Question regarding body shop prices

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004, 223rem wrote:

> > H'mm. Sounds like anger might've been involved somehow.
> No. Inattention. Three separate collisons.

Take away your girlfriend's keys before she hurts someone or damages
someone's car. Does she have a celphone? Take that away, too.

223rem wrote:
> My girlfriend's Infinity is damaged (dont ask in
> 3 places: dent in driver's door, dent in passenger's
> door, dent in the rear+busted taillight. The dents
> are not big. She went to a body shop today (recommended
> by the Infinity dealer) and they gave her an estimate
> of $9,000 and 3 weeks. I never had a need for a body
> shop, so I have no experience with them, but these
> people's price seems outrageous to me.
>
> So my question is how does one go about
> finding a cheap body shop? What kind of place
> should we be looking for?
>
> Thanks for your help!

Used car dealers know all the ins and outs.
Maybe offer one a finders fee?

223rem wrote:
> My girlfriend's Infinity is damaged (dont ask in
> 3 places: dent in driver's door, dent in passenger's
> door, dent in the rear+busted taillight. The dents
> are not big. She went to a body shop today (recommended
> by the Infinity dealer) and they gave her an estimate
> of $9,000 and 3 weeks. I never had a need for a body
> shop, so I have no experience with them, but these
> people's price seems outrageous to me.
>
> So my question is how does one go about
> finding a cheap body shop? What kind of place
> should we be looking for?
>
> Thanks for your help!

Used car dealers know all the ins and outs.
Maybe offer one a finders fee?

223rem wrote:
> My girlfriend's Infinity is damaged (dont ask in
> 3 places: dent in driver's door, dent in passenger's
> door, dent in the rear+busted taillight. The dents
> are not big. She went to a body shop today (recommended
> by the Infinity dealer)


what model? I'd get a few estimates around town.

223rem wrote:
> My girlfriend's Infinity is damaged (dont ask in
> 3 places: dent in driver's door, dent in passenger's
> door, dent in the rear+busted taillight. The dents
> are not big. She went to a body shop today (recommended
> by the Infinity dealer)


what model? I'd get a few estimates around town.