dynamytedave
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Well I could go rifling through all my old correspondence and crud to find the itemised quote to satisfy you, but I couldn't care less about your needs or wants. But it went something along the lines of: interior detail to remove glass shards; colourmatch, repair, paint and blend a pillar and roof; remove, supply and replace rainchannel garnish; remove broken screen and replace. Which I think $1500 is a reasonable price for the work done. BUT the price wasn't really an issue due to the fact that the knob who did the damage was found guilty of malicious damage and forced to pay for the damages, so if it was $1500 or $15000, I didn't care because I wasn't paying.
Honestly mate, do the maths, if the repair took a reasonable 6 hours to complete with only the bits I listed, $900 is a bit overcharged. But as ol' mate Adsy hasn't elaborated upon what car he was in or exactly damage was done and subsequent repairs were made or what kind of paint the car wears or a whole heap of other variables, at this point it's all speculation from everyones perspective.
Once again, re-read the post and I mention a few times who did the work on my car.
I didn't say the job should be a $200 cheapo, the $200 you're refering to is the approximate cost of parts and paint, then labour on top, which I put down at an outrageous 12 hours at $50/h, plus GST, which puts it at $880. I merely rationally added up approximate costs of the work, that once again, was speculated upon because all relevant facts were not readily available at the time. By the looks of things the majority of what was charged was labour. But then again maybe he unwittingly used the services of an unscroupulous operator who has a penchant for overcharging. The lesson there is always get a second or third quote.
But it seems as though we have drifted from my main point, if theres $900 worth of damage to his friends car and only a scratch to the other vehicle, it seems a bit odd. As he said, it all happened at the break-neck speed of 5km/h. Any rational train of thought would lead you to the conclusion that not much damage occurs at 5km/h. There was an ADR introduced some time ago that stated that new cars with plastic bumpers would be made of a form of plastic that will retain it's original shape in an accident up to the speed of 8km/h. Go check the relevant ADR for the full explanation. This was introduced in a bid to reduce the amount of insurance claims for the exact kind of scenario which we are discussing here. These bumpers, as well the front guards on Nissan X-Trails which are plastic, among others, are painted in a special flexible formulation to combat cracking of the paint when involved in low velocity impacts.
Your mates Falcon must have had a bull bar fitted or the Gemi was chockers with rust for that to happen.
So Stealthy, old chap, go raid yo mama's medicine cabinet and pinch one of her valiums and settle down. Then take your time reading posts by others, then form a rational argument to put across your irrational thoughts on the matter.
Honestly mate, do the maths, if the repair took a reasonable 6 hours to complete with only the bits I listed, $900 is a bit overcharged. But as ol' mate Adsy hasn't elaborated upon what car he was in or exactly damage was done and subsequent repairs were made or what kind of paint the car wears or a whole heap of other variables, at this point it's all speculation from everyones perspective.
Once again, re-read the post and I mention a few times who did the work on my car.
I didn't say the job should be a $200 cheapo, the $200 you're refering to is the approximate cost of parts and paint, then labour on top, which I put down at an outrageous 12 hours at $50/h, plus GST, which puts it at $880. I merely rationally added up approximate costs of the work, that once again, was speculated upon because all relevant facts were not readily available at the time. By the looks of things the majority of what was charged was labour. But then again maybe he unwittingly used the services of an unscroupulous operator who has a penchant for overcharging. The lesson there is always get a second or third quote.
But it seems as though we have drifted from my main point, if theres $900 worth of damage to his friends car and only a scratch to the other vehicle, it seems a bit odd. As he said, it all happened at the break-neck speed of 5km/h. Any rational train of thought would lead you to the conclusion that not much damage occurs at 5km/h. There was an ADR introduced some time ago that stated that new cars with plastic bumpers would be made of a form of plastic that will retain it's original shape in an accident up to the speed of 8km/h. Go check the relevant ADR for the full explanation. This was introduced in a bid to reduce the amount of insurance claims for the exact kind of scenario which we are discussing here. These bumpers, as well the front guards on Nissan X-Trails which are plastic, among others, are painted in a special flexible formulation to combat cracking of the paint when involved in low velocity impacts.
Your mates Falcon must have had a bull bar fitted or the Gemi was chockers with rust for that to happen.
So Stealthy, old chap, go raid yo mama's medicine cabinet and pinch one of her valiums and settle down. Then take your time reading posts by others, then form a rational argument to put across your irrational thoughts on the matter.
