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Originally Posted by Russell James
Collision repairs are criminally over priced. A fender bender to a body shop is like fresh kill to vultures. A repair that could probably be done profitably for 5 grand can easily be written up well beyond twice that by a greedy estimator with a dull pencil. Oh my god, there is so much frame damage... thousands and thousands in frame damage.... reality, couple hours on the frame rack, hang some parts, paint it. Ka-ching goes the massive profits, and our insurance rates.
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Just so you know, there was no frame damage on my car. Essentially, hood, front body work and harness', left front fender and harness', front Ground Effects, Left Side Ground effects, left front suspension, sway bar, left tire & wheel, and the windshield wiper reservoir.
Frame damage might have meant a total.
Most of the estimate was for cost of parts.