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(06-15-2014, 03:53 PM)GFXjamie Wrote: Good luck! Car star I have always heard good things from so hopefully they come through as long as insurance does

When my wife had a parking lot fender bender 3 years ago - Carstar was one of the places my insurance company wanted a quote from - apparently they are on RBC's "recommended" list.

For a damaged fender, door skin, and front rotor/knuckle/strut - they're quotation was shockingly high ($4200) - and it was one of the reasons RBC decided to write the car off.

Using OE parts (yeah, okay, from the US) and hiring my own mechanic to put them on - and using another good bodyshop here in Brampton - the actual cost to repair the car back to original condition was $1800 - and that included replacing the struts and rotors and knuckles on both sides of the car to SVT spec.

There's something funny going on in the insurance industry and used car market - it almost seems like insurance companies and bodyshops are conspiring to write off older cars at the slightest excuse.

At 4200 I can see writing off a 2001 Focus, even in 2011 - but even today I can't replace that car with anything decent for less than 3 grand - and it was certainly worth the 1800 to fix it.