Scum caught keying Aston on dashcam
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Someone deeply keyed every panel on my 2 month old Land Rover Discovery 3. Land Rover quoted £4k back in 2005.
Chips Away quoted £500 per panel at 8 panels damaged so the same money with no promise that it would be perfect.
The little that did that cost me big time when I came to sell it.
Chips Away quoted £500 per panel at 8 panels damaged so the same money with no promise that it would be perfect.
The little that did that cost me big time when I came to sell it.
Sump said:
xjay1337 said:
It's completely horrible what this guy did
But £8k of damage?
Aston or not it's just paint.
A full bare metal respray, glass out job is like £5-6k at most.
So assuming it's front wing, door and rear wing how is that £8k?
Things get expensive when you involve fibreglass and ally. Also gets more expensive when you're paying for a job that will leave zero evidence behind. But £8k of damage?
Aston or not it's just paint.
A full bare metal respray, glass out job is like £5-6k at most.
So assuming it's front wing, door and rear wing how is that £8k?
croyde said:
Someone deeply keyed every panel on my 2 month old Land Rover Discovery 3. Land Rover quoted £4k back in 2005.
Chips Away quoted £500 per panel at 8 panels damaged so the same money with no promise that it would be perfect.
The little that did that cost me big time when I came to sell it.
What did you do to his wife?....I hope it involved a glass table?Chips Away quoted £500 per panel at 8 panels damaged so the same money with no promise that it would be perfect.
The little that did that cost me big time when I came to sell it.
RichB said:
Do tell me where, I want to get my Aston repainted and am getting quotes of around £15k
Someone is having a laugh with you then. A place I know and have used for years in Powys would be 3-5k at the most.... I stripped an old car 10 years ago and had the colour changed for 1.2k... people are seeing the Aston tax with you I feel.ds2000 said:
RichB said:
Do tell me where, I want to get my Aston repainted and am getting quotes of around £15k
Someone is having a laugh with you then. A place I know and have used for years in Powys would be 3-5k at the most.... I stripped an old car 10 years ago and had the colour changed for 1.2k... people are seeing the Aston tax with you I feel.p.s. there will be aluminium welding to be done on some of the panels but you'd expect that with a bare metal respray so I that should be in their £3-5k price.
Edited by RichB on Tuesday 8th September 20:39
I think a very, very good respray with ally welding work, new seals, new decals, piece by piece nut and bolt as good as new finish, without doing any work yourself, may be a lot closer to £15,000 than you think. £15,000 still sounds way to high, but for £3,000 for a full respray today I'd expect problems within 5 years.
OMG - look at the paint horror stories on the TVR thread re respraying. Poor guy. Dont know who did it but I think many of them in the know have worked it out: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=153... Be careful out there Rich!
I have a lot of sympathy for that TVR thread, having had both:
1. an absolutely, absolutely shocking experience(s) with a certain well known Heritage Dealer who should never be allowed near a DB5 again
2. the car has spent the last 4 months in at Chiltern having the previous poor respray corrected
Given my experience I would certainly be hugely sceptical of anyone who offered to respray a DB Mk III (or indeed any classic car) for £3k. Or if they did do it for that I'd be budgeting to have it done again within 5 years
1. an absolutely, absolutely shocking experience(s) with a certain well known Heritage Dealer who should never be allowed near a DB5 again
2. the car has spent the last 4 months in at Chiltern having the previous poor respray corrected
Given my experience I would certainly be hugely sceptical of anyone who offered to respray a DB Mk III (or indeed any classic car) for £3k. Or if they did do it for that I'd be budgeting to have it done again within 5 years
Edited by RobDown on Tuesday 8th September 22:32
there's many paint horror stories but v few stories of great work because its not as interesting, always has been its part of the trade,
people do like to moan but it seems more warranted now than ten years ago, lots of more cowboys, Differences between quality job and st is materials and time working AND DRYING/CUREING times, and workers, £3000 would get a perfect match bare-metal full side an possibly lose colour across the bonnet,roof,trunk,-worst case. to an un-noticeable even to a trained eye standard, and 5year warranty on paint where I work,
If it were me though and its a insurance quote... Well see its a prestigious car, the paint is 3-stage metallic, special stuff[maybe 20years ago], hmmm-
7000pounds please, while secretary thinking [ I hate vandalism/jealousy... maybe if the bills big enough he'll do time]
what's the garages hourly rate? maybe ridiculous
ones things for sure I/we wouldn't mind more people thinking 15grand is an acceptable amount for a re-spray! haha shocking stuff lads
people do like to moan but it seems more warranted now than ten years ago, lots of more cowboys, Differences between quality job and st is materials and time working AND DRYING/CUREING times, and workers, £3000 would get a perfect match bare-metal full side an possibly lose colour across the bonnet,roof,trunk,-worst case. to an un-noticeable even to a trained eye standard, and 5year warranty on paint where I work,
If it were me though and its a insurance quote... Well see its a prestigious car, the paint is 3-stage metallic, special stuff[maybe 20years ago], hmmm-
7000pounds please, while secretary thinking [ I hate vandalism/jealousy... maybe if the bills big enough he'll do time]
what's the garages hourly rate? maybe ridiculous
ones things for sure I/we wouldn't mind more people thinking 15grand is an acceptable amount for a re-spray! haha shocking stuff lads
This reporter believes the guy deserves a medal.....
http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13713677.Joy...
http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13713677.Joy...
allyduncan said:
This reporter believes the guy deserves a medal.....
http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13713677.Joy...
Attention seeking idiot who should lose her job. Btw has this vandal been found guilty? Sentencing next week? http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13713677.Joy...
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