strut tower ..is this a high quote??

[greyfox69]

Ok so I have the typical rust issue that is found on foxbodys. I called a local shop here to get an estimate on what it would cost to have it fixed. If they cut just the rust out and then weld a piece of sheet metal back...3000-4000. If they take from a donor car and replace entire thing ....5000-6000. Is that high or normal??

 

[Noobz347]

It'd be cheaper to just buy a roller.

 

[SlammedGT]

you can buy more than a roller for that price

 

[greyfox69]

No kidding. I was just wondering if that is a typical price for body work or it that was just outrageously high.

 

[FOX87NOTCH]

that is outrageously high!!!

 

[tannerc91gt]

There's not a chance in hell I'd pay 4-6k to fix some rust...never never never ever

 

[wythors]

As someone that works in a body shop, I can tell you that what they're trying to say is "We'd rather not work on it, so please go elsewhere".

 

[greyfox69]

Oh Im certainly going elsewhere. A friend of mine is going to charge me 100 for labor and I buy the sheet metal. I think that is a good price. It just blew me away that they quoted that.

 

[Blown88GT]

As someone that works in a body shop, I can tell you that what they're trying to say is "We'd rather not work on it, so please go elsewhere".

Why don't they just say it, then? Why the high quote? The honest answer I would accept & would probably not write them off as a potential future customer. A quote like that, I would never go back & would tell everyone else not to go there either.
Very bad business practice; probably indicative of the work they do.

 

[NIKwoaC]

Why don't they just say it, then? Why the high quote? The honest answer I would accept & would probably not write them off as a potential future customer. A quote like that, I would never go back & would tell everyone else not to go there either.
Very bad business practice; probably indicative of the work they do.

I've seen this before, I don't think it's bad business practice. Let's say I mow lawns and trim bushes for a living, and one of my customers asks me to trim his tree to look like an elephant. Well, I might have the tools to do it, but it's not exactly a regular part of my business routine and it might be something that I don't really care to spend a lot of time doing. So I say that I can do it, but I'm going to charge a premium for it.

For a shop that might specialize in swapping out broken headlights and respraying scratched bumpers, I can see how they might quote these kinds of repairs on an otherwise very low-worth car the way they did.

 

[greyfox69]

Yes maybe but this was a shop that prides itself on the trophies won on the cars they worked on. Like they are putting out nothing but the best in work and have the proof of it.

 

[SlammedGT]

mmmmm.. elephant bush

 

[greyfox69]

mmmmm.. elephant bush

I concur.

 

[mob]

lol I was gonna say a roller?? You can buy a 5.0 in good shape for 4g's

As someone that works in a body shop, I can tell you that what they're trying to say is "We'd rather not work on it, so please go elsewhere".

haha so true

Why don't they just say it, then? Why the high quote? The honest answer I would accept & would probably not write them off as a potential future customer. A quote like that, I would never go back & would tell everyone else not to go there either.
Very bad business practice; probably indicative of the work they do.

Because if you really wanted the work done then that's what it would cost for them to do it. If you want to pay it I am sure they will be happy to do it for 4g's, if you are a normal person then you will walk out.

 

[wythors]

Why don't they just say it, then? Why the high quote? The honest answer I would accept & would probably not write them off as a potential future customer. A quote like that, I would never go back & would tell everyone else not to go there either.
Very bad business practice; probably indicative of the work they do.

The reality is that 99% of body shops these days do one thing: production work. They make their money doing insurance work. Quick turnaround, high volume repairs. To get someone to do the kind of repair discussed here in a mainstream body shop will be almost impossible.

 

[dgollem]

Quote sounds high to me but look at from their side (not defending just trying to ratioanlize) $100 bucks and hour labor, 30 or 40 hours maybe need to pull the engine to gain correct access. They will have to make sure its fixed right if it breaks while your driving then they have liability issues. Still agree with the bad business practice, instead of telling you how they would go about fixing it they just gave you a high price, probably didn't want the work maybe they are not that good at that kind of repair and figure they will make more money changing head lights and painting bumpers. If that's so they should have just been honest with you and saved all the bad thoughts we now have about them.

 

[91TwighlightGT]

Quote sounds high to me but look at from their side (not defending just trying to ratioanlize) $100 bucks and hour labor, 30 or 40 hours maybe need to pull the engine to gain correct access. They will have to make sure its fixed right if it breaks while your driving then they have liability issues. Still agree with the bad business practice, instead of telling you how they would go about fixing it they just gave you a high price, probably didn't want the work maybe they are not that good at that kind of repair and figure they will make more money changing head lights and painting bumpers. If that's so they should have just been honest with you and saved all the bad thoughts we now have about them.

No way that job is 30-40 hours... absolutely no way.

 

[greyfox69]

Quote sounds high to me but look at from their side (not defending just trying to ratioanlize) $100 bucks and hour labor, 30 or 40 hours maybe need to pull the engine to gain correct access. They will have to make sure its fixed right if it breaks while your driving then they have liability issues. Still agree with the bad business practice, instead of telling you how they would go about fixing it they just gave you a high price, probably didn't want the work maybe they are not that good at that kind of repair and figure they will make more money changing head lights and painting bumpers. If that's so they should have just been honest with you and saved all the bad thoughts we now have about them.

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link to shop. maybe shouldnt but as i said I wouldnt have thought they made their bucks from insurance jobs. But oh well.

 

[capriman86]

As someone that works in a body shop, I can tell you that what they're trying to say is "We'd rather not work on it, so please go elsewhere".

Yeah had that happen to me before, then went somewhere else and it was 1/10th the price.

 

[Noobz347]

Capriman86:


Please tell me you have a picture thread of that white Capri somewhere. Can you PM a link? Thx