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BMW body work

crvs
crvs Posts: 179 Forumite
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All,

I have recently hit the pole and scratched my 10 year old BMW 525i.
Its a deep scratch on the rear passenger side.

I went to body shop today and was told it will cost £350 to fix it. When I told my husband he wasnt happy to pay £350 to fix the depreciating asset. Also he said that it is 10% of car present value so it will be waste of money. Im not sure whether to go and get it fixed or leave it as it is. We dont have immediate plan for selling the car. Any valuable money saving suggestion will help?

Thanks,
Vidhya
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  • WTFH
    WTFH Posts: 2,266 Forumite
    Go to a local independent garage and ask them if they can recommend a body shop.
    1. Have you tried to Google the answer?
    2. If you were in the other person's shoes, how would you react?
    3. Do you want a quick answer or better understanding?
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,626 Forumite
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    crvs wrote: »
    All,

    I have recently hit the pole and scratched my 10 year old BMW 525i.
    Its a deep scratch on the rear passenger side.

    I went to body shop today and was told it will cost £350 to fix it. When I told my husband he wasnt happy to pay £350 to fix the depreciating asset. Also he said that it is 10% of car present value so it will be waste of money. Im not sure whether to go and get it fixed or leave it as it is. We dont have immediate plan for selling the car. Any valuable money saving suggestion will help?

    Thanks,
    Vidhya

    Well, you've to look at it in the meantime, and it'll be worth £350 less when you come to sell it because of the scratch, perhaps more as people will think its been neglected.

    Personally, i would get it done.
  • Iceweasel
    Iceweasel Posts: 4,895 Forumite
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    I'd fix it too.
  • colino
    colino Posts: 5,059 Forumite
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    Don't bother with anything more than a SMART fix on it. £350 is more like a quarter of its value.
  • bigjl
    bigjl Posts: 6,457 Forumite
    Depending on the size of the damage you could consider a local SMART repair company

    They deal with more minor damage and can be cheaper than painting the entire panel
  • crvs
    crvs Posts: 179 Forumite
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    WTFH wrote: »
    Go to a local independent garage and ask them if they can recommend a body shop.

    Body shop was recommended by local independent garage. I need better understanding so to take proper decision.
  • crvs
    crvs Posts: 179 Forumite
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    bigjl wrote: »
    Depending on the size of the damage you could consider a local SMART repair company

    I did the search for SMART company and was quoted £205.05 for Left rear wing scratch.

    Thanks,
    Vidhya
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,626 Forumite
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    colino wrote: »
    Don't bother with anything more than a SMART fix on it. £350 is more like a quarter of its value.

    Cheapest one on autotrader £2800.
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,626 Forumite
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    bigjl wrote: »
    Depending on the size of the damage you could consider a local SMART repair company

    They deal with more minor damage and can be cheaper than painting the entire panel

    She should trade it in to CarGiant.
  • crvs
    crvs Posts: 179 Forumite
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    edited 30 December 2013 at 8:48PM
    motorguy wrote: »
    She should trade it in to CarGiant.

    Thanks Paul. I live in Aberdeen. So it may not be beneficial for me to trade in at Car Giant.

    Vidhya
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