In The Light Of This Desparation......
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Minor Accident
I recently caused some minor damage to the bumper & front wing of a BMW 1 Series during some slap-dash parking. Despite the damage being fairly minor, I left my contact details and the owner has since contacted me to say that neither parts need replacing, only re-spraying. The quote she has obtained for this work is over £640!!
This seems utterly excessive to me, the damage was little more than light scuffing. Am I being fleeced or is this a standard price for a respray? If the former, what should I do?
Any thoughts and advice appreciated.
This seems utterly excessive to me, the damage was little more than light scuffing. Am I being fleeced or is this a standard price for a respray? If the former, what should I do?
Any thoughts and advice appreciated.
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At a guess she's gone to a BMW main dealer and that's the quote.
If you went to an independant body shop it would probably be half of that.
You can ask her nicely to get a quote from somewhere like that but if she says no there's not much you can do if you don't want to go through the insurance - which would probably end up costing you more with increased premiums and loss of no claims
If you went to an independant body shop it would probably be half of that.
You can ask her nicely to get a quote from somewhere like that but if she says no there's not much you can do if you don't want to go through the insurance - which would probably end up costing you more with increased premiums and loss of no claims
well you did the damage...if she wants to go to a main dealer for the respray, that's her privelege. If it was me I'd say sure, send your assessorBUT I would ask for his info (business name etc) so as to protect myself ..and I would ask him for his credentials when he got there. What you could do is ask for sight of the quote and say you will settle it direct...If its a main dealer they will have given her a written itemised quote.
Smart repairs (ie Chips AWay) are NOT a recognised insurance repair, they just do a tidy up job, if it was my car i wouldnt want them repairing it. IT needs to be done in a professional body shop.
The costs are about right, the whole bumper would be painted plus possibly blending door/bonnet.I dont think people realise the cost of paint and materials, some BMW laquer is £250+ per 5 litres !
The costs are about right, the whole bumper would be painted plus possibly blending door/bonnet.I dont think people realise the cost of paint and materials, some BMW laquer is £250+ per 5 litres !
Sorry but smart repairs are and never will be to insurance or manufacturers standards,not unless they carry a proper paint oven around with them,hence why insurance companies dont use them and lets be honest insurance are always looking for a cheap option.
They also use different paint schemes and repair methods which are not up to manufacturers spec..
The reason i know all this is i work in and run a bodyshop i also run 3 smart vans to cover car sales sites (if we didnt someone else would , if you cant beat them join them)
They also use different paint schemes and repair methods which are not up to manufacturers spec..
The reason i know all this is i work in and run a bodyshop i also run 3 smart vans to cover car sales sites (if we didnt someone else would , if you cant beat them join them)
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