Oakdale Collision Center Blog
Best Disinfecting Practices
Thorough sanitization is a new standard of daily life. Everywhere you go there are spacing requirements and guidelines or mandates to keep you and others safe from the spread of COVID-19 and other germs. When asked to considered the germiest places you spend your...
Sunshades Are More than Funny Foil
Have you ever gone on an errand, wandered out of the store only to find your vehicle parked next to a sedan that blinds you with a reflective chunk of strange covering their windshield? That strange shield is a sunshade, and we’re here to make a case for why you might...
Shoutout to Minnesota’s Distracted Drivers
Between 2013 and 2018 there were 60,000 accidents due to distracted driving in Minnesota alone. That statistic accounts for a whopping one in five accidents. Distracted driving contributes to an average of 45 deaths a year, but even for those lucky to survive the...
Let’s Talk About Options
The pandemic has changed life for everyone. We know we are not alone in this. In order to find ways to support our customers during this time, we would like to hold the spotlight on a new way of estimating. Photo Estimating complies with the CDC recommendations to...
Sanitizing Is All The Rage
In recent months we’ve all become a bit more aware of our personal hygiene, and have hopefully found ways to keep our spaces clear and germ free. This is a practice to incorporate in our day to day lives, and is especially more important today. It’s quick to become a...
Should You Really Remove That Snow
Winter driving isn’t much fun, unless you’re in an empty parking lot whipping donuts out, right? Nobody likes waking up in the morning and getting stuck on the side of the road because your commute is featuring the inch thick ice you were dreading the night before....
It’s Not Like The Old Days
Today in auto body, we are faced with more electronics and fluff than ever. Technology advancements have created safer modes of transportation, often edging into luxurious high-tech heaps of steel. This shows no signs of stopping, which has created a huge onslaught of...
My Insurance Quoted Me Less
In our business there’s a lot of moving factors. It’s not always possible to predict how long the parts will take to get to the shop, when your adjuster can make it out to look at the vehicle, or how much money your insurance company will feel justifies the cost of...
So, You Want To Buy A New Car?
One of the worst parts of our day at Oakdale Collision is having to tell someone their insurance totaled out their vehicle. Purchasing a new car can be a big stressful ordeal. It puts a lot on the line like your credit score, financials, and long-term happiness if you...