Think Ive Bought A Dud

[boostin4ltr]

Hey all think ive bought a crashed car . pretty pissed atm.. options are to sell and get another T or get the paint fixed.. nothing structurally is damaged that I can see but ive had the car for 4 months now and a few little things are leading me to beilieve its had some work done on it. so im wondering if I post up the bit of the car which are damaged and describe what is wrong someone can give me a rough idea of how much each thing will cost to get done..

1. bonnet has small dent pretty much right above overflow container- no paintwork damage.

2.Front bar sagging due to no stone tray and inner guard cut down so that 20inch rims wouldnt scrub so need a new one.

3. drivers door needs full sand back and respray( doushe bags have gloss coated over the road tar)

4. Driverside bodykit has been touched up so needs sanding and respray

5. driverside rear quaterpanel above the wheel has a crack in the filler so the paint has cracked needs filling and spray.

6. rear bumper marked by a trailer so needs respray

7. rear bottom bumper cracked in the corner (my fault came off a kerb to fast with the trailer and caught it)

8. passenger side has a stone chip in the door.

9.And that's it f*ckers :) any help would be much appreciated I just dont have the time to take it to a panel shop atm and I also dont want them ripping me off . I live in the joondalup area of perth and its a vixen 05 xr6

[Rancidpunx]

Ive had plenty of panel shop experience recently. Had a doppy bitch open her door onto the rear of the tub her insurance picked up the bill, warranty work on the same tub panels, again repainted for dodgy mudflaps. Also some bumper and gaurd work touched up after skippy had a death wish.

What ive seen, is that the money is all in the remove/refit portion of quotes. Panels seem to be around $200-$300 to paint if your after guarantied work, although cash in hand/off the books jobs will cost you that all up.

I think your up for a lot of hard earned green for all the work. Doesnt mean the car has been in an accident, maybe the owners just didnt give a sh*t about their car. As for the paint and panel see if someone independent will do it off the books over a weekend or 2 or 3, and get your spare parts from someone like FTG auto salvage.

Edited 24/09/09 10:05 AM by Rancidpunx

[Redback]

If it's insured wait until some hail hits, or you have a mysterious accident.lol.

If it is as bad as you say then you're probably up for a minimum of about 3-5k to do a full respray depending on which panel shop you choose. You can do the individual panels but you still need to blend and clear into the other panels next to the repairs, so you might as well hit the whole car if there are bits and pieces all around. Be careful of shops that will tell you 2k for a respray, you'll end up getting what you pay for. However if you choose this road be aware that the car will never end up as they are from factory. There aren't many cars that have been sprayed that you can't pick the difference in the peel and finish. Very rare to find someone these days that actually takes pride in spray painting.

[boostin4ltr]

cheers guys .. probs wont take the mysterious accident option .. unfortunatly my excess is over 4k . might go get a quote to fix the worst bits eg the door and the crack and just leave it at tht for now .. always liked the idea of a custom paint job though so may get quoted up for tht aswel ..