Now, Hamilton isn’t super far away from where I live, maybe a few hours drive with busy traffic, but it is out of the way considering there are many auto body shops near me. But I went all the way to Hamilton to get auto body repair services done on my vehicle. Because all my friends were shocked by this, and said “Why drive 2 hours for service out there when you could use a local auto body shop and save $30 on gas?” Because so many friends asked me this question I decided the answer might make an interesting blog post. So now let me tell you the background story behind my trips to Hamilton for car body repairs.
It all started halfway through a two-week road trip across a large portion of Canada back in 2018. It was my first time doing a road trip alone, and as a lady I was rather nervous on the road, making sure to obey all traffic laws and to take good care of my vehicle lest anything go wrong. I got an oil change every 4,000 kilometers just to be extra careful, and made care to stick to the well-maintained Trans Canada Highway. But I never would have expected, for all my care, that I would get into a car accident while passing through Hamilton, ON.
The car accident was 100% NOT my fault, and I know that’s what everyone says but I swear it’s true. A van with a drunk driver swerved in front of me and I wasn’t able to slam the breaks fast enough. I rear ended the swerving vehicle rather harshly, resulting in my bumper being rather wrecked. I didn’t know what to do besides take the other driver’s information for insurance and then call the nearest collision towing service for assistance. I happened to be on Sherman Ave North, where the auto body shop Hamilton, ON should be so proud of, was nearest to me. The shop is called Tip Top Auto Body, and if it weren’t for them than this day would have been a lot more stressful than it turned out to be. Because the crew at Tip Top Auto Body responded promptly to my plea, got my car towed to their shop, worked with my car insurance company for me to get the repairs done within 48 hours, I thought they were angels here to save my road trip.
I could make this long story short by telling you that I was able to finish the rest of my 2018 cross-country road trip thanks to Tip Top Auto Body’s amazing help, but for you to fully understand why in 2023 I still went all the way to their auto shop in Hamilton, I’ll now tell you about the amazing friendship that evolved while getting my car repairs done there.
After the accident I was so distraught that the incredible service and kindness of the individual who worked on my car’s auto body repair came as a great relief. The man was a pure gentleman! He reassured me that I’d soon be on the road again enjoying my road trip, and they would work with the insurance company for me to relieve all my headache. I ended up being so emotionally grateful for his service that I made an oath to always user their services whenever possible from now on, as a form of eternal thanks.
Now to this day that kind man at Tip Top Auto Body has been more than just my auto body mechanic. We’ve made a true friendship, and to prove this let me tell you that I stayed in Hamilton two days longer than my my car repairs required because I went to dinner and grabbed several coffees with him. I won’t reveal his name, but if you too go all the way to Hamilton for auto body repairs by Tip Top Auto Body, I’m sure you’ll meet him and understand why he’s quickly become one of my favorite men in the world. We’re both married but we know that in an alternative universe we might be more than just friends.
It took a lot less convincing from my current lover for me to go out there for the trip than I expected, but my lover trusts me and understands.
So now I hope it makes sense for you why I’d travel so far for auto body services. It’s a dear friendship and brand loyalty, all by chance meeting. Now in a strange way I’m sort of grateful for that random car crash while passing through Hamilton, ON.