So i wenta this auto shop which looks descent because it got a couple of Lexus and Jaguars there. Went in and got a quote at first for painting my bumpers and moldings match car color, the guy told me $900 cash. I am like fine, that sounds descent. So i set up the appointment, which is about a month later... when i got there, he said he didnt remember that he gave me an accurate estimate already last time... and he told me it will cost $1500!! So i calmly told him what he quoted me last time.. he tried to argue for a little while, and at last agreed with the original price(900). My truck recently got keyed at the back(deep with dent! ) and i also got a painted fender flares that needs to be installed... so i asked him what wouldthe price be all together. He said $1400.

I just wanna know if they ripped me off on the keyed fix... cuz installin the flares + painting bumpers and moldings is only 1000.. so that means the scratch alone cost $400?? I dunno really know whether or not its reasonable... so i hope u guys can help me out! Thanks!

for painting the bumpers, mirrors, and side panels, I charge only $700 canadian dollars.. that is equivalent to $440 US.. I think u're getting ripped off.. my shop mainly does insurance claims..

yea i thought so too... and when i got back the car today... found out that they stole all ma quarters in the ashtray!! there was like10 bucks there... well, its kinda ma fault that i forgot ta take them out... lucky enough i took everything else out.. radar, changer, cds, cigarettes.....etc. or else i dunno wat would happen... wat a bad experience... and i figured i cant go back and get ma quarters back cuz if they deny... i have no proof that they stole it.... damn....

Being robbed by someone entrusted with your vehicle and its contents is not your fault, it is theirs. You did nothing wrong other than put your faith into some people who don't deserve it.

Of course it also doesn't say much for how that shop values its own reputation, worth less than $10 I'd say.

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Greg
'73 416 UNIMOG DoKa
'85 300GD G Wagen

yea... i definitely made a very bad decision to go there. Not that $10 worth much, just that the morals are wrong. Actually, i didnt really have a choice... cuz i already did some research around the area.. and they all quoted me sky high quotes.. somewhere close to $2000..

Even the dealership did my body cladding (bumpers and side moulding) for $1500.

Actually, I did a swap when I purchased a Skyview ML320 in 99. Family didn't care for it, so I took possession of a similar 99 ML with the moonroof instead. The difference in MSRP was $1500, so I asked them to paint the rest of the panels in body color.

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

I charge customers with mercedes and bmws more because they are more rich than someone with a toyota corolla =)