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daria
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Jun 25, 2010, 5:40 PM

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My husband's car (BMW328i) was in an accident and the front right area was crushed, but the rest of the hood was intact, and the back area and side panel of the car were also damaged.

Does $15,000 sound like alot for the amount that the autobody shop is charging just to take apart the car?

Thanks!

Sidom
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Jun 25, 2010, 7:57 PM

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I'm not a bodyman but any body work on any car always seems to be expensive....
I'm not knocking the trade, with the experience, tools and everything else required, they earn their money, but if you even look at a car wrong it's $700 to fix.......

From your description, it sounds like a lot of damage was done. Factor in it's Beamer, (those are expensive to work on) and to do the job correctly with quality parts, that est sounds like they are in the ballpark.........

re-tired
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Jun 25, 2010, 8:16 PM

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Now you why very few mechanics drive beamers ,besides the price. Any shop willing and able to work on high end cars will expect pay consummate to it. I would still try to get at least 3 est. Does sound a bit high but I've never took a bmw apart.

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Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 25, 2010, 11:04 PM

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Daria - Did you mean $15,000 just to "take it apart?" How much to put it back together if so?

I think you must have meant the quote for the full repair which will be sky high for a BMW. If you have insurance involved they should help in adjusting to the appropriate costs of the repair or declare it a total loss depending on age and overall condition of the vehicle,

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