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> Beyond repair *SAD*, Going to cost over $10,000 to fix
post May 3, 2006 - 11:48 AM
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I just got the estimate this morning to fix my beloved celica.
My wife hit a deer in it.

The labor is going to be a little over $2000, but the parts are killing me at a whopping $8000.
I refuse to post pictures of my celica as is because it's heart-breaking.
And it's really not that bad, a hood, a fender, front glass...
maybe an upper core support and a couple headlights.

The freakin' body shop told me, and I quote, "It would be stupid of you to fix this car"

I can get wholesale toyota parts from a dealership I used to work at,
but they're still expensive. Especially those airbags.

I'm depressed and I just thought I'd share.
Nobody else's celica to compare to mine in my heart.

I have to decide whether to part her out and buy a newer 6th gen,
or continue on this "stupid" quest to restore her to her glory + extras like a GT-four hood and C-one front cover. frown.gif frown.gif

Ebay doesn't look too promising at this point. I don't want a convertible or a 1.8L.


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post Sep 6, 2006 - 6:58 PM
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Thread is old, but a word to the wise....

Don't be a cheapskate on autobody work or you'll regret it the rest of your cars life.

95% of the guys out there do absolute **** for work, and the 5% that are actually good are well worth the price they charge you.

Basically, you pay for what you get. I've seen "professional" paint jobs and rust touch ups come back a year or two later peeling, cracked and bubbling. I've seen hood and fender gaps that would make General Motors wince (and that's saying a lot). Any idiot can be an auto body tech. It takes someone who likes his job and cares about you to do it right.

"I have a buddy that..."

Your buddy is ****. If he does it for free then that's just an excuse to do a bad job.
post Sep 6, 2006 - 9:38 PM
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QUOTE(creamed_corn @ Sep 6, 2006 - 6:58 PM) [snapback]476844[/snapback]

Thread is old, but a word to the wise....

Don't be a cheapskate on autobody work or you'll regret it the rest of your cars life.

95% of the guys out there do absolute **** for work, and the 5% that are actually good are well worth the price they charge you.

Basically, you pay for what you get. I've seen "professional" paint jobs and rust touch ups come back a year or two later peeling, cracked and bubbling. I've seen hood and fender gaps that would make General Motors wince (and that's saying a lot). Any idiot can be an auto body tech. It takes someone who likes his job and cares about you to do it right.

"I have a buddy that..."

Your buddy is ****. If he does it for free then that's just an excuse to do a bad job.

Totally agree. I've seen it first hand. My friend took his cavalier to macco after we installed full body kit, aftermarket hood, and he went with the best paint job they offer. Well, right away we noticed small hairs in the paint, and small runs. Also, a couple months later, there was chipping. Another friend took his nice MK3 supra to get painted by some other economical based paint company, and now, 8 months later, being exposed to cold and hot the paint is fading and chipping. A bad paint job is easy to spot and a good one is hard to find. I have very little knowledge of auto body but from what i do know, it has allowed me to paint some things on my own and save tons of cash and headaches becasue i took my time.


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Posts in this topic
- silverspyder   Beyond repair *SAD*   May 3, 2006 - 11:48 AM
- - hurley97   they dont understand they told me it wasnt worth i...   May 3, 2006 - 12:08 PM
- - Valo666   pics? I got hit by a guy duin 60km/h and i was sto...   May 3, 2006 - 12:15 PM
- - playr158   if you want bad try my boy shin's car now ch...   May 3, 2006 - 12:22 PM
- - devilsden97   id have to agree....tell them to kiss your ass.......   May 3, 2006 - 12:32 PM
- - Baddica95   i can help you out with the airbag, i am sellin mi...   May 3, 2006 - 3:45 PM
- - celicurr   wow! do it yourself! if you can find the p...   May 3, 2006 - 4:39 PM
- - silverspyder   You guys are inspiring. I only had liability i...   May 3, 2006 - 4:53 PM
- - Chanh55   I'd say buy junked Celica and use it as a dono...   May 3, 2006 - 4:56 PM
- - sinner96ST   Shouldn't the insurance just cover the cost of...   May 3, 2006 - 6:55 PM
- - CelicaZR   Thats alot of $$$. Have you tried g...   May 3, 2006 - 7:15 PM
|- - silverspyder   QUOTE(CelicaZR @ May 4, 2006 - 12:15...   May 3, 2006 - 7:36 PM
- - playr158   shouldn't they just total the car out cut you ...   May 3, 2006 - 7:23 PM
|- - silverspyder   QUOTE(playr158 @ May 4, 2006 - 12:23...   May 3, 2006 - 7:32 PM
|- - hurley97   QUOTE(playr158 @ May 3, 2006 - 8:23 ...   May 3, 2006 - 7:39 PM
|- - silverspyder   QUOTE(hurley97 @ May 4, 2006 - 12:39...   May 3, 2006 - 7:47 PM
- - playr158   its all spot welded in   May 3, 2006 - 7:54 PM
- - gas65   Show us some pictures of your car. And I will show...   May 3, 2006 - 11:12 PM
- - gas65   I hope this is'nt the damage they are quoting ...   May 3, 2006 - 11:16 PM
|- - silverspyder   QUOTE(gas65 @ May 4, 2006 - 4:16 AM)...   May 4, 2006 - 8:47 AM
- - devilsden97   bump...what happend? this just died? U fix the ca...   Sep 6, 2006 - 8:58 AM
- - celicurr   well, since it's all fixed up with projectors ...   Sep 6, 2006 - 4:22 PM
- - hockeyplyr24   i'd def. say try fixing it..im still in the pr...   Sep 6, 2006 - 4:46 PM
- - creamed_corn   Thread is old, but a word to the wise.... Don...   Sep 6, 2006 - 6:58 PM
- - hitcachi   QUOTE(creamed_corn @ Sep 6, 2006 - 6...   Sep 6, 2006 - 9:38 PM


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