What would Motors do about a trolley ding?
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Soldato
Yes I'm sure you'd appreciate someone's child slamming a trolley into your car, only for the parents to tell you to f off.
Agreed, but it's what I would expect if I'm honest. I'd be surprised if someone was actually willing to pay for the damage, if they did I would definitely not take the **** on getting the most expensive quote I could find.
Soldato
To clarify, not new wings, just door repair, and paint blending into front and rear wings.
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Also be wary of the fact that's an estimate, could well end up costing more once they've done the job.
Associate
Just recently had a crease and a dent repaired on my car door it cost £230 with paint match respray, cash-in-hand job however. Somebody is taking the **** me thinks.
Soldato
The massive price hike is symptomatic of an insurance based payout system. It allows people to pretty much charge what they want. When I had a front wing and bumper replaced on my S2000 pretty much every garage assumed that I was going through insurance and quoted 3-4 times the amount that I ended up paying. This did not result in an inferior job, it was just the garages trying to maximise their income. Once I explained that I wasn't going through insurance the quotes reduced significantly as parts could suddenly be salvaged and repaired.
Even if you go directly to a bodyshop you can expect high prices.
The PDR guy I use spends most of his time working for the local dealers (and we have most of them around here in one area). If you take the car to the dealer to fix a dent they will just hire him but stick an extra few 100 on the price
The PDR guy I use spends most of his time working for the local dealers (and we have most of them around here in one area). If you take the car to the dealer to fix a dent they will just hire him but stick an extra few 100 on the price
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Soldato
I recently had a quote for a front splitter respray, rear bumper touch up and then a number of scratches and dents fixed from doors opening on my car, and it was £650 all in. That includes removal of the splitter, completely sanded down and primed etc
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good luck, hopefully she sees sense. £1500 that is a crazy sum
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Say you'll either pay 150 quid for a paintless dent repair or they can take it to the small claims court - their choice (bearing in mid they'll have to pay around 105 quid for that privilege.
Associate
A trolly did £1500 worth of damage?
Quote for front wing and rear wing but left out the door you hit? I’d offer 50squid for the cheek of it. Bonding glass? You being scammed give them a 50 squid cheque for the cheek then bounce it.
Dent in a door is a hammer/pull out job and a partial respray. Dents away £50 per dent
The door repair is clearly listed...
Associate
“£1500. Made up mainly of labour and parts which can't be reused (window trim, bonding agents, glass bonding, matching front wing, rear wing, removing handles, etc, etc. Oh, and they've thrown in a £75 diagnostic fee”
That’s what I based my reply on.
To me that says the replacing front and rear wings (rear side window is bonded, window can be reused but will need rebounding) and pulling and filling the dent.
Dunno need to see what’s actually quoted.
I think to be fair this is a classic example of failing to read anything
I said, blend paint (matching) into the front and rear wings.
Associate
Well don’t tell everyone. I’m tired been trying to get some FPS out of my pc, gave up and trying to sort out an upgrade...I think to be fair this is a classic example of failing to read anything
I said, blend paint (matching) into the front and rear wings.
.But if they blending why are they rebonding? Also what did your kid do to the seat cushion that it needs removing?
Regardless it’s a pull, fill and respray blended with the front and rear wings at most. Some dents can be massaged out called paint less repair. Which I would go for even with blended paint you can tell it’s been painted, sometimes when the light catches just right you can see where it’s blended even worse when it’s done badly
Soldato
My (now replaced) car was recently hit by presumably an hgv rear corner/axle and had the following damage. A quote came in at £1685 to repair the damage
£1500 for a trolley ding sounds expensive based on this (anecdotal) evidence.
Pics of my car (also it hit the mirror / door)
http://imgur.com/a/kHh8bod
£1500 for a trolley ding sounds expensive based on this (anecdotal) evidence.
Pics of my car (also it hit the mirror / door)
http://imgur.com/a/kHh8bod
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Soldato
Yes £1500 is a joke, but I can't stand it when folk say things like "it's a 4 year old car" and "it's only a Beetle" etc etc as if it's fine to just damage someone's car because it's not something you approve of.
Soldato
This and offer to pay excess? I can't believe someone would expect someone else to pay that kind of money when they have insurance and it was a minor accident.
That wasn't what I was intending. I was giving perspective. If it was a new, mint car, then there may have been a case for an approved bodyshop repair. Maybe. But on an older car, which most likely has other imperfections anyway, a smart repair to fix the damage done by a child is more suitable, as its coming straight out the parents pocket, and not some insurance claim.
With that said, even if it was my car, and was split new, I'd still be seeking advice from a smart repair guy in this instance.
Typical insurance style quote unfortunately. If this was being settled by insurance the company would screw the bodyshop right down on everything, so they add every conceivable extra to the quote to compensate.
Seat would need removing to remove the rear side trim, to remove the window & trims.