Just super frustrated!

[SimonT]

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In my wildest dreams, never would thought this would cost:

OVER $7,000 to fix!

I take it there's more damage we can't see?

 

[Av8tor2]

I take it there's more damage we can't see?

I am not sure, I was told that by the service manager at Lotus. I'll have more information in the next few days.

 

[SimonT]

I am not sure, I was told that by the service manager at Lotus. I'll have more information in the next few days.

That's a paint scrape, if there's no other damage that would cost £100/$130 to respray here in the UK.

 

[virtualmacho]

Sounds like the quote is for when you are going bill the transporter for damage. Try asking how much an out of pocket repair/respray would cost. One of these days, you're going to scrape it yourself anyway....

 

[1031ent]

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In my wildest dreams, never would thought this would cost:

OVER $7,000 to fix!

That is because of the repair facility you selected. Some of the "fancy" shops ask for a lot of unnecessary b.s. If you have the estimate i would be happy to tell you what is unnecessary, I have 20 years of experience.

I bet they wrote to replace the bumper instead of repair. Then they probably wanted to blend the hood and fenders, then added a bunch of operations that are impossible to determine if they are necessary before the vehicle is painted (color, and, and buff ...etc).

Personally I'd do 2 hours of repair and blend the paint within the panel.

 

[Dino67]

I would not want them to blend into the hood and fenders. If it were me, I would take off the bumper and drop it off at the body shop for repaint. I would take a slightly mismatched bumper over a resprayed hood and fender.

 

[Lotustoronto]

That is an outrageous repair costs. I would ask them how much a factory painted new bumper from Lotus would cost? Do not let them blend in any other part of the car for this repair and document the damage well. If someone paint meters your car when you go to sell it your going to want to outline what the damage actually was. Showing it was a small scrape vs a front end accident repair is crucial, even if it doesn't show up on a car report. I wouldn't want to have a 7K repair bill to show someone on that damage, just not believable. There has to be another way.

 

[1031ent]

I would not want them to blend into the hood and fenders. If it were me, I would take off the bumper and drop it off at the body shop for repaint. I would take a slightly mismatched bumper over a resprayed hood and fender.

Normally paint dries different shades on plastic vs metal, however the body panels are composite on the Emira.

OP should look at the paint at different angles to determine if the patch is currently different shades. Always easier when someone sees a difference before a repair vs noticing after a repair.

 

[1031ent]

That is an outrageous repair costs. I would ask them how much a factory painted new bumper from Lotus would cost? Do not let them blend in any other part of the car for this repair and document the damage well. If someone paint meters your car when you go to sell it your going to want to outline what the damage actually was. Showing it was a small scrape vs a front end accident repair is crucial, even if it doesn't show up on a car report. I wouldn't want to have a 7K repair bill to show someone on that damage, just not believable. There has to be another way.

Save the estimate from. The body shop. Save the photos of the damage. Save the final bill after repairs complete.

 

[Andrew25]

I think @hagen111 meant that a car is still "a car", nevermind the price. Time, health, family and things like these are the really important ones, and a car is still something we can do without. As many others surely have, I've been through very hard times in the past years and I've learned to value those things the most. I can't but agree with that. This in NO WAY means I don't understand you, feel your pain and agree with it being a pain in the a** and a let down. We payed money and we're getting nowhere near what we payed for (my car is still being serviced!). Yet, it's still an object....At least, this is what I am trying to tell myself everyday!

 

[Foxy87]

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In my wildest dreams, never would thought this would cost:

OVER $7,000 to fix!

No one in their right mind would pay 7k for that repair. That is just ridicolous.