Any idea on the repair cost of this?

Guv · 12 Oct 2007 at 17:44

So last night it was dark in a small unlit private car park I was turning round by reversing into 1 of the narrow garages and as I pulled out I caught the car on the corner of the garage

resulting in this:

Any ideas on how much that's likely to cost to get repaired? I don't think that's going to T-cut out!
As far as I can tell it's not dented just badly scraped.

thanks

DannyW · 12 Oct 2007 at 18:23

Less then £200 speaking from experiance

bigchez · 12 Oct 2007 at 20:52

Depends how far they have to blend into the 1/4 panel. Looks too big to smart repair.

chipperhead · 12 Oct 2007 at 22:08

I reckon your quotes will come in around the £280 mark.

Guv · 12 Oct 2007 at 22:11

thanks for the replies, given me some idea..

I'll try and get some quotes over the weekend.
It was definitely an expensive mistake!

Foghorn Leghorn · 12 Oct 2007 at 22:11

I got hit for a £550 bill for similar damage when mrs leghorn scraped a new Astra

Fog

Guv · 12 Oct 2007 at 22:13

Foghorn Leghorn said:
I got hit for a £550 bill for similar damage when mrs leghorn scraped a new Astra

Fog

I prefer the posts above yours

I really hope it doesn't cost that much

helpimcrap · 12 Oct 2007 at 22:14

mondeo st24?

it's now like any other mondeo i've seen so it will be ok...

Foghorn Leghorn · 12 Oct 2007 at 22:33

Guv said:
I prefer the posts above yours

I really hope it doesn't cost that much

In fairness I wasn't in a position to shop around. The bloke wanted it doing through the dealer which is fair enough.

Fog

Foghorn Leghorn · 12 Oct 2007 at 22:35

helpimcrap said:
mondeo st24?

it's now like any other mondeo i've seen so it will be ok...

Why, is the bumper split too?

Fog

Rich1988 · 12 Oct 2007 at 23:09

When i damaged my front bumper in a similar way on one of my previous cars I just painted it with a brush and some hammerite you couldnt notice it unless you went within about 2 feet of it and plus the rest of the cars paintwork was shoddy anyway

SoliD · 13 Oct 2007 at 10:41

Foghorn Leghorn said:
I got hit for a £550 bill for similar damage when mrs leghorn scraped a new Astra

Fog

I got similar for the bump and scrape I have on my rear door and arch.

Amps · 13 Oct 2007 at 10:55

Similer damage to the girlfriends car cost £200

Nathan · 13 Oct 2007 at 11:03

200 or 150 cash in hand

laissez-faire · 13 Oct 2007 at 11:44

It depends where in the county you are. Bodyshop prices vary massively between the North and the South. In Edinburgh I could get that done for £150 while in Southampton it would be nearer £300. There was an article on MSN cars today actually about the North/South divide of motoring labour prices....

AndrewP · 13 Oct 2007 at 13:39

I had a scrape like that and a nasty crease in the front passenger door fixed for £300 on my Mondeo with a large area painted so it should be a fair bit cheaper than that

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Guv · 13 Oct 2007 at 13:43

thanks again for the replies

i'm in the Midlands, was hoping to get a few quotes this morning but got delayed so will have to wait until next week

Guv · 18 Oct 2007 at 18:48

I've had 2 quotes so far...

£594.23 and
£619.20 (or £350 cash at that place!)

More than I wanted to pay

Tony Williams · 18 Oct 2007 at 18:55

It only looks like paint work ... personally I'd rather spray some black paint over it or stick a decal on it or something cheap. It wont look pro but still them quotes could buy a second car. :/

laissez-faire · 18 Oct 2007 at 19:29

Guv said:
I've had 2 quotes so far...

£594.23 and
£619.20 (or £350 cash at that place!)

More than I wanted to pay

Wow. You'd be better off driving to Scotland. I hear in Glasgow you can get a panel sprayed for £60.

I really do not understand why your quotes were so high. Way way too high. Are they claiming they need to replace the wheel arch?