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Damage to car, estimate?

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  • 31-05-2018 5:50pm
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    Kitty6277
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    First off, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, so feel free to move if not.

    I did a bit of damage to my car last week because I'm an idiot, and I want to get it repaired. I got a quote of between €450-500 to sort it, I'm just wondering if that's a good price as I have no idea myself what these things cost.

    Thanks in advance :)


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    Samuel T. Cogley
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    No an expert but €500 seems cheap to me, maybe a bit too cheap!


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    Kitty6277
    Registered Users Posts: 6,204 ✭✭✭Kitty6277


    Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »
    No an expert but €500 seems cheap to me, maybe a bit too cheap!

    Jaysus, I had no idea bodywork was so expensive. It's a lesson to be more careful in future!

    Well the guy who gave me that price comes recommended from a friend, he said he's done work on his car a few times before and that he's cheap, but is very good


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    Avatar MIA
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    How old is the car? Might be the case that it adds "character" and leave it alone.


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    Kitty6277
    Registered Users Posts: 6,204 ✭✭✭Kitty6277


    Avatar MIA wrote: »
    How old is the car? Might be the case that it adds "character" and leave it alone.

    It's a 06. I get what you're saying alright, and it'd be tempting to leave it as it'd save me money, but the rest of the car is spotless, especially for a 12 year old car so I feel it'd be a shame to leave it the way it is


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    James Bond Junior
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    I drive an 06 too and if I did that kind of damage I would regard spending €500 as throwing money down the drain. My neighbour hit and broke the front grille of mine lately and I sinply couldn't care less. The next owner will more than likely be the scrapyard either way. Is that a focus you have?


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    Kitty6277
    Registered Users Posts: 6,204 ✭✭✭Kitty6277


    James Bond Junior wrote: »
    I drive an 06 too and if I did that kind of damage I would regard spending €500 as throwing money down the drain. My neighbour hit and broke the front grille of mine lately and I sinply couldn't care less. The next owner will more than likely be the scrapyard either way. Is that a focus you have?

    I do see your point, but as I said, the rest of the car is in such a good condition, it'd be a shame nearly. No, not a Focus, it's a Polo


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    [Deleted User]
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    500 seems pricy. I hit a pole recently (woops) and damaged the rear passenger side worse than yours. Got a quote of €550.

    Smashed my front bumper when i hit a badger, got a price of €300 that time i think (and that was pretty bad, wrecked the fog light requiring a new one).

    Someone drove into my back bumper brefore and cracked it. Cost €70 if i recall correctly.


    Shop around. :)


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    Grab All Association
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    Kitty6277 wrote: »
    I do see your point, but as I said, the rest of the car is in such a good condition, it'd be a shame nearly. No, not a Focus, it's a Polo

    If you plan on keeping the car for another 5+ years then maybe, but if you don’t see yourself driving it then it’s not worth bothering with tbh. The car could be pretty much uninsurable/undesirable to whoever you sell it on to in 2-3 years. Depending on market conditions of course. Not worth the money imho. The damage is not bad. Touch up with a spray can from Halfords bobs your uncle.


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    heroics
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    For comparison my wife damaged her car as in the pic attached. Got the damage fixed and the front and rear bumpers resprayed at the same time. 550€

    150 for each bumper and 250 to fix the damage to the door/panel.

    Car is like new after.


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    JohnBoy26
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    Grab All Association wrote: »
    If you plan on keeping the car for another 5+ years then maybe, but if you don’t see yourself driving it then it’s not worth bothering with tbh. The car could be pretty much uninsurable/undesirable to whoever you sell it on to in 2-3 years. Depending on market conditions of course. Not worth the money imho. The damage is not bad. Touch up with a spray can from Halfords bobs your uncle.

    It will look a lot worse if you go spraying it with an aerosol can.


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    sergiot
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    look on ebay for exact same door as your vehicle and year , color, could cost 1-200 euros , easy fix


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    Kitty6277
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    500 seems pricy. I hit a pole recently (woops) and damaged the rear passenger side worse than yours. Got a quote of €550.

    Smashed my front bumper when i hit a badger, got a price of €300 that time i think (and that was pretty bad, wrecked the fog light requiring a new one).

    Someone drove into my back bumper brefore and cracked it. Cost €70 if i recall correctly.


    Shop around. :)

    There's another guy who's been recommended to me, but trying to get hold of him is proving difficult :p from what various people have told me, he'd do it cheaper than the other guy.
    heroics wrote: »
    For comparison my wife damaged her car as in the pic attached. Got the damage fixed and the front and rear bumpers resprayed at the same time. 550€

    150 for each bumper and 250 to fix the damage to the door/panel.

    Car is like new after.

    €500 doesn't seem so bad for mine now, seeing as mine goes a long way down the passenger side.


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    lardzeppelin
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    To be honest, a car over ten years old is worth 500 euros, pretty much regardless of condition, thanks to insurance regs, your as well to leave it as is and take the 'character' approach (great tag from the respondent), which I've already done with my 06 'mint with a dint' Rio....


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