Car was broken into.... ADVICE NEEDED
 

:mad: What a start to my Memorial Day Weekend. I'm not going to get into the details on how they got in, but they got in fairly easy. Anyway, they went throught everything (glove, sunglass holder, trunk, etc.) and guess what, they didn't take anything. So now I've got damage to my driver's side door that the Claims guys est. to be $1264.00 to repair.


Here's my question: If I take it to a Geico approved shop, the work is guaranteed for as long as I own the car. Although, I would be at the mercy of a shop that may not have experience w/ this car.

If I go to Infiniti, it's only guaranteed for 90 days I think. I know that Infiniti will just outsource it to a shop as well, but, I always thought that any work should be done by Infiniti (or whoever they trust to do the work).

How should I get this handled? Am I just being paranoid? I've never had to get any body work done before so I want to make sure I make the right decision on who works on my car. Advice appreciated.


PS: DO NOT ever take the car to Jersey Gardens Mall. The cop said he just took a report on the same car in a different lot before he came to us.

Do some research on the shops in your area... Sometime the insurance companies actually use good reputable shops.

In addition, it depends on the damage. What did they do? Scratch your car? Pry the door open?

Any more details you can give us?

Sorry to hear what happened. That really blows. What kind of damage did they do to the car? Thanks for the heads up on Jersey Gardens, I'll make sure to never take the car there.

i'm guessing the keyhole?

got my car from taylor infiniti.. they have a bunch of different lots, taylor toyota, taylot this, taylor that.. and they have their own paint / body shop and they actually do pretty good work. lifetime warranty, too

i'd walk into your dealership and just ask who they use for body work and go wherever they suggest to at least get an estimate / check the shop out

That's probably the first thing I'll do. I feel safer having Infiniti handle this for me.

And yes, Keyhole.

Lots of shops (well at least here in So Cal) have lifetime guarantees on their work (Holmes Body Shop). Ask your dealership where they recommend and they should point you in the right direction... I didn't go with what the insurance co told me because they had ZERO experience with our G's...

Punctured a hole in the door about 1/4" wide

Sorry about your car. Not to be an arse, but why take your G to Jersey Gardens Mall? A good handful of people in that mall are "shady" (I am not saying they are, but I get that vibe).
At least they did not take anything :)
Most of the time insurance companies are working together with body shops, your best bet would be to take it to a very good shop (your choice) and let the body shop give your insurance company an estimate. I know an excellent one (does customs cars), not too far from NJ if your interested
GL with the repairs

that sucks man.

https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-coupe/175283-another-g37-without-a-keyhole-pictures.html
that of course won't prevent it, but it might be enough to convince some *******s that there isn't a keyhole

edit.. maybe they went in differently than what i was thinking


infiniti should of had an extra piece of thicker metal welded around the back of that area. something that can't be bent as easily

Hey IP, PM me...where is this 1/4" located? Now, I am getting paraniod :7:
Next mod for me is that keyhole delete

damn, sucks. dont a cf door cost that much? heh.

Go to Brinton Auto Body in Westfield. He does great work and also works with Geico. My car got hit by a shopping cart last week and I plan on taking it to him next week to get the dents repaired. The owner John is a great guy and does exceptional work.

Sorry to hear about the damage :eek:

try to get someone familiar with our cars, or that does custom cars as previously suggested.
I definiely wouldn't want someone learning on my car!

I kinda knew I was asking for it by going there... My wife and I just had to exchange something. Get this tho, it happened on Friday around 6pm, lot wasn't full and was daylight out. Ballsy MF'rs...

More like pathetic psy a$$ mf'rs!!!!!!!!! :7:

Damn, 6PM on a Friday? Those hooligans are pretty ballsy to do a stunt like that.
Next time please wait in the car while your wife does the returning :)

No Kidding.... I'm thinking, if it ain't hot out, I'm going to start leaving my pit in the car w/ the windows cracked open. He used to go w/ me everywhere in my old car and slept in the back seat if I had to run errands. But since the weather has been getting warm, he usually stays home (plus, I didn't want him scratching the seats)

:eek: WOW! I was there this weekend too... Thanks for the heads up, I won't be taking my car there anymore.

any decent shop will guarantee a repair.

Dealer work is outsourced,but the quality is first rate(has to look like factory)

If Geico send you to one of THEIR shops(they control how the repair is done)

this is not ness. a bad thing, just need to know the shop & the quality of the work they perform. Then you will know who you are dealing with.

Only problem is sometime the shops that are controled by insurance company cut corners from pressure from insurance company, to keep costs down.

If you live in jersey, try Quality Auto Body.

I think they are in either Clark,NJ or I think Kennelworth,NJ.

They are the shop Ray Catena Infinit uses(I have had the dealer do the work, & the work they did for me it is first rate quality)

Never let insurance company steer you to any shop, it is illegal.

They do it to try to control things.

Think of this way, If the body shop fixes it they have get approval for additional work.(they usually are a direct processor for the insurance company,basically they can bill out alot more damage & get paid without you even knowing)if your car is 3 yrs or older they will use salvage parts.

If you go to the dealer, they will use brand new parts only.(that is also why it costs alot more at the delaer)

They will also not cut corners to save A few bucks(they do not want bad press or the liability).So they will do it in the most effective way, so the car's value is ultimatly preserved.

Hope this helps.

:biggthumpup:

That would be a sight to see. Thieves breaking into a car just have a pit lash out at them, haha.
Just bring a thick blanket and use it to protect the seats if you need to bring your dog

That would be nice, but, he's really just a visual deterrent. If anyone did get in while he was there he'd probably lick'em to death. :(

lol!

Never ever take it to the dealer, ever!

Wow that really sux. Thats the one thing that sucks about NJ. Theres definetly many ghetto areas that the hooligans dont care if its middle night or middle of the day. Problem with Jersey Gardens is that Elizabeth itself isnt the nicest of areas but you get all the punks from Newark coming over to shop because its mostly outlet stores.
I live up in Hudson County so I have the fear all the time when I park my car somewhere. Now im gonna be even more afraid though knowing this happened to you. Whats gonna suck though is that I have nothing in my car for them to steal so it would be expensive for me to fix for nothing.

Why, You have a bad experience at dealer.

From my experience, they at least take care of customers.

The body doesnt' give a rats*** once you hand over the cash, they get amnesia.

I went back to one they shorted me over $2700.00 (part of the $7000.00 job)

I had to sue them in court, first I had to bring to the dealer was getting a check engine light.

Sure enough these jerks forgot to reconnect the wiring harness under the hood.

$400.00 later they forgot to plug back in.

SO besides them doing crappy work, they ripp you off thingking everyone just wants their car back & don't care about the details.

Thanks Nico, can you pm me the phone number?

thanks for the recommendation. Fortunately this shop is also on Geico's list. Thanks.

I hate that mall, it's very unsafe, if I ever go there with my ride, I would stay in my car and wait... But then again, I'd probably get carjacked. LOL

i hate that mall to many memories no G is going there