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A little background, info first. I'm 17 years old and this was going to be my first car that I would have all to myself. (Been driving for 2 years now)
I had finally saved up enough to get our 96 Jeep Cherokee XJ up and running (it had been sitting in the yard for about a year and a half since my dad bought a new car after it stopped running)
I was extremely phyched to get it running and had planned on joining a local off-roading club.
So the guy came to tow it this afternoon and got it up on the bed and everything. He was blocking the street and one of my neighbors was waiting to get by, so he decided he was going to move real quick to get out of her way.
It was at this point that I had a thought run by real quick along the lines of "hmmm, I hope that he secured it properly"
So he pulls into the col-de-sac next to my house to turn around and next thing you know it tips over on it's right side off the bed.
The company is insured but the boss dosn't get in until Monday and if they offer total it I'm letting them know that that is not an option. (This Jeep is really special to me and I cannot find the words to explain just how much I was looking forward to it, I'd take it over a brand new BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, Jaguar or any of those anyday)
The irony of the whole thing is that 30 minutes before the tow truck got here a guy came by to ask if we were looking to fix it up and mentioned that he and his brother are retired mechanics.
In case you didn't read all that:
Tow Truck driver screwed up and my Jeep tipped off of the bed onto it's right side.
So my question to you guys is what kind of damages could I expect? I imagine it would be akin to a rollover type accident. Would I be likely to experience alot of problems with it afterwards if they fix it? I also know the XJ's have a unibody construction which could make repairs more difficult. Should I make sure that they weld new parts in rather than them trying to straighten the frame?
Your responses are greatly appreciated, and sorry for the long first post.
I had finally saved up enough to get our 96 Jeep Cherokee XJ up and running (it had been sitting in the yard for about a year and a half since my dad bought a new car after it stopped running)
I was extremely phyched to get it running and had planned on joining a local off-roading club.
So the guy came to tow it this afternoon and got it up on the bed and everything. He was blocking the street and one of my neighbors was waiting to get by, so he decided he was going to move real quick to get out of her way.
It was at this point that I had a thought run by real quick along the lines of "hmmm, I hope that he secured it properly"
So he pulls into the col-de-sac next to my house to turn around and next thing you know it tips over on it's right side off the bed.
The company is insured but the boss dosn't get in until Monday and if they offer total it I'm letting them know that that is not an option. (This Jeep is really special to me and I cannot find the words to explain just how much I was looking forward to it, I'd take it over a brand new BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, Jaguar or any of those anyday)
The irony of the whole thing is that 30 minutes before the tow truck got here a guy came by to ask if we were looking to fix it up and mentioned that he and his brother are retired mechanics.
In case you didn't read all that:
Tow Truck driver screwed up and my Jeep tipped off of the bed onto it's right side.
So my question to you guys is what kind of damages could I expect? I imagine it would be akin to a rollover type accident. Would I be likely to experience alot of problems with it afterwards if they fix it? I also know the XJ's have a unibody construction which could make repairs more difficult. Should I make sure that they weld new parts in rather than them trying to straighten the frame?
Your responses are greatly appreciated, and sorry for the long first post.