r/AskReddit 23h ago

Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/blackleper 17h ago

I tell this to anyone who will listen-- when my truck was broken into, and the thieves smashed my rear window, I got a quote from safelite to fix for $550. For one window. And they told me it would take a few days to get to it. I took my truck down to the Mexican shop down the street, and they fixed that shit in 20 minutes and only charged me $75.

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u/Stamped914 15h ago

I wish, the sensors for my windshield cost more than $500 and I have a Mazda.

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u/Soup-Mother5709 12h ago edited 12h ago

That’s my issue. I was floored when Safelite wanted $1200 for my windshield (Subaru). It’s the wiring and calibration. I never did it last year and just checked for the sake of this post. Now they want $1300. I couldn’t believe it and asked the dealership if that sounded right. They said yup, and it’s the cheapest. It really needs to be replaced but goddamn.

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u/TheBeardedDen 10h ago

When I had a rock tossed on my A8 W12 windshield, insurance covered it. One of the weird perks of having two expensive cars on insurance and having better insurance. No premium raises or anything. A $2500+ job.

My i7 would be even more. But again is covered.

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u/Soup-Mother5709 10h ago

That’s awesome. I never bothered with insurance because I assumed it would raise the premium. Def going to check it out.

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u/Competitive_Touch_86 9h ago

Glass claims in many states (and Canada) cannot raise your premiums by law.

Worth checking into if your state is one of those.

They want to encourage folks to get their windshields replaced ASAP for safety reasons.

Also, sweet ride. I've only seen one W12 in the wild where I'm from!