How much to smart repair this little lot do we think ?

[princeperch]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 08 January 2019 at 13:30

[interstellar]

For a 65 plate thats rough and doesn't look like its been looked after.

some of the dents and scratches mid doors wont smart repair well if at all.

Honestly, I would find another one unless they are willing to paint those panels. Its only 3 years old!

[princeperch]

I'm prepared to take a punt on it if the money is right..

It doesn't need to be a1 when done just a good finish.

I might ask them to sort it and I collect in a week...

[55palfers]

It would be interesting to establish if this was a lease / PCP car and the previous owner had been charged for the damage.

[princeperch]

It would wouldn't it. The dealer apparently supplied the car from new to its former owner who upgraded. I've been assured otherwise the car is fine , full serivice history etc.

[The Moose]

55palfers said:

It would be interesting to establish if this was a lease / PCP car and the previous owner had been charged for the damage.

Why?

[SkodaIan]

Someone (or more likely several people) have been seriously careless to do that much minor damage.

Generally in my experience, if someone is that careless with the bodywork, they will also have been careless with the mechanical parts too. I've been in hire cars that look a bit like that outside, and there was usually something not quite right with the clutch or gearbox either.

The dealer has decided it's not worth tidying up at trade rates, so it won't be worth doing up at retail prices. That is probably partly down to it being a budget car though. However, if it's cheap enough and there's nothing obviously wrong mechanically, it might be worth it to run as it is for a rough station / building site car.

Personally I wouldn't, as people would see the damage and think it was me who was that incompetent or careless to have caused the damage!!

[Sheepshanks]

We had some damage SMART repaired on the drive at home and it looked OK for a while but then deteriorated. Could be a random thing but I think SMART repair is something you do just before selling a car.

[55palfers]

The Moose said:

55palfers said:

It would be interesting to establish if this was a lease / PCP car and the previous owner had been charged for the damage.

Why?

Er. Because if the previous owner has been billed for the damage that didn't get repaired, it's a bit of a rip-off isn't it.

You may argue this one is cheaper because of the damage, but I'd still like to see the sums.

[Sheepshanks]

55palfers said:

Er. Because if the previous owner has been billed for the damage that didn't get repaired, it's a bit of a rip-off isn't it.

That's not how it works. It's a charge to account for the reduced value of the car, that why the charges are generally less than you'd pay to have the car repaired yourself.

[Buster73]

55palfers said:

Er. Because if the previous owner has been billed for the damage that didn't get repaired, it's a bit of a rip-off isn't it.

You may argue this one is cheaper because of the damage, but I'd still like to see the sums.

The same sort of rip off many try on with lease companies?

Hope they don’t notice or indeed charge for damage the customers are responsible for .


Charge for the repairs , do nothing about it but accept less for the car at auction , seems fair enough to me.

[Jonno02]

Jesus, that's not been looked after AT ALL.

[steve-5snwi]

You would almost need to pain both sides to make that presentable, if its cheap enough then live with it, if not then i doubt its worth painting as someone has already mentioned, if the dealer thought it would add value then they would have done it already.

[princeperch]

Sorry video link now.removed because the dealer just called me telling me he gets a notification everytime the video is viewed and he's had 400 notifications!

£600 ish?

All thoughts appreciated..

Dealer who seems a nice chap,seems willing to shift on price but only told me about the stone chips and scratches an hour ago and I'm test driving it later today
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[princeperch]

Going to look at the car shortly - will update when back. Thanks for thoughts so far.

[Alex_225]

For a decent job, you'd want the entire door painted and blended properly.

A smart repair would be something for a small scuff on a corner that can be blended within a small area or even a paintless dent removal.

[interstellar]

Wow 400 PH'ers watched that in 2 hours, blimey we really don't have much work to be getting on with!

[princeperch]

Ha I know. He was very confused. Anyway the car was better than I had hoped. The damage actually wasn't as bad as I had feared. The dealer agreed eventually anyway to send it to their body shop in the next few days, rectify all the damage and he will then send me a video of the repair- so it's now their problem.

Can't say fairer than that. Very impressive service from Renault Romford.

Also very impressed with the Dacia duster which I had a look at too - a hell of a lot of car for the money!

[The Moose]

55palfers said:

The Moose said:

55palfers said:

It would be interesting to establish if this was a lease / PCP car and the previous owner had been charged for the damage.

Why?

Er. Because if the previous owner has been billed for the damage that didn't get repaired, it's a bit of a rip-off isn't it.

You may argue this one is cheaper because of the damage, but I'd still like to see the sums.

No - I don't think it is.

My understanding is that the billed amount is to cover the reduction in value of the vehicle due to the damage. That's why I understand it's often cheaper not to repair wheels as an example.