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Old May 27, 2004 | 04:22 AM
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Angry I can't believe it!

After years of driving a crappy car, I finally get the car of my dreams (rx8) and what happens...................someone rams into me.

Can anyone recommend a top notch panel beater in Sydnety (Inner West)?
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Old May 27, 2004 | 05:09 AM
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That is tough news.

Hope it is fixed to your satisfaction.

Cheers,
Hymee.
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Old May 27, 2004 | 06:10 AM
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Oh bugger! Feel for you, mate
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Old May 27, 2004 | 06:28 AM
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Unhappy

giannig

Sorry to hear the news , try and get it written off and get a new one if you can .

cheers
michael
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Old May 27, 2004 | 07:22 AM
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I can't believe it!

Sorry to hear the bad news...........................

A good friend of mine owns Cowper Smash Repairs at Granville. He's totally **** about his business and the quality of the work that leaves his shop and does a superb job. He's done some work in the past on my wife's CLK and it was excellent.

PM me if your interested and I'll introduce you to him.

Hope this helps ease the pain.

Paul.

Last edited by emack; May 27, 2004 at 02:11 PM.
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Old May 27, 2004 | 07:44 AM
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there are quite a few good shops around. In the inner city there is an exellent shop on Parra road near by to Rick Damelians showroom. I recall they work on prestige cars so will be familar with aluminium .

Good luck

R
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Old May 27, 2004 | 06:20 PM
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pricer01 which one of rick damelians show rooms
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Old May 27, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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sorry to hear that
i know a guy down at aulburn
BRB smash repairs
check yellow pages for there address
they do a lot of autosalon cars so their work is very good
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Old May 27, 2004 | 07:28 PM
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sorry to hear that
i know a guy down at aulburn
BRB smash repairs
check yellow pages for there address
they do a lot of autosalon cars so their work is very good

by the way do you use to drive a silvia??
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Old May 27, 2004 | 07:47 PM
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Oh my god.... people never concentrate on the road... sorry to hear that
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Old May 27, 2004 | 11:40 PM
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See your local mazda dealer to see who they go through for after market items like spoilers and fender strakes. Then you at least know they can get the colour match correct.
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 03:35 AM
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man that sux, some people are such stupid drivers on the road, PS i hope you/they were insured?
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 05:08 AM
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Thanks all for your sympathy and advice. It's pretty hard given I haven't had an accident for 15 years and as soon as I get a nice car, someone does something stupid. I have found 2 good panel beaters and am going through insurance process now.

I suppose I better educate the panel beater on the flooding issue given they will be starting and stopping the car constantly.
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 07:48 PM
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Geez,

thats gonna be painful, what can i say people are attracted to the 8, they can never get close enuff....ok thats not funny, but honestly was the damage bad, did the car take on the impact ok, or was it just a slow bump in peak hour traffic, I hope all goes well, and they fix the car up excellent for you.

Regards,

Daz
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Old Jun 4, 2004 | 05:51 AM
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Thanks Daz1300. You could say it was a small bump but the damage bill was $2,500.
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Old Jun 4, 2004 | 08:35 AM
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$2,500 is a small bump... make sure you think that way as it is the positive thinking that you need to convince yourself it looks the same as before. What colour is yours? Make sure it matches perfectly. It is kinna hard to match the red. If it is yellow, it is ok... you can spray the whole car to match it. (L&L)

hehe j/k ~ Taka
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Old Jun 5, 2004 | 03:47 AM
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It's red. Should I be worried or should a reputable panel beater be able to colour match it okay.
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