[cobrajeff]

I recently had a chip in the windshield of my 1957 Thunderbird repaired. It looked like somebody shot it with a BB gun - right on the side of a wrap-around windshield. A friend told me he thought that glass shops would do "chip repairs' for free. I wasn't as interested in getting it done "free", as I was in getting it done "right".

I took it to a shop, but the repair was not "free". They charged $50, but you would have a difficult time finding it, unless I told you where the chip had been. I am completely satisfied - the repair is virtually unnoticeable, and the repair cost a faction of what a new windshield would cost.

I think the way they make it "free", is to waive your deductible, and then increase the price to charge your insurance company for it. Since I have a lot of cars, and pay quite a bit in insurance premiums, I do not EVER make a claim unless it's a major catastrophe. I paid this one "out of pocket".

My gut tells me that the guy in a shop has more of the proper tools and equipment at his disposal to "do the job right" than a guy with a roving truck - just my .02 cents. (I could see risking a "mobile" repair on a daily driver, but, on your COBRA?....nahhh, not for me, anyway.....)

Regards,

Jeff Burgy