My insurance guy asked me to get rid of this thread, I will update later
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Oct. 13, 2009 4:52 p.m. Datsun1500 Dork
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Oct. 13, 2009 4:55 p.m. ignorant PowerDork
that'll buff right out.
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Oct. 13, 2009 4:58 p.m. nocones Reader
PICS OF REST OF CAR OR BAN!!
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Oct. 13, 2009 5:01 p.m. dyintorace Dork
Datsun1500 wrote:
I drifted backwards into a pole Today and scraped the bumper. Body shop is telling me $5600. $1700 for the tail light alone. $2200 for a new bumper. I don't see it. Any good reason this can't be fixed like a regular car?
First of all, let's start with why you're driving an Aston!
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Oct. 13, 2009 5:03 p.m. GlennS HalfDork
ignorant wrote:
that'll buff right out.
Please reserve the phrase "that'll buff right out" for times when it will definitly not buff right out. In this case it looks like it actualy might
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Oct. 13, 2009 5:03 p.m. Buckhead New Reader
new bumper, new tail light..lies???? 1k maybe
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Oct. 13, 2009 5:06 p.m. GlennS HalfDork
dyintorace wrote:
Datsun1500 wrote:
I drifted backwards into a pole Today and scraped the bumper. Body shop is telling me $5600. $1700 for the tail light alone. $2200 for a new bumper. I don't see it. Any good reason this can't be fixed like a regular car?
First of all, let's start with why you're driving an Aston!
What do you want him to do? Throw his super model girlfriend from monico in some sort of welfare wage like a BMW 7 series?
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Oct. 13, 2009 5:07 p.m. rebelgtp Dork
Buckhead wrote:
new bumper, new tail light..lies???? 1k maybe
You have never owned a luxury or exotic car have you?
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Oct. 13, 2009 5:09 p.m. ignorant PowerDork
GlennS wrote:
ignorant wrote:
that'll buff right out.
Please reserve the phrase "that'll buff right out" for times when it will definitly not buff right out. In this case it looks like it actualy might
but thats why it's ironical...
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Oct. 13, 2009 5:18 p.m. GlennS HalfDork
ignorant wrote:
GlennS wrote:
ignorant wrote:
that'll buff right out.
Please reserve the phrase "that'll buff right out" for times when it will definitly not buff right out. In this case it looks like it actualy might
but thats why it's ironical...
lol
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Oct. 13, 2009 5:22 p.m. SlickDizzy SuperDork
That seriously looks like it will buff out...why waste the money?
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Oct. 13, 2009 5:24 p.m. ddavidv UltraDork
Bumper sure looks repairable to me, even if it won't buff out. Depending on how they are made, even a scratched taillight lens can be sanded and polished to like new. Find another body shop.
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Oct. 13, 2009 5:41 p.m. Buckhead New Reader
rebelgtp wrote:
what exactly do you classify as a luxury or exotic?Buckhead wrote:
new bumper, new tail light..lies???? 1k maybe
You have never owned a luxury or exotic car have you?
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Oct. 13, 2009 5:42 p.m. Datsun1500 Dork
My insurance guy asked me to get rid of this thread, I will update later
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Oct. 13, 2009 5:54 p.m. mad_machine UberDork
this is like owning any sort of expensive sport or luxury car.. the repair shop is like a shark smelling blood in the water.. in this case it is green and has dead presidents in it
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Oct. 13, 2009 5:57 p.m. Buzz Killington Reader
Buckhead wrote:
rebelgtp wrote:
what exactly do you classify as a luxury or exotic?Buckhead wrote:
new bumper, new tail light..lies???? 1k maybe
You have never owned a luxury or exotic car have you?
An Aston probably qualifies.
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Oct. 13, 2009 6:02 p.m. MrJoshua UltraDork
To be "perfect" it should have all new parts. Down the road, if you sell it, a buyer will respect replaced parts more than repaired parts. The funny thing is if you make it "perfect" you get the bad carfax history that goes along with it, automatically knocking down your price, and scaring off some potential buyers.
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Oct. 13, 2009 6:08 p.m. karlt_10 New Reader
Earl Schieb could fix that for $99.95.
Even got you a coupon.......
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Oct. 13, 2009 6:15 p.m. Shaun Reader
Not to be a party pooper, but there is a crack in the paint to the left of the top yellow mark, and the line between the quarter panel and the bumper looks askew to me- you can see the bumper sticking out at the wheel well 1/8" or so. All of that would not get a second look from me if it were my civic, but this is a beast of a different orbit than the one I inhabit. Oh, and I think I see some stress fissures in red part of the lens above where the impact occurred. In this price range, the body shop assumes you know and like the position.
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Oct. 13, 2009 6:37 p.m. Datsun1500 Dork
My insurance guy asked me to get rid of this thread, I will update later
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Oct. 13, 2009 6:43 p.m. DukeOfUndersteer Dork
if my dad comes by, ill show him and see what he thinks. Hes an ex- Aston Service Manager...
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Oct. 13, 2009 6:45 p.m. JeepinMatt Reader
Leave it. Accumulate enough and drive the world's only Mad Max Aston. Drink your espresso in comfort as you cruise post-apocalyptic highways.
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Oct. 13, 2009 6:53 p.m. GameboyRMH UltraDork
Pfft I could fix that in one afternoon with some #7 polishing compound, vinegar and turtle wax. I'm not even joking.
I heard a McLaren F1 headlight will run you about $20kUS
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Oct. 13, 2009 6:59 p.m. Carson Dork
You could paint it like this for less than $5600 and no body would notice the scuff.
Yes, I know the Vanquish in question is not a DB9
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Oct. 13, 2009 7:09 p.m. Buckhead New Reader
important ? is it your car?
