that'll buff right out.
that'll buff right out.
PICS OF REST OF CAR OR BAN!!
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! 
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
new bumper, new tail light..lies???? 1k maybe
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?
Buckhead wrote: new bumper, new tail light..lies???? 1k maybe
You have never owned a luxury or exotic car have you?
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...
ignorant wrote:GlennS wrote:but thats why it's ironical...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
lol
That seriously looks like it will buff out...why waste the money?
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.
rebelgtp wrote:Buckhead wrote: new bumper, new tail light..lies???? 1k maybeYou have never owned a luxury or exotic car have you?
what exactly do you classify as a luxury or exotic?
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
Buckhead wrote:rebelgtp wrote:what exactly do you classify as a luxury or exotic?Buckhead wrote: new bumper, new tail light..lies???? 1k maybeYou have never owned a luxury or exotic car have you?
An Aston probably qualifies.
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.
Earl Schieb could fix that for $99.95.
Even got you a coupon.......
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.
if my dad comes by, ill show him and see what he thinks. Hes an ex- Aston Service Manager...
Leave it. Accumulate enough and drive the world's only Mad Max Aston. Drink your espresso in comfort as you cruise post-apocalyptic highways.
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 
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
important ? is it your car?
don't be a bastert... and be all jealouse... http://youmakemetouchyourhandsforstupidreasons.ytmnd.com/
This is the perfect excuse to paint the whole car matte black.
Woody wrote: This is the perfect excuse to paint the whole car matte black.
+1 
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