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Based on repair prices I keep hearing quoted in the area where I
live-some areas may have independent mechanics not booked for months in advance-you just can't afford to keep a vehicle running for more than a few years after EOW (end of warranty) unless you are doing you own repairs. My next door neighbor sunk $3400 into having a Dodge minivan "gone through", which wouldn't have an "ACV" of $3400 even if the factory paint-the dull rose beige- weren't sloughing off. I'm in the planning stages of a Jeep project and planning to use fiberglass body parts. I looked around for a shop to paint them-new fresh out of the mold fiberglass, no hardware attached, and me doing reasonable surface prep, no dismantling involved, wipe it down and shoot it-the "legitimate" body shops around here either stuck their nose up at it unless they could have it as a running vehicle (so they could take it back apart at $75 an hour....) or quoted me astonishing prices. Finally I found a guy who redoes boats in his little quonset hut who wanted the job and will get it if I don't go the gelcoat route, but it was obvious these guys either had monster overhead or wanted to retire to a penthouse in Manhattan. |
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