Someone Bumped My Car

timmsky · Post by **timmsky** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:05 pm

johnboy_78 wrote:JM Group bodyshop (Belmont Vauxhall's choice repairer) wanted to charge me for an estimate Talk about daylight robbery!!

Will they NEVER learn??

Edin430 · Post by **Edin430** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:09 pm

sorry to hear the news

i've seen you about at Barnton before and i was liking the wee VX..
i just had my car looked at by Willowbrae - all the guys there a bit strange to be honest but they know their stuff and what a bodyshop!!
can ring a guy called Martin he's the lotus specialist, took 5 mins to give me a free estimate...

oh and you might not want to touch it now but get some T-CUT over those scratches the surface paint will come off in no time

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:25 pm

Just dropped my car off at Steve Walkers today.....only place that I felt I could trust.......good price too!

johnboy_78 · Post by **johnboy_78** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:58 am

X7LDA wrote:sorry to hear the news
i've seen you about at Barnton before and i was liking the wee VX..
i just had my car looked at by Willowbrae - all the guys there a bit strange to be honest but they know their stuff and what a bodyshop!!
can ring a guy called Martin he's the lotus specialist, took 5 mins to give me a free estimate...

oh and you might not want to touch it now but get some T-CUT over those scratches the surface paint will come off in no time

I expect that some of the scratches would T-Cut out, but the damage just in front of the wheel is right through the paint. I expect a bumper re-spray will be the order of the day, but then again a full front clam respray might be recommended?? AS long as the work is done well, i'm not too bothered which route is chosen.

johnboy_78 · Post by **johnboy_78** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:59 am

meatball wrote:Just dropped my car off at Steve Walkers today.....only place that I felt I could trust.......good price too!

I'll let you know how I get on tomorrow, but only heard good things about Steve Walker so far!

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:29 pm

johnboy_78 wrote:
meatball wrote:Just dropped my car off at Steve Walkers today.....only place that I felt I could trust.......good price too!
I'll let you know how I get on tomorrow, but only heard good things about Steve Walker so far!

So far so good.......he managed to polish out one of the scratches on the clam saving me a bob or 2!

johnboy_78 · Post by **johnboy_78** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:45 pm

meatball wrote:
johnboy_78 wrote:
meatball wrote:Just dropped my car off at Steve Walkers today.....only place that I felt I could trust.......good price too!
I'll let you know how I get on tomorrow, but only heard good things about Steve Walker so far!
So far so good.......he managed to polish out one of the scratches on the clam saving me a bob or 2!

I'll keep my eye open for your wee car tomorrow!

cla5h · Post by **cla5h** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:40 pm

If you can avoid it all, don't either of you contact your insurers, i.e. better if the culprit stumps up for the repair.

Even though he admits liability, and your no-claims wouldn't be affected, come renewal you will be deemed a higher risk, pushing up your premium, and you'll have to declare it at each renewal for 3-5 years.

Could end up costing you 3-5 x £50-£100 in the long run.

Edin430 · Post by **Edin430** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:53 pm

i'd spray only whats needed.......

i got my front clam sprayed but left the back one and now i keep thinking they look slighter different colours

thinking of a full respray anyhow so hey ho!

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:58 pm

Should match if they know what they are doing?
Who did the last job?
Or have I been sleeping and missed that?

Edin430 · Post by **Edin430** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:46 pm

no i think its because the rest of the paint work hasnt been touched since 02 when it was first made and now there is fresh paint on the front doesnt look quite right to me... (although my girlfriend thinks im mad)

while im here are any of the above mentioned good for a respray and how much we talking??

will phone around if some people can recommend and give numbers??

ta

johnboy_78 · Post by **johnboy_78** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:05 pm

shooomer wrote:johnboy
Are you going to Stewart Roden for an estimate? If so, try to get a tour of the storage faciity Never seen so many exotic cars in Scotland

Shoomer - went along this morning for an estimate at Stewart Roddens and wow what a place. There were loads of new Jag XK's lying around being stored for a dealership with no space. A stunning red Ferrari 550, a new Cayman, a few other 911's, a nice Merc CLK AMG, and under covers in one of the storage areas a few Astons and some other cars I couldn't quite see. A very impressive facility indeed and i noticed there were a few Scuderia Ecosse signs around - I assume that there must be some affiliation??

Also went to Steve Walker and Eastern Western for quotes which will be in the post next week.

Meatball - your car is apparently doing well at Steve Walkers (although I didn't see it!)

Scottydog - I would be minded not to claim through his insurance company for the very reason you mention, but depending on the cost of the repair (find out next week) he simply may not be able to afford it. Not much I can do on that front really.

johnboy_78 · Post by **johnboy_78** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:18 am

All the quotes came in today and much more reasonable than expected. Eastern Western were £310, Steve Walker £320 and Stewart Rodden was £430. All I need to do now is convince my "collider" that he wants to avoid using his insurance company and also to stump up for a 1L hire car for a few days