Lithia Body and Paint review - Page 2 - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

Street Pirate · 2009-03-21, 08:49 AM

no but a lot will not use factory parts or new parts. and many take there time getting around to actually having work done on the vehicles.

Kevin M · 2009-03-21, 10:07 AM

The suck inherent in Lithia's Body Shop is not the fault of insurance companies.

Street Pirate · 2009-03-21, 11:32 AM

crap work is of course the fault of quality control, but delayed jobs and crap parts are not always the fault of the shop.
I know most of the shop personally but do not work directly with them, most of them want there work to stand up and be noticed. there will always be hacks at any shop and sadly you only tend to hear about the bad.
I just want to shop to get a fair shake, a lot of what they put out there is fine with no problems and you never hear about that because people are far more willing to criticize than to praise.

sperry · 2009-03-21, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Street Pirate

crap work is of course the fault of quality control, but delayed jobs and crap parts are not always the fault of the shop.
I know most of the shop personally but do not work directly with them, most of them want there work to stand up and be noticed. there will always be hacks at any shop and sadly you only tend to hear about the bad.
I just want to shop to get a fair shake, a lot of what they put out there is fine with no problems and you never hear about that because people are far more willing to criticize than to praise.

The problem is, I have literally never met a single person that didn't have a problem. Everyone that's gone there has been unhappy. So you can say that "the negative voices are louder", but I think in this case, there are *only* negative voices.

If Lithia paint wants to get a fair shake, they're going to have to dig themselves out of the legitimate hole they've put themselves in. I know personally, I'd never take a car there. There are so many body shops to choose from, I've got no reason to take the risk. Now, if they want to paint my racecar for free... then I might give them a shot and let people know how I was treated... but with the overwhelmingly negative experiences I've heard about from people 1st hand, I can't see handing them my money.

2004silversti · 2009-03-23, 10:26 PM

I have also gone there. I got t-boned a while ago and that place does crapy work. Not only that but I got my BBS'S stolen and it seemed like it was an inside job. The manager there is a total tool. Dont ever go there!

WRXlerate · 2009-03-25, 07:56 PM

Go drive by and look at their finished vehicles out front....20 to 1 you will be able to tell which part of the car was repaired.

AkRSguy · 2009-05-16, 11:08 AM

so where do you guys recomend to go I need a repaint really bad. Any recomendations would be greatly appreciated....

WRXlerate · 2009-05-16, 11:17 AM

I've personally had good luck with Concours over by the GSR, on telegraph st. I think. I've heard good about Coachcraft as well. I don't know if they do complete cars as far as painting goes though, but you could start with them. I'm sure there are a handful of guys on here that have had good experiences elsewhere too, I would try starting a thread in "off topic chat", seems that section draws a lot of views. Or maybe in general subaru discussion. I have had a bad experience with Diamond auto body on S. Virginia and S. Meadows so I would recommend staying away from them as well.

AkRSguy · 2009-05-17, 02:44 PM

thx

Jeikun · 2009-05-17, 06:53 PM

I took my car in to get a quote on a forearm sized dent in my left front panel near the wheel well and they quoted me $1300 or something like that... I didn't think I could fix it myself but lo and behold, the other day I simply reached in to a spot which I thought was previously inaccessible and popped it out... I'm glad I didn't pay my $500 deductible to get it fixed...

100_Percent_Juice · 2009-05-17, 07:13 PM

Concours is expensive so I would only go there if the insurance is paying. They do fantastic work though. At least from my experience.

AkRSguy · 2009-05-18, 03:00 PM

Im paying out of pocket so the word expensive scares me away! Someone at my work told me to go to spray craft....

