I happen to work for Coast to Coast Auto Glass. The reason we are not "preferred" by the insurance companies is the fact we use Pilkington glass and original seals for the vehicle in all replacements. If you do your research instead of buying into the mob mentality you would see it's the same glass used in BMW and Mercedes. The "limitation" in our lifetime warranty is that as long as you own your vehicle our work is covered. You sell it, the warranty doesn't transfer to the buyer. As far as "pressuring" or whatever you claim we do to convince the owners to get replacements is the fact that windshield damage in the drivers line of sight can result in a fine in the state of Florida. We inform them that the choice is theirs and we will work with their choices. So before you go off spewing hearsay and talking about things you don't fully know about do your research. Stop trying to cause problems where there shouldn't be any. We are recognized by ALL insurance companies and work with them everyday. Their "preferred" auto glass company is Safelite because Safelite uses and aftermarket glass and seals which are thinner and more prone to leaking respectively. Also these aftermarket parts are more "cost effective" in other words they're cheaper and put more money in the insurance companies pockets. If you have full coverage or at least comp. then every time you make an insurance payment a percentage, usually $40-$50 of that payment goes to windshield damage. In 6 months you've already paid for your new windshield and the insurance companies don't want you to know this so they can double charge you for something you've already paid for. All we are is a service to the public, if the person with damage we offer an OOP (Out of Pocket) option which we have competitively priced with other glass companies. So once again before you jump on the bandwagon and grab your torches do your research so you don't look like an idiot.
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