Windshield vs. tree across road . . .

My son was on his way to work Monday morning at 5:30. He didn't see the tree across the road in time, started to brake, but the road was too icy, so he slid right into the tree. No injuries. To make things worse, he hadn't been home but about five minutes when he got a call from his work telling him that he didn't need to come in because their electricity was out. Waiting for estimate now. Any guesses on cost? 1996 Jeep Cherokee.

Posted: 02/17/2016 at 12:57PM

Windshield vs. tree across road . . . -- HokieKip 02/17/2016 12:57PM

As Hokie360 asked below, Why Fix It?............. -- TexasGobbler 02/17/2016 10:57PM

New windshield is installed for $238.35 total. Not too bad. ** -- HokieKip 02/17/2016 3:44PM

For a truck, that's pretty good. ** -- Stork 02/17/2016 3:45PM

Looks totaled to me. ** -- vtbones 02/17/2016 2:06PM

Check with your insurance -- NWHokie 02/17/2016 1:57PM

That's repair (a crack), not replacement (as posted above - not repairable) -- 48zip 02/17/2016 2:16PM

Replacement is sometimes covered as well -- MAHokie69 02/17/2016 2:20PM

Understood, but he was citing a "repair", which is different. And trust me -- 48zip 02/17/2016 2:23PM

Re: Understood, but he was citing a -- NWHokie 02/17/2016 2:29PM

That's grate. ** -- 48zip 02/17/2016 3:28PM

Guess more than the cost of a similar car with a good windshield ** -- Hokie madman 02/17/2016 1:46PM

Why pay to fix it? He can still see thru the driver's side. -- Hokie360 02/17/2016 1:44PM

Reminds me of... -- VTimHokie85 02/17/2016 2:55PM

This isn't a "repair" -- 48zip 02/17/2016 2:18PM

Hell, he got a ticket last month for having a headlight out . . . -- HokieKip 02/17/2016 2:01PM

If just the windshield should not be too much, I replace on in -- hokieman842 02/17/2016 1:37PM

With Jake from State Farm, no deductible. -- TomTurkey 02/17/2016 1:09PM

A 2009 GMC Safari van in my fleet was the victim of ice & snow from........ -- F4EHokie 02/17/2016 1:08PM

Several yrs ago a tree fell on my SIL car, landed about a foot behind his -- 7Hokie1 02/17/2016 1:06PM

SIL = sister in law, right? Then "his" car....ok....duh for me.** -- Late 80s Hokie 02/17/2016 1:53PM

Son-in-law... ** -- MAHokie69 02/17/2016 1:59PM

Is it just the glass or is there body damage too? -- MAHokie69 02/17/2016 1:00PM

Hoping just the glass, but there may be minor body damage at the corner. ** -- HokieKip 02/17/2016 1:04PM

Minor shouldn't be a concern, but... -- MAHokie69 02/17/2016 2:03PM

It is just the windshield? Somewhere between $200-400. ** -- vthokieq 02/17/2016 12:59PM

So, about tree-fiddy? ** -- thankbud 02/17/2016 1:00PM

One of the few times when tree-fiddy really is the right answer. -- Tafkam Hokie 02/17/2016 2:10PM

Windshield vs. tree across road . . .

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