A1337STI · 2009-05-18, 09:03 PM

Kustom Kreations in Carson City ,NV did a fairly good job. B+ (05)

Preffered Auto Body in CArson City , nv Does an awesome job A+. (07)

both time insurance paid for it and i didn't bother to look at the pricing, (sorry)

2009-03-21, 10:07 AM	#27
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	The suck inherent in Lithia's Body Shop is not the fault of insurance companies. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2009-03-25, 07:56 PM	#31
WRXlerate EJ22 Real Name: John B. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Behind a brick wall. Posts: 471 Car: 02 Soccermom Wagon Class: "sleeper" Destroying V8 Egos 4 cylinders at a time	Go drive by and look at their finished vehicles out front....20 to 1 you will be able to tell which part of the car was repaired. __________________ Stuff sold by the gram is always more exciting than stuff sold by the pound. JC

2009-05-16, 11:17 AM	#33
WRXlerate EJ22 Real Name: John B. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Behind a brick wall. Posts: 471 Car: 02 Soccermom Wagon Class: "sleeper" Destroying V8 Egos 4 cylinders at a time	I've personally had good luck with Concours over by the GSR, on telegraph st. I think. I've heard good about Coachcraft as well. I don't know if they do complete cars as far as painting goes though, but you could start with them. I'm sure there are a handful of guys on here that have had good experiences elsewhere too, I would try starting a thread in "off topic chat", seems that section draws a lot of views. Or maybe in general subaru discussion. I have had a bad experience with Diamond auto body on S. Virginia and S. Meadows so I would recommend staying away from them as well. __________________ Stuff sold by the gram is always more exciting than stuff sold by the pound. JC

2009-05-17, 07:13 PM	#36
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Concours is expensive so I would only go there if the insurance is paying. They do fantastic work though. At least from my experience. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2009-05-18, 09:03 PM	#38
A1337STI EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,840 Car: Impreza and an Impreza Class: AS / CRS PerfStock "pedal on the right"	Kustom Kreations in Carson City ,NV did a fairly good job. B+ (05) Preffered Auto Body in CArson City , nv Does an awesome job A+. (07) both time insurance paid for it and i didn't bother to look at the pricing, (sorry) __________________ Fighting uphill battles, one bullet at a time!

2009-03-21, 08:49 AM	#26
Street Pirate n00b Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 21	no but a lot will not use factory parts or new parts. and many take there time getting around to actually having work done on the vehicles.

2009-03-21, 11:32 AM	#28
Street Pirate n00b Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 21	crap work is of course the fault of quality control, but delayed jobs and crap parts are not always the fault of the shop. I know most of the shop personally but do not work directly with them, most of them want there work to stand up and be noticed. there will always be hacks at any shop and sadly you only tend to hear about the bad. I just want to shop to get a fair shake, a lot of what they put out there is fine with no problems and you never hear about that because people are far more willing to criticize than to praise.

2009-03-23, 10:26 PM	#30
2004silversti n00b Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Reno Posts: 18 Car: 04 sti 393hp 438trq on 109	I have also gone there. I got t-boned a while ago and that place does crapy work. Not only that but I got my BBS'S stolen and it seemed like it was an inside job. The manager there is a total tool. Dont ever go there!

2009-05-16, 11:08 AM	#32
AkRSguy EJ18 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Reno, Nv Posts: 53 Car: 2000 Impreza RS Um what????	so where do you guys recomend to go I need a repaint really bad. Any recomendations would be greatly appreciated....

2009-05-17, 02:44 PM	#34
AkRSguy EJ18 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Reno, Nv Posts: 53 Car: 2000 Impreza RS Um what????	thx

2009-05-17, 06:53 PM	#35
Jeikun EJ22 Real Name: Jake Niedle Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Damonte Ranch Posts: 427 Car: 2006 WRX Limited Class: little to none	I took my car in to get a quote on a forearm sized dent in my left front panel near the wheel well and they quoted me $1300 or something like that... I didn't think I could fix it myself but lo and behold, the other day I simply reached in to a spot which I thought was previously inaccessible and popped it out... I'm glad I didn't pay my $500 deductible to get it fixed...

2009-05-18, 03:00 PM	#37
AkRSguy EJ18 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Reno, Nv Posts: 53 Car: 2000 Impreza RS Um what????	Im paying out of pocket so the word expensive scares me away! Someone at my work told me to go to spray craft....

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