Oh, my poor car! (aka What a way to start Thanksgiving) - Page 2 - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

dknv · 2004-12-06, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JoelK

I dropped the car off at the body shop this morning. The guy who quoted me ~$2300 said that he had included replacing everything around the radiator in the quote.

I haven't really seen a lip that I liked that wasn't painted in the first place. I wouldn't mind a nice, aerodynamic rear lip, either. I don't want to dramatically reduce my overall ground clearance, or at least I want the lip to be easy to remove.

Are you having them replace everything with OEM? Bumper too? If so, does that sound right price-wise? Are they giving you a warranty on their repairs?
Good luck, Joel.

JoelK · 2004-12-06, 09:47 PM

Yes, they are getting all replacement parts from the dealer. The only change will be the STI bumper for the WRX bumper. My theory is that when they get it on the rack, they may find more wrong with it.

I honestly don't know what is fair and what isn't, but the quote seems more appropriate to me now that I understand not everything is bolt-on... at least assuming there isn't serious damage I haven't spotted yet.

They are a Progressive (my insurance) network shop so the repair is double-warrantied. Hopefully, that means they'll do a good job.

Kevin M · 2004-12-06, 09:48 PM

That seems really low actually- I got a $2700 settlement for the accident I had last summer, when some broad in a pickup backed up into my car. The estimate was just for replacing the bumper cover, bumper beam, grill, hood, and painting.

2004-12-06, 09:48 PM	#28
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	That seems really low actually- I got a $2700 settlement for the accident I had last summer, when some broad in a pickup backed up into my car. The estimate was just for replacing the bumper cover, bumper beam, grill, hood, and painting. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-12-06, 09:47 PM	#27
JoelK EJ22 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Minden, NV Posts: 144	Yes, they are getting all replacement parts from the dealer. The only change will be the STI bumper for the WRX bumper. My theory is that when they get it on the rack, they may find more wrong with it. I honestly don't know what is fair and what isn't, but the quote seems more appropriate to me now that I understand not everything is bolt-on... at least assuming there isn't serious damage I haven't spotted yet. They are a Progressive (my insurance) network shop so the repair is double-warrantied. Hopefully, that means they'll do a good job.