Body work on a 13 year old car

[IBM5081]

As several have mentioned, the proper perspective is "fair market value". The quality of the rest of the vehicle is not a factor. I drove my 1985 F150 for a very long time. One evening, someone ran into it and I learned how little it was actually worth. The repair estimate was well above what the insurance company could buy as a comparable vehicle.

[TallCoolOne]

Ive purchases after market body parts for my 97 Nissan, cost was 3 times cheaper than body shop.

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[Frisco Girl]

Originally Posted by Golfer Girl

. I have also heard good things about Herb's Body Shop.

Thanks Golfer Girl; I forgot all about Herb's and there's one right here in Frisco. We're going to try to swing by there today and get an estimate.

It's looking more and more like we're going to have to go thru a repair shop. The co-worker’s boyfriend thing might not work out. He can’t even look at it until next weekend and I’m afraid it would be one of those deals where he just works on it in his spare time and it drags on for awhile.

Might be a bargain but we can’t be without the car too long. Summer semester at college is starting very soon and my son needs his car. He doesn’t have other transportation and I’m finding out that most rental car companies don’t rent to people under 25 years old, which makes the situation a little more urgent as far as getting this done quickly.

[Frisco Girl]

Well Herb's Paint and Body is out of the question; their preliminary estimate was $4200, nearly double Service King's.

I had my co-worker's boyfriend look at the car and he said he'd do it for $500 plus parts and said the parts will only be about $200-$300 so I'm looking at about $800 total which is MUCH more reasonable for a car that old.

I've never seen any of his work so I'm going by blind faith, hoping he does a good job. He also said he can probably do it in one weekend which is great so we don't have to be without the car very long.

[FCS Wes]

Originally Posted by Frisco Girl

Well Herb's Paint and Body is out of the question; their preliminary estimate was $4200, nearly double Service King's.

I had my co-worker's boyfriend look at the car and he said he'd do it for $500 plus parts and said the parts will only be about $200-$300 so I'm looking at about $800 total which is MUCH more reasonable for a car that old.

I've never seen any of his work so I'm going by blind faith, hoping he does a good job. He also said he can probably do it in one weekend which is great so we don't have to be without the car very long.

That includes paint too? that's a good deal and damn cheap. Paint alone would cost you $200 if you DIY'd it.

[Frisco Girl]

I think that price includes paint but will double check. He’s ordering the parts himself so I haven’t seen the breakdown but I do know he’s getting the headlights for $50 each instead of $100 each that Service King quoted and $200 each at Herb’s.

But mostly it’s the labor where I’m saving. Service King’s quote included $1500 labor, Herb’s was $2400 for labor, and I’m going to pay him $500.

[brady75034]

John Willard of Willard automotive. Great work low prices.... Plus incredibly honest. 972.420.4900. Ask for Mike.