On the morning of September 30, 2020, while driving at high speed, I suddenly heard the windshield snap. The windshield was damaged and showed signs of being injured by a hard object. In the past, when flying hard objects hit the front windshield at high speed, the damage was not as great as this time. At most, a small spot was left. This time, we encountered glass rupture, and there was no way to stop immediately when driving at high speed. We could only rely on the right deceleration edge to observe whether the damaged position of the glass continued to rupture and increase damage. After observation, there was no increase in damage, so we continued to go to a nearby destination before making plans. If the glass continues to crack and damage increases, you must stop the car urgently to prevent the glass from suddenly breaking in a large area and hitting people in the car (if there is a film, the danger can be reduced).
After arriving at the goal, carefully checked the glass damage, and consulted a friend who repaired the car and learned that he could try doing glass repair. I decided to repair the glass without applying for insurance to see the effect. If the effect is not good, I will apply for insurance to replace the glass. Because I was too busy, the damaged location did not affect the line of sight, and it was delayed until the second Sunday of 2021 to make glass modifications. (The repair master said that the sooner it is smashed, the better the repair effect.) Nowadays, the front windshields are made of double-laminated semi-tempered glass, which has penetrated the first layer. The two-hour repair cost 350 yuan was better than I expected, saving money from the surge in premiums the next year. I roughly calculated that if I applied for insurance, the premium would increase by about 2,000 yuan.
When I returned home after the restoration, another little story happened. On the auxiliary road of a two-lane car, I gently scratched the right rear door and rear wheel eyebrow of a confused car. After pulling over, the other party didn’t even apologize. As soon as he got out of the car, he used his hands to wipe the scratches, but I stopped him, and he also said a lot of nonsense about wanting to change lanes. I said that the other party would not do it in private and would apply for insurance and other matters. Coincidentally, the iron rider passed by and saw the registration information to get off the bus. After understanding the situation, he asked privately whether it was insurance. I said give it a thousand yuan, but the other party said that a Shanghai Volkswagen will give you 300… The traffic police blurted out that this was a purely imported Touareg. Finally, the traffic police said a few words to the guy, saying that he would give him face and settle it for 800 yuan… The traffic police took photos to witness the WeChat collection and the settlement was settled. If that thing had taken the initiative to apologize to me and admit his mistake as soon as he got out of the car, I really wouldn’t have taken him for such a small scratch. Good or bad attitude determines whether I can make up for the loss of repairing glass