ChemX Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Driving along the A90 this evening a white van man decided he wanted to overtake without looking in his mirror. Unfortunately I was along side him at the time, which as you can imagine left me very little choices of where to go as he hit me but into the centre reservation and then the barrier. Damage so far is the front passenger wing, bumper, bonnet and 3 of my 18" ppf alloys(with tyres that I had only fitted 600 mls ago) but will find out more after the insurance assessor casts his eye over it. My insurance has offered me a body shop in Arbroath that I've dealt with before and wasn't very keen on so anyone know any good body shops in the Dundee/Perth /Aberdeen areas that they can recommend?
gus the bus Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Jeez thats sh*t news mate Hope you are OK? cars can be repaired. Sorry, dont know any repair places in that neck of the woods but I'm sure The Dundee(ish) boys will be along shorlty to help.
ChemX Posted July 4, 2008 Author Posted July 4, 2008 cheers Gus, was totally gutted to see my car heading off on the back of a tow truck at least I've only got a wee bit of whiplash could've been a lot worse. thanks again
Scotty 22 Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 ChemX said: Driving along the A90 this evening a white van man decided he wanted to overtake without looking in his mirror. Unfortunately I was along side him at the time, which as you can imagine left me very little choices of where to go as he hit me but into the centre reservation and then the barrier.Damage so far is the front passenger wing, bumper, bonnet and 3 of my 18" ppf alloys(with tyres that I had only fitted 600 mls ago) but will find out more after the insurance assessor casts his eye over it. My insurance has offered me a body shop in Arbroath that I've dealt with before and wasn't very keen on so anyone know any good body shops in the Dundee/Perth /Aberdeen areas that they can recommend? Gutted Personally Kinghorn in Aberdeen are the only bodyshop i would use if i was getting work done on the scoob. Had work done on previous cars and none have matched the quality and service. Very expensive but if the insurance company is picking up the bill
gus the bus Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 ChemX said: cheers Gus, was totally gutted to see my car heading off on the back of a tow truck at least I've only got a wee bit of whiplash could've been a lot worse. thanks again I'll bet you were make sure you get your "personal injuries claim" submitted too Gus
ChemX Posted July 4, 2008 Author Posted July 4, 2008 Gus the Bus said: I'll bet you were make sure you get your "personal injuries claim" submitted tooGus don't worry already wondering what to buy with my extra grand...maybe get my antilag sooner than i thought...lol
the_ex_leper Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Pro-Trim Autobody. Stonehaven 01569 764257. these guys are good
iainc Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 F**k... not good news. When the wifes Leon was hit and run a while back we used a place outside Inverurie... can't mind the name offhand... Lethany body shop or something... small out of town place and it cost ~£300 to sort a rear 3/4 panel that looked like it needed replaced... bloke sorted it and you'd honestly never know it'd have been damaged in the first place... was a non-std colour to sort as well.
Scotty 22 Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 the_ex_leper said: Pro-Trim Autobody. Stonehaven 01569 764257. these guys are good Yup also **** hot
thewelsho Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Sorry to hear about your misfortune mate - that totally sucks, hope you get sorted out soon.
scooby222 Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 could try gtr bodyworkz as recomended to me by awd,just one guy graeme who has his own scoob,he did the girlfriends integra with similar damage and did a cracking job.
cullenmin Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Scotty 22 said: Gutted Personally Kinghorn in Aberdeen are the only bodyshop i would use if i was getting work done on the scoob. Had work done on previous cars and none have matched the quality and service. Very expensive but if the insurance company is picking up the bill Another vote here for Kinghorn bodyshop. I am friends with 1 of the son's and I had a repair done by the other son and it was a cracking repair they did
P1Andy Posted July 5, 2008 Posted July 5, 2008 the_ex_leper said: Pro-Trim Autobody. Stonehaven 01569 764257. these guys are good Pesonally wouldnt mate. Used them last year. Took ages and was not really impressed at all with the finished results. Castle Park Autobody in ellon are supposed to be really good though and they will be my choice for redoing my bumper soon.
RS Grant Posted July 5, 2008 Posted July 5, 2008 Bad news about this, but main things are that the car is repairable and you're ok. Will try and dig out a card for a bodyshop in Kirriemuir that we used when someone decided to reverse into my sisters Civic Type-R and tear open the rear 1/4 panel with a towbar. Panel was repaired and you'd never know it was damaged, p1ggm has had work done there too and will back up the recommendation. The guys name is Phil and I'm sure the place is called Autotech or something....... but will dig the card out tomorrow and update it for you. Cheers, Grant
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