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Draug · 04-18-2008, 03:41 PM

Any other suggestions out there?

I bought the 2007 MazdaSpeed3 from the Buy/Sell forum on Friday. It was parked out front of my house on Wednesday and was rear-ended. It was pushed into my other parked in front of it, and that car was pushed into a minivan. A 5000km car that I had for 5 days; drove it 200kms before it basically was destroyed. Sigh. . .

I am in need of REALLY, REALLY good body and repair shop. The insurance adjuster has come up with $11,000 of damage, so we are looking at a repair job. They wont total loss it until it reaches 70% of its total value, which they peg at $27,000. So, unless there is $8000 of unseen damage, I'll have to get it fixed.

I'm looking for a body shop that is top notch. I dont want the car looking like it has been repaired in any way whatsoever. It'll be pretty hard to do with both ends of the car having damage and at least half of the car needing paint. I want the shop to go the extra mile on everything.

I never drive a car that has this much damage, so I'll be selling it when it is fixed. I'll disclose the accident, but the repairs will have to be perfect for a potential buyer to over look the accident.

04-18-2008, 03:41 PM	#12
Draug First Line Centre Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta Exp:	Any other suggestions out there? I bought the 2007 MazdaSpeed3 from the Buy/Sell forum on Friday. It was parked out front of my house on Wednesday and was rear-ended. It was pushed into my other parked in front of it, and that car was pushed into a minivan. A 5000km car that I had for 5 days; drove it 200kms before it basically was destroyed. Sigh. . . I am in need of REALLY, REALLY good body and repair shop. The insurance adjuster has come up with $11,000 of damage, so we are looking at a repair job. They wont total loss it until it reaches 70% of its total value, which they peg at $27,000. So, unless there is $8000 of unseen damage, I'll have to get it fixed. I'm looking for a body shop that is top notch. I dont want the car looking like it has been repaired in any way whatsoever. It'll be pretty hard to do with both ends of the car having damage and at least half of the car needing paint. I want the shop to go the extra mile on everything. I never drive a car that has this much damage, so I'll be selling it when it is fixed. I'll disclose the accident, but the repairs will have to be perfect for a potential buyer to over look the accident.