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They are the best, i would not use anybody else for the upkeep of mine.

Gutted for you mate! I had the same thing 3 months ago, got hit by an ambulance sitting at a set of red lights. Made a right mess of my DS rear qtr. Where are you based fella? If you are anywhere near essex take it to Chelmsford Accident repair centre. A 60 year old traditional panel beater sorted mine out a treat, not some chav monkey just out of school who dont know his Ar*e from his elbow. I was suprised/relieved they didnt write mine off as the repairs were 2k. Sean.

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Mark, i am so sorry to hear of your loss mate. I lost my mum 6 years ago suddenly and it hurts like hell i know. Take comfort in the fact that nobody can take away your memories or the feelings that you had for him inside, time is a great healer Mark and it will become easier my friend. Best wishes Sean.

No worries Ace, wev'e all got our gripes fella. Dont even get me started with ambulance drivers now! Its all getting sorted now, took it to a place in Chelmsford recommended to me by Knowlsey @ Extreme Scooby's. The manager there has a seriously mint STi which goes some way to making me feel comfortable with letting them do the work. Sean.

Cheers Ace!

It is an insurance job. I was sitting at a red light minding my own when an ambulance on a call hit me. So its getting claimed from the them, so cost is certainly not an issue.......in fact i want it to be as expensive as possible, the barstewards!! They have got to pick up the tab for a "like for like" hire car aswell. haha! Sean.

After my little inci(dent) with the ambulance a couple of weeks ago my baby has been left in bit of a mess. I have now got to go and get qoutes from bodyshops etc. My question is this: Do i take it to Subaru (to ensure genuine subaru parts etc) and i feel i will have some comeback if i'm not happy with it. Or do i take it to an independent bodyshop with a good reputation where i wont have as much comeback? All advise greatly appreciated as i really dont know what to do here? Cheers guys Sean.

Sadly its looking like the 380S is going to be a non starter! But the 330S is a defo. The WRX-S is also a goer, which i think is a massive improvement on the std WRX........but thats not a hard thing to do is it? Sean.

Gutted for you mate, but it could be worse y'know! At least you can just replace your wing and door fella. My poor baby is gonna get filler.

Cheers fella.

Aaah yeh, i see now under closer inspection. Sorry mate, my mistake. In that case they done a splendid job. Who and where are they mate? Sean.

I know what ya saying mate, but............ the difference being they just unbolted your wing and replaced it, unfortunately you cant do that with a quarter panel as its part of the bodyshell. I wouldnt be that bothered if it was a wing or a door to be honest. Thats easily rectified! Sean.

Possibly Colin, i know its a tough job but they have a duty to drive responsibly my friend. Something that the offender was certainly not doing! Otherwise they will be causing injury's as opposed to treating them! I will calm down in a couple of days........i hope? At the moment, i'm seething everytime i look at it. What can i say, i love my car. Thanks for all your support guys. Sean.

Sorry, he'll get no slack from me mate. All he had to do was slow down a bit and go round me, i couldnt go anywhere i had cars to the left and front of me sitting at a red light! Instead he makes no attempt to slow down and totally misjudges the width of his own vehicle=incompetence in my book, bordering on dangerous driving? Definitely driving like a tool whatever! Ive made an official complaint to the ambulance service and ive reported it to the police as they didnt stop at the scene. As far as the body filler goes, thats just knocked chunk of the value of my car then. When i was looking for mine, i would have walked away from a car that showed any sign of rear damage as a matter of principle, how could i sell the car in good faith knowing what i know? I know its only cosmetic, but joe shmo punter wouldnt. Oh well, guess i'll have to keep it then. Just makes me so damn angry that somebody's carelessness can result in my pride and joy being soiled forever more, absolute tosspot! Sean.