A utility pole, insurance and repairs

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It finally happened. Four o'clock in the morning and a couple of seconds of not being fully aware of the surroundings in the dark of morning. The end result was side-swiping a utility pole at the end of our street when we were leaving for Thanksgiving vacation last fall. Although the damage was limited, the total repair bill came to about $7500!! We elected to use the services of Camping World of Akron (formerly SirpillarRV) since they have a paint shop on site. We are totally pleased with the repairs, totally pleased with Progressive Insurance since we had disappearing deductible of $0 and large accident forgiveness so there have been no change in rates, and are now ready for the upcoming camping season! For those who may be interested, here are a few photos of the process. First, the accident results:

Notice that we were fortunate that the awning and awning cover took the brunt of the damage, but there was still damage to the fender, the entertainment center compartment as well as the immediate surrounding area:











The rig was delivered to Camping World of Akron a week or so before Christmas and the repair process was sent to me via photos (a nice customer oriented approach!!). First were the replacement parts:



Followed by the painting of the repaired areas:





We made the trip to Akron yesterday and our Montana is now resting comfortably back in the mini-storage lot. The repairs were excellent and impressive!!







Sorry for the lengthy post, but the process was interesting. Many, many kudos to Camping World of Akron for a fantastic repair job!!

Bingo