If they say no then tell them they know where to find you and drive your truck a few more weeks. If you seem eager they won't budge.

 

[406dn]

please expound on this dent fixing procedure lol I've never heard of such a thing or seen it for that matter

Just leave it parked in the sun for years and at some point you realize there aren't any dents on the hood or roof.