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Repair of 2008 GT When I picked up the '08 from body shop guy yesterday, I was thrilled!! (Look out now! A positive post!)
The car looks brand new again! I can't see where the hail damage was (even the questionable one on edge of the hood); no evidence of the dry wall scratches. And I even had him fix a couple spots I had noticed--one on the hood and one on the top of the front bumper. I don't know how to describe them, they just weren't right and hadn't always been there. He said it looked like the dealership wet sanded the area and then put a whole bunch of polish over it so it wouldn't be noticeable and the polish has subsequently worn off. (What kind of business practice is that?!) It's great that my new car looks new again!
BONUS: Although his verbal estimate was $495, he charged me $300!!!!!! SCORE! That's stripes money, baby!!
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Fantastic news... Couldn't have done much better than that!
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Thats a steal, i thought you were gonna get charged more then that.. Congrats, and what kind of stripes where you looking at?
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RetroGT2006 Thats a steal, i thought you were gonna get charged more then that.. Congrats, and what kind of stripes where you looking at?
10" gloss white w/a 1" gap; then 1/2" pin striping with a 1/2" gap
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thats gonna look amazing! cant wait to see this.. when do you plan on this?
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stlwagon Fantastic news... Couldn't have done much better than that!
You're right about that!
We've had soooo much hail this year that the sign on body shop guy's door reads: NEXT AVAILABLE REPAIR DATE NOV. 17
Thank God we're long time customers!
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RetroGT2006 thats gonna look amazing! cant wait to see this.. when do you plan on this?
I'm thinking I should have all the money by mid-August.
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Thats some great news. What color are you thinking about for the stripes???
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travelers Thats some great news. What color are you thinking about for the stripes???
Gloss white. (15 minimum characters)
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That is going to look great, nice choice..
.....pics when you get it done....
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.....pics when you get it done....